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Old Aug 16th, 2006, 02:15 PM   #2
Richard Crofts
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I saw these too...if they are genuine then it looks a good deal, I think that from BMW they would be nearer the costs of 18" works wheels (£1400) than the £800 odd that these guys want. You can fit 18s straight onto your MINI as the turn limiters that BMW fit are optional really....I know folk running -20 and -300mm drops on JCW wheels with no rubbing even without turn limiters. Most aftermarket 18s with the right offset fit under a MINI without lock limiters....tyre width is what can make a difference. My Dare 18" rims are 7.5" wide and 45 offset and they sem fine (215 tyres but folks also run the same rim on 225s i think)

Try asking the seller what the offset of the wheel is....I think any rim with a 40-50 offset will fit a MINI without too much issue....but I'm happy to be corrected by clever people who know more

Also do a search for "JCW" on ebay.co.uk and you will see some other places selling real or replica JCW GP rims for same money. South West Tyres do them with Avon tyres too and with a bigger range of tyre sizes. 215s would be pretty stretched on a 7.75" wide wheel. I run 215s on a 7.5" rim and they are quite stretched. See if you can find out what tyres BMW run on the actual GP....I'm sure theres something on the site or a GP owner who can tell you. Then order the wheels with the same size and profile as BMW fit!

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