If you ever wanted to see M Parallels on a ZHP...

[sna77]

Here's your chance... Hit a pothole the other day. Took out 2 wheels (bent) and 2 tires (bubbled).

Waiting for wheels to be straightened and new tires to arrive from Tire Rack...

Shop gave me these as a loaner so i could drive my car way (reps obviosuly)... ugh

[RVAzhp]

i have....because i like M-parallels a lot...but i'm semi disappointed. :(

[billschusteriv]

Not terrible. Jury's still out on these. Like the lip. Not crazy about the pattern.

Good to hear you're getting new wheels soon.

[sna77]

Not terrible. Jury's still out on these. Like the lip. Not crazy about the pattern.

Good to hear you're getting new wheels soon.


For clarification, I have OEM #135 wheels. 2 have bends in them after hitting a pothole yesterday. These are loaner wheels from the shop while my wheels are being repaired.

[Mtnman]

More lip, and they would be money. Especially rear tire lip. I love them on old 7 series sports. Bummer about the rims/pothole.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Friend of mine ran m parallels on his e36 m3. Looked great.


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[mikeyb74]

Looks good. There is a AW ZHP coupe with MPARs in Portsmouth, NH that I've spotted.

[mimalmo]

BMW never made them in 19's. Too bad. Me likey.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4351/rrmt.jpg

[TURTUL]

looks great!

[az3579]

I loooooove M Parallels, but they don't quite look right on the ZHP. Spokes are too straight to suit the ZHP's curves, IMO.

[Mtnman]

BMW never made them in 19's. Too bad. Me likey.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4351/rrmt.jpg


:drool
ok. me want. bad. Good Eli, any more info about that pic?

[Ryans323i]

Sorry to hear about the bent rims. However, for loaners, I like the MPars. They're not the greatest wheels I've seem on a ZHP, but it's a nice changer for awhile, IMO.

[danewilson77]

I like em a lot.

[mimalmo]

:drool
ok. me want. bad. Good Eli, any more info about that pic?

You'll probably have to do some digging to find them as they aren't very common.

Front 19x8.5 et15
Rear 19x9.5 et20


http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/3150/13250905.jpg

[Ryans323i]

^^I didn't think a 19x9.5 et20 would fit in the rear. Probably had some major modification?

[danewilson77]

^^I didn't think a 19x9.5 et20 would fit in the rear. Probably had some major modification?

Those fenders are pulled.

HTC Thunderbolt+TT

[mimalmo]

Actually, the owner said he just rolled them flat.

He's also running some pretty aggressive camber in back. Looks like -3 or more.

[Ryans323i]

That's got to take a toll on the tires right?

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Those are almost the exact same specs I ran on my E39. The lip in the rear was huge.

[kpro]

I love those wheels! My nextdoor neighbors have an 03' 540i with them and they're 740i has the same ones too. I've always wondered if they would fit my car. Both sets of theirs are 18's and they mentioned liking my wheels, and she jokingly wanted to trade. I just never thought they would fit my e46...hmm looks like I may have to try this out :)

[mimalmo]

That's got to take a toll on the tires right?

Aggressive camber does indeed take a toll on the tires. Some of the cars setup like that are not daily driven so it's no big deal if the tires don't last forever. Others that do daily drive setups like that are just willing to pay to have the look.

[Mtnman]

hmmm. i want that in an 18. and maybe just a hair less offset in the rear, or run a 9 with same offset.. I need some room back there. Thanks G-Eli!

[mimalmo]

There's the OEM ones that were 18x9.5 ET25. They're fairly common and can be had for affordable prices.

[johnrando]

Those look so sweet on that car Eli, thanks for posting that pic!