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Those are really big tires that are on the car now, I think the wheels have a minus offset but I am not 100% sure on that. What size tires are on the wheels now? I wouldn't go any bigger than what you have. Right now I have a set of Kumho's touring tires on my car and I like them. They are comfortable, have good performance in the rain, but I have not fully tested them in the dry to tell you if they are good performers. Ben

Here are some more pictures. Cars in attendance: -E30 (first generation M3) -E36(second generation M3) -E46(third and newest M3) -E39(third and latest M5. The fourth generation E60 is going to be sold in the states later this fall.) -Z8 -M roadster

Hello everyone. I try not to clutter the forum with non-Z related material, but if anyone is interested in BMW's here are some pics. This was a meet put together by a few members of the BMW M5 (E39) forum and my girlfriend insisted that I go as she is a M enthusiast and she could not make it due to finals. I was happy to go and be the photographer for her as I have a love for way too many cars. Just to name a few of the very special cars here amoung all special cars were a Hartge supercharged Z8, a racing inspired M3 (E30- first generation M3), the only factory yellow M5 in the USA (courtesy of BMW individual), and a slough of beautiful cars. If anyone is a die hard fan of these cars, I took 74 pictures and I can send you a CD. Carl (bambikiller240) was there on hand to see the only 260z in the gathering (mine). It was a lot of fun. I hope this is not too off topic. Enjoy, Ben p.s. The first generation M3's sounded mean. I want my car to have a bark!! Soon!!

There is the performace Yokohama tire (not sure of the name) that has steel reinforced side walls and it comes in 205 by 60. I have heard that they are great tires and they don't cost a whole lot either. What is the offset of your wheels?

I thought that was Leguna Seca. Thanks for the confirmation!

Hi everyone, Gavin mentioned that there was a Z in "Herbie goes to Monte Carlo" and last night I was watching the movie as I have not seen it in years. The Herbie movies were my favorite movies to watch when I was about 5-10yrs old. I was so excited when I saw the Z. I put the movie on pause and here is a picture of it. Besides the Z, there were some pretty serious race cars in that movie. It was not just botched together. A few of the cars are listed here: 2- Lancia Stratos's. The red one had the original wheels and the dark blue one had the works rally wheels. Porsche 911 RSR Ford Pantera Ferrari 365gtb Ferrari 365 Daytona ...and many more that I missed. Does anyone have information on the Z from this movie? Was it a famous race car in the 70's? Ben

Is this the same mirror? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7979381296&category=33649

you can use the stock drivers mirror and turn the mirror part around. I have not done this, but I have seen it done and it looks like it should have come that way. -Ben

Thanks David for the slide show. It was great. I was surprized to see my car in there multiple times. Thank you for that. It was a great convention. -Ben

There are many wheel options for these cars that do not require spacers or adapters. Have you looked into revolution wheels? They are a dished 5-spoke wheel. I am not sure how hard it would be to find a set of these, but I do know that they are still made in England. MSA sells them, but I don't think they are the ones exactly like these on the links. good luck with finding a nice set of wheels. -Ben http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1180 http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1067

I would recommend the one piece version as I feel that it looks better and it is more traditional. Also, the one piece version was a factory option. The three piece spoiler that I am thinking of was not. I am pretty sure that the spoilers on Fairlady Z's and export Z's came either painted body color or gunmetal grey (matching the tail light panel). I am looking for one of these spoiler's for my car and I am going to paint it gunmetal grey with a gloss coat as I believe that is as close to original as I can come. Good luck with your ZG coversion and keep us posted on your progress. -Ben

That's not fair Mike. This is a trick question. If I was with my gf, I would have to pass. If I was by myself I would wait a while, and then pass. Thanks for the laugh. -Ben