tires and wheels What are these wheels?

[scoopyg]

Hello all,   I stumbled upon these wheels today almost by accident.  Can anyone tell me what they are?  I know they're BMW, and I know the size.   Wondering which years they may have been used, which models etc.   Thanks for any help,

 

Rich in OH

[M3M3]

E21 320i

[scoopyg]

Thanks mlytle...are they worth anything?

[Hans]

Not a whole bunch i expect. !3" rubber is hard to come by, and is a bit out of date. Prob better looking than many of the 13" alternatives.

[John_in_VA]

...are they worth anything?

To the right person you might get $25-50 each, depending on condition. They fit OK on a 2002 with the right tires.

[2002 from Finland]

My 2002 -74 with E21 wheels, and 175/70R13 Goodyear winter tyres.

[Gordon]

As others said, the wheels you stumbles onto are from a E21 320i.  Highly recommend that you look for a wheel with the correct offset for a 2002, The E21 wheels that you have will work on a 2002 but they are not the ideal fit due to the offset.  A 2002 wheel has an offset of ET29 IIRC and a E21 wheel has an offset of ET 13.  As Hans said, good luck finding decent tires in 13" in the US. market. Even decent 14" tires are getting harder to find. If you want a cheap alternative to E21 wheel, find a set of E30 bottlecap or basketweave wheels and run 195/60-14 tires.  E30 wheels have an offset of ET 35 which is much closer to an original 02 offset than a E21 wheel. You can find aftermarket 15" wheels (run 195/50-15 tires) with an offset of ET 25 that will look great on a 2002. This issue has been discussed many tires over on this forum, look through the archives to learn more on this subject. Over the years I've gone from stock 02 steel wheels, to bottle caps, E30 bottlecaps, E30 basketweaves, 15" Alpina replica's, to 15" Rota RB wheels. I have some 4X100 aftermarket 15" wheels (Centra and MSW) in storage so I haven't lost my wheel whore status just yet.

 

G-Man

[2002 from Finland]

Those E21 wheels are ET18, end they are very nice to drive.

 

13" tyres are easy and cheap to get in europe.

 

Spoke wheels are Melber 6x13", ET13, with 205/60R13.

Bottle caps are Mahle/BMW 5x13", ET29, with 165/80R13.

 

I also have Borrani/Alpina 5.5x13" steel wheels, 6x13" RG spoke wheels, 7x15 TSW Imola R, 7x15 MIM, etc... And original 5x13 steel wheels of course.

 

I have owned this car since 1991, so I have few wheels...

 

I would like to buy next 225/60R13 and put them on 7x13 steel wheels. They fit rear with right ET, which is near stock numbers. 235/50R13 and 7.5x13" are plausible.

 

Sorry my bad english, I hope you understand me.