Its taken me a while but its done.



If anyone wants to know what you have to do to get em fit, Just ask!

 

Not how, but Why ?

 

have to agree really mate, not that big wheels on a very big and otherwise pony looking white van.

 

just post up how to do it, not many people are going to steal the idea mind

 

dont the wheels on vans have to be load bearing?

 

I think it looks kinda cool, for a van.

 

I thought that too actually


Just wait untill someone posts a link to this on the BMW forum - hell will brake free

 

Smart that

 

No need we're on here already

 

Thats true, they should...

 

Get cracking then CSL boy

 

if they are off a 5 series it probably weighs the same as the van anyway

 

should have put 20's on there, they look a bit small!
and ditto the comments about load bearing

 

I would. But it's beneath me

 

I really must resist temptation to comment on that

 

im asking

 

ok,

what you need is Standard BMW alloy wheels.
Spigot rings 72.6mm to 71.1mm (i had to have these made!)
14mm Vairy centre (wobbly) wheel nuts
16mm metal drill bit.

a bmw stud pattern is 120 x 5, a vauxhall Vivaro stud pattern is 118 x 5.
The wobbly wheel nuts correct this. (they will correct any 2mm vairation)

Bmw spigots are 72.6mm and a vivaro spigot is 71.1mm
The spigot rings correct this.

16mm drill bit is for the hole in the alloy what the bolt goes through.
Thankfully i didnt have to drill but it needs 16mm for the wobbly wheel nuts to ..erm... wobble into place.

The spigot ring is essential for the positioning of the alloy on the hub. Without the spigot rings im told there would have been serious judder on the steering as the wobbly wheel nuts wont centre the wheel like on a normal hub.

For all of you talking about my tyres, thanks for your concern, but the tyres are XL LOAD and i dont carry much weight in my van anyway.

I could have put 20" X5 alloys on, but i really couldn't afford the tyres every 6 months. My alloys are 18" with 225/40/18 tyres on. cheap as chips tyres. well, compaired to 20's they are.

For the people on the BMW forum, i will change the centre caps for vauxhall ones and put a bit of tape over my M badge.

Oh yeah, SNP and Stavros, this is my own van not a company one, so i want it to look the part.

 

mate it aint the tyres its the actual wheels themselves that have to be up to the weight and i very much doubt they are

 

Like i say m8, i dont carry alot of weight in me van at all. I fit sky tv, so ive got me ladders, a sky box, me drill n some coax cable. thats all.

 

looks bob on mate, but they wont last long

 

Car wheels aren't strong enough for a van.

 

it looks like something dale winton would drive his bum boy around in
i bet that handles like a pig

 

I like it

 

looks good

 

http://www.performancealloys.com/com...loy_wheels.asp
read the top left hand box, looks okay but would have been better with 19" M3 wheels

 

a bit uncalled for, what do you drive ???

 

it will probably fail its mot as well?

bryan

 

it only a set of alloy wheels on a van looks alright i think, who cares if the wheels aint strong enough for a van its not our van its his

 

right.

a cars kerb weight is usually about 1500 to 1600 kg's. My vans kerb weight is 1750kg.

That weight difference is about the same as a fat bloke.

so i ask you, do your alloys snap in half when you give a fat mate a lift ??? Has anyone ever had an alloy snap when loading up a car with thin people ??? Have your alloys ever snapped when you go camping and your cars loaded up with gear ??? Do show cars snap alloy wheels when they're loaded up with ICE, Fibreglass, leather n whatever else goes in it ???

If i had a flatbed van and i was loading it up with bricks and cement, i would see your point, but as it is, its ok.

 

He drives a clapped out banger focus and "pink" S2 Rst! Bit bitchy larry me old fruit!!!haha

 

jesus bunch of girls, it just a van on alloys....ffs

 

I think it would only make a difference if you filled it with sofas etc.

 

Thankyou.

 

Im with SiB looks good

 

Not wanting to add to the negativities but on the transit forum (yes I belong to that but its not that bad) they say the police take a dim view of un load rated wheels. However in a normal van I think its unlikly you'd draw their attention and they arnt gonna think of that in the first place . Looks good though I think, better with vauxhall centre caps like you said

 

I forgot to say, I think it looks great.

 

Full credit to you for trying something different, looks good mate!

As for them not being strong enough , a 5 series with 5 people in it will be heavier than that van with a few bits in anyway so theres no problem there at all. I can safely say ive seen bmw's full with passengers without the wheels crumbling to pieces so no need to worry id say.

 

God for bid if you put a fully ladden twin axel caravan on the back of the BMW with the 5 people in it

 

Looks good imo, but why not colour code the bumpers n ladder to match the rest

 

Thats scary stuff that mate. I wouldnt like to even think of the consequences if you dared to fill the tank to the brim too.