1989 cabrio

New member. Hello to everyone. Want to put bigger tires on my e30. It currently has 14 inch rims. Have seen some 16 inch stock rims from newer 3 series online. Does anyone know if all 3 series stock rims will fit or is there more info needed to determine a fit?

just make sure that is not the ix model, as it is different 3 series since its a 4 wd model.

Originally Posted by claver

just make sure that is not the ix model, as it is different 3 series since its a 4 wd model.

i think the OP was meaning newer as in E36/46 etc, but i may be wrong. wheels off those cars wont fit because they are the wrong pattern. you need 4x100 and an offset of around 20

Originally Posted by Ethrty

i think the OP was meaning newer as in E36/46 etc, but i may be wrong. wheels off those cars wont fit because they are the wrong pattern. you need 4x100 and an offset of around 20

good point, i was only making sure he doesnt make the common mistake between the ix and every other model. but aren e36/46 5 bolts??

Originally Posted by claver

good point, i was only making sure he doesnt make the common mistake between the ix and every other model. but aren e36/46 5 bolts??

yeah they are, thats why i said they have the wrong stud pattern

Are you saying that the stock bmw 5 bolt patterns vary such that all 3 series stock rims are not interchangable. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the bolt pattern stayed the same up to 2001.

no all e30s have a 4x100 bolt patter

Originally Posted by jleon426

no all e30s have a 4x100 bolt patter

unless someone did a 5 lug conversion on your car. that seems to be popular. but other cars you can get rims from are the vw jettas with 4 lug, minis, or you can oeder customs with the correct spacing and lug pattern

Originally Posted by mlbryant8

Are you saying that the stock bmw 5 bolt patterns vary such that all 3 series stock rims are not interchangable. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the bolt pattern stayed the same up to 2001.

was probably from the mid 80s starting on the E32/34, but seeing as the E30 was already in production they wouldnt have changed it. thats my speculation anyways