Style 5 Wheel Center Cap Interchangeability Question

BMWtyro · Post by **BMWtyro** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:08 pm

I know that this is a nit-picky question, but . . .

Will the center caps from the first (older) Style 5 wheel shown below fit the second (later) Style 5 wheel shown below? I plan to use a 16" x 7" wheel of the later type, and I wondered which size(s) of the earlier wheel's center caps would fit it, if any.

Thanks,

Jeff

tschultz · Post by **tschultz** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:50 pm

I don't believe so. The first is screw on type, the second is clamp/twist

tschultz · Post by **tschultz** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:20 pm

These just popped up for a good price:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=124675

That would be the later wheel which is 16x8. The first type you showed was E28 M5, and should be 16"x7.5" et20

Alpinacsi · Post by **Alpinacsi** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:35 pm

That first picture is not the e28 m5 wheel. I am not even sure if it is 16" as it looks to be the e34 type in 15". There have been so many different style 5 wheels and a few different center cap designs. The m5 used a twist on type but was different than some of the others. The m5 would not accept the clamp on outer wheel weight.

Still can not answer your question about center caps.

BMWtyro · Post by **BMWtyro** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:58 pm

Thanks, tschultz and Alpina; I think I'd better wait until I actually buy some wheels and then see if I am even able to change the 'caps to the older style (if I still want to do so). Oh, and thanks to Alpina for the tip regarding the MyE28 listing.

Since 16" X 8" wheels were mentioned, will Style 5 wheels in that size fit my '84 without the use of 20 mm spacers to move them outward (since that is the difference between their offset and that of the "bottlecaps" currently on the car)?

Also, will they accept the 215/55-16 tires which I would like to use? I realize that the width of such tires will make a difference in clearance, but they would keep my overall diameter virtually hammer-on .

Jeff

mojocoggo · Post by **mojocoggo** » Fri May 02, 2014 3:44 am

What 16x8 BMW wheels with a â‰ˆ40mm offset are you referring to? As far as I know that size only came on E38s, and they all had offsets in the â‰ˆ20mm range, just like E24s.