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First Wash Melbourne Red....Look and Weep
Had her one week. 335i sport, HK, Nav, Xenon, Comfort, Assist, Apps, Tint.
Have done about 600km. Starting to let the engine open up a bit now. Sound is amazing and power delivery is instant and near linear. Just a joy to drive. Look forward to the end of the day and weekends now. Not a bad way to start the day either. Will get out to the track in a couple of weeks. I really liked the 18" sport line rims. I think they have a raw look to them and IMO one of the best looking BMW rims in a while. Hence why I have them on the car. Runflats have come a long way, and not a bad tire but a weak point of the car. Easy fix though. I have a set of PS2's 235 40ZR18 on order going on the stock rims. It will give a little more tire and I'm sure some FUN grip. Will post a review when I get them on. The wait is worth it boys.....I had your pain but mine is over SUCKERS!!!.....sorry that was mean canadian are supposed to be nice |
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nice, you might have a good amount of wheel gap with thos 40 series tires but they should def improve handling
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Congrats! She's a beauty! Take care in washing her, Melbourne Red appears to be quite high maintenance after my first wash. Take a look at this if you haven't done so already:
http://www.detailedimage.com/Auto-Detailing-Guide/
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I love this colour! It looks like two different colours in the sun and shade.
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I am sad on how bad can the F30 look like
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BMW did a nice job with MR. I always wanted a red car, saw MR once and decided to pull the trigger. This one gets parked in a garage only, will only be washed and waxed by hand and hose for a while. Will go to a high end detail shop once a year if i find any imperfections is the paint. |
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Changed the order to 245 40R18 super sports (PS2's were getting pricey with the larger size). This brings overall diameter very close to stock tire. Tire Rack says that size will get on the 8" wide stock rim......we'll see. |
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not sure how the gap is different from a 235/40 to a 245/40
both are /40/...
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The 245/40 is rated to go on an 8 to 9.5 inch width wheel. So the the 8" stock just gets in there. I'm kinda trusting Michelin and Tire Rack on this one. Neither have let me down as thus far......again we'll see |
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Now tire sizing up from the 225/45.....235/40 is next. This brings the diameter of the tire down 3/4". So I thought go to 245/40 bring overall diameter close to stock. I realize now the rim is getting narrow. I am open to getting new aftermarket wheels. I would go painted black. It's polarizing but I like the red/black look. I will stick with the 245/40R18 tire. I will have to find a black 18/8.5 wheel the will match the offset and bolt pattern. Assistance will be appreciated....:thump: The question I have, can I go 18/8.5 all around. The chart below shows staggered setups that that stay 8"width in front. Again I don't want to go staggered. Will 18/8.5 work all the way around. I'm open to ideas here. Styles 392, 393, 394, 395, 413, 414: 17x7.5 ET 37 Styles 396, 397, 415, 416: 18x8 ET 34 Style 398: 18x8 ET 34 and 18x8.5 ET 47 Style 401: 19x8 ET 36 and 19x8.5 ET 47 Styles 361, 404, 405: 20x8 ET 36 and 20x8.5 ET 47 |
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Looks awesome!
And +1 for Detailed Image!
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