BMW E46 330i SE

wingman · 31 Mar 2013 at 21:27

Are these BMW E46 style 44's?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-E46-B..._tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item2ec7316037

paradigm · 31 Mar 2013 at 21:33

Certainly look like it http://felgenkatalog.auto-treff.com/?felge=440

wingman · 31 Mar 2013 at 21:36

Thanks Paradigm, I've been looking through eBay, purposely trying to find the alloys without the correct name in hope to get them a little cheaper.

wingman · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:05

Two very minor changes, as I am bringing the E46 back to standard I have removed the lip spoiler and managed to get hold of the "i" part of the badge;

Next step is tyres, I've narrowed it down to the below. They are all pretty much a muchness with regards to price.

225/45W17 all round (as I am selling the MV1's with the awesome Linglongs).

Pirelli P6000 - £107.50
Continental Sport Contact 5 - £110.00
Dunlop SP Sport 01 - £110.00
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 - £117.30

Or should I be looking at any others?

Also, what should I be looking to pay for an Inspection II Service for a 330i? I went into BMW Rybrook Worcester and the servicing guy just gave me a breakdown of the costs, he didn't seem that competent and couldn't provide me with an overall cost as he wasn't sure of what was required. There's a 20% discount due my car being older than 4/5 years old (Fox to correct this in 3...2...1...)

Tesla · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:23

LOL at P6000 on that list. I'd go with the Sport Contact 5.

wingman · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:27

Tesla said:
LOL at P6000 on that list. I'd go with the Sport Contact 5.

Just to throw a spanner in the works, I think there's a 25% off all Pirellis at a Kwik Fit near me. Would that change your choice? Are there any better Pirellis?

Minstadave · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:35

wingman said:
Just to throw a spanner in the works, I think there's a 25% off all Pirellis at a Kwik Fit near me. Would that change your choice? Are there any better Pirellis?

P6000 are awful. Don't go near them.

wingman · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:38

Minstadave said:
P6000 are awful. Don't go near them.

Okay, noted. Conti 5's it is.

Tesla · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:42

P6000 are at least a 10 year old design and material since my very first car came with a couple-year-old set!

I found them awful in the wet back then, before I had any experience of any other tyre or car.

Anybody know when the P6000 came out?

[TW]Fox · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:44

Are the rear tyres not wider?

rodenal · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:45

Too long ago - as noted everywhere above they are awful

Are there still £50 of fuel vouchers available with F1 Assym 2's? If so that's where my money would be going

wingman · 25 Apr 2013 at 14:00

[TW]Fox;24179161 said:
Are the rear tyres not wider?

Not sure, the 18's that are on it currently are wider at the rear, however having checked my car it says that 225/45W17 are suitable all round.

Rodenal - I have checked HotUKDeals and it doesn't appear to be on there anymore, sadface.jpg

acemastr · 25 Apr 2013 at 14:29

[TW]Fox;24179161 said:
Are the rear tyres not wider?

Our 325i at home has 225's all round, no idea how it doesn't spin the tyres up as my 330 with 255's on the back will when i hit the torque curve if they are remotely cold (sessantas)

mjt · 25 Apr 2013 at 14:52

wingman said:
Just to throw a spanner in the works, I think there's a 25% off all Pirellis at a Kwik Fit near me. Would that change your choice? Are there any better Pirellis?

P7 Cinturatos are decent

Tesla · 25 Apr 2013 at 20:47

rodenal said:
Are there still £50 of fuel vouchers available with F1 Assym 2's? If so that's where my money would be going

Was this not on Michelin tyres?

Minstadave · 26 Apr 2013 at 01:22

£40 fuel voucher if you buy 4 F1s through camskill.

NickXX · 26 Apr 2013 at 04:53

acemastr said:
Our 325i at home has 225's all round, no idea how it doesn't spin the tyres up as my 330 with 255's on the back will when i hit the torque curve if they are remotely cold (sessantas)

That's because Sessantas are ****.

[TW]Fox · 26 Apr 2013 at 07:15

NickXX said:
That's because Sessantas are ****.

Totally this. With decent tyres you won't get a 330i to spin the rears without provoking it.

Maccapacca · 26 Apr 2013 at 07:18

No no no no no no no it's because of the awesome power and driver skill.

Six6siX · 26 Apr 2013 at 10:20

I run sessantas on my ts3 330ci and its quite rare that I get any DSC activity - even when pushing it a bit. I couldn't even get the wheels to light up much when it was stock.

Maybe I have too much mechanical sympathy.

BMW E46 330i SE

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