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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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Hey everyone...i came across a shop with some stupid guy inside i found 4 HRE deep dishes wheels with used tires now i dnt care abt the tires as am gna get new anyway but its crazily cheap and almost new! they r 20 inches 5 bolts i belive it was on a BMW be4 so it fits but i dnt have my car around its in my place in other city and theres no near by shop to check sizes..does anyone have any idea if they fit? will 20's look any good? asking price is 250$ they r original...buy or ditch? this is a link of the company website...


http://www.hrewheels.com/wheels/seri...?q=/990R/998R/
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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I think at 250 bucks you better buy them even if they don't fit. Worst case senario, you buy them for 250, flip them for 3k, and buy a set of wheels that correctly fit your car.
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i thought exactly the same he would even sell them cheaper! am going back for it i guess
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Camaro396
I think at 250 bucks you better buy them even if they don't fit. Worst case senario, you buy them for 250, flip them for 3k, and buy a set of wheels that correctly fit your car.
+1!! buy them.
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 11:58 AM
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No question, buy them on turn them.
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The BMW is 5x120 IIRC
Fbody is 5x120.67

its close but 20s are ugly IMO so flip em for sure
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they might be hot..........buy em
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The BMW is 5x120 IIRC
Fbody is 5x120.67

its close but 20s are ugly IMO so flip em for sure

my friend had bmw wheels for 3 years now,running gr8 lol...they look really hot and its deep dish is awesome! am thinking 20's r too big but honestly i dnt think i will let them pass. thx everyone am going 2moro as its almost 10 pm here they closed by now and 2moro is the weekend ( middle east ) so hopefully they r gna b home 2moro's evening
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i went to the shop again today appears that they wont fit my car they r 5X112..were on a mercedes S550
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I would still buy them and then sell them.
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