2014 BMW F30 330d Xdrive - Mineral grey
Discussion
Cliff J said:
Call me what you like but I just did not bond with the new wheels (763m reps), so I’ve sold them and bought a set of genuine BMW M3 437m wheels in 19x9 ET29 and 19x10 ET40 with Michelin PSS 255/35/19 and 275/35/19.
The tyres are coming off and I’m downsizing them to 235/40/19 and 265/35/19, which also gives under the 1% max rolling radius difference front and rear to protect the Xdrive transfer box.
Some people will still not like them but that’s cool.
Right decision Cliff. The 437Ms are forged too, so light and will work superbly on the new tyres...The tyres are coming off and I’m downsizing them to 235/40/19 and 265/35/19, which also gives under the 1% max rolling radius difference front and rear to protect the Xdrive transfer box.
Some people will still not like them but that’s cool.
The car sits really well on them as it is
d_a_n1979 said:
Right decision Cliff. The 437Ms are forged too, so light and will work superbly on the new tyres...
The car sits really well on them as it is
Thanks mate. I was coming home from work, kept looking at my car parked on the drive and it just didn’t look right, the wheels had to go. The car sits really well on them as it is
As soon as I dropped the car on these I felt like the world was a better place again!
Cliff J said:
I’ll never say never, but ultimately I’ll go for the M2, M3 wheels (437m) in a silver/black combo.
I'm in the minority but I love the 763's, I took my 437's off my M2 as soon as I bought it. Depending where you are in the country I still have the 437's in my garage if you ever wanted to buy some as I sold my M2 during covid.Going to go back to a BMW touring at some point in the future, selling my old F31 330d is still one of my biggest regrets!
cadmunkey said:
Cliff J said:
I’ll never say never, but ultimately I’ll go for the M2, M3 wheels (437m) in a silver/black combo.
I'm in the minority but I love the 763's, I took my 437's off my M2 as soon as I bought it. Depending where you are in the country I still have the 437's in my garage if you ever wanted to buy some as I sold my M2 during covid.Going to go back to a BMW touring at some point in the future, selling my old F31 330d is still one of my biggest regrets!
cerb4.5lee said:
I'm obviously biased because I have them on the F82 M4, but I think that they are a lovely looking wheel though. I also didn't realise that they were forged, until Dan mentioned it to me a bit back.
A great move, and I'm really pleased that you're happy with them.
I tried to not do them again after my previous F30, but my 763m wheels were a fail! A great move, and I'm really pleased that you're happy with them.
These are, IMO, just the best OEM wheels for an F30, F32 etc.
cadmunkey said:
I'm in the minority but I love the 763's, I took my 437's off my M2 as soon as I bought it. Depending where you are in the country I still have the 437's in my garage if you ever wanted to buy some as I sold my M2 during covid.
Going to go back to a BMW touring at some point in the future, selling my old F31 330d is still one of my biggest regrets!
I’ve sold on the 763m wheels now and bought 437m in their place, I just couldn’t live without the concave Going to go back to a BMW touring at some point in the future, selling my old F31 330d is still one of my biggest regrets!
cerb4.5lee said:
The 763's are a lovely looking wheel I agree. I generally like wheels where you can see a lot of the disc/caliper behind the wheel, and the 763's are really good for that I think.
100%, the side view was superb, but looking down the side of the car from the front corner it just looked too flat, I didn’t bond sadly.763m
437m
Looks well on the 437’s. We’re all different and in the past I’ve had similar comments as a lot of purists like to go silver etc. but I’m a sucker for sticking with dark colours.
I’d also go the whole hog and do DPF delete too. Removes a potential maintenance issue whilst properly opening it up for a map. Plenty of people do it as long as you’re on board for potential fine and mot issues.
I was in a similar predicament on my 2017 SDV8 Range Rover Sport, I decided to retain the DPF’s and it was consistently nagging at me what it would be like if I’d have got rid of the DPF’s. Ended up selling it but if I’d kept it I’d have had them removed and mapped again.
I’d also go the whole hog and do DPF delete too. Removes a potential maintenance issue whilst properly opening it up for a map. Plenty of people do it as long as you’re on board for potential fine and mot issues.
I was in a similar predicament on my 2017 SDV8 Range Rover Sport, I decided to retain the DPF’s and it was consistently nagging at me what it would be like if I’d have got rid of the DPF’s. Ended up selling it but if I’d kept it I’d have had them removed and mapped again.
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