do most BMW owners like those floating BMW wheel center caps?

[Chappers 71]

I like them, bought a set from my local MD for my G31. They were only £78 ($103) my original ones were looking a little tatty, so I thought why not treat myself

[ApexEight]

I've got some for sale if anyone's interested:

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...2#post32711822

[smokinjoe64]

Originally Posted by W2k

I like them, but I haven't been able to convince myself to pay that much money for what is essentially four simple bits of plastic. Perhaps one day...

don't overlook performance benefit of reduced 'rotational mass'.
Some say...worth at least a tenth 0-60

[Mason Hatcher]

Originally Posted by DavyNM

do most BMW owners like those floating BMW wheel center caps? (not the cheap imitation ones from eBay... but the "genuine" BMW floating caps sold at BMW dealer parts department)

thanks!

I don't know, I have not taken a poll

[StickShiftEV]

Originally Posted by Chappers 71

I like them, bought a set from my local MD for my G31. They were only £78 ($103) my original ones were looking a little tatty, so I thought why not treat myself

wow... doctors(MD) in the UK sells wheel center caps?

(okay... just kidding... but what does "MD" mean over there?)

[thebmw]

Originally Posted by StickShiftEV

wow... doctors(MD) in the UK sells wheel center caps?

(okay... just kidding... but what does "MD" mean over there?)

MD in UK means "motor and diesel".

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if physician MDs started selling wheels in the UK or in the US. They would make more for sure. Shops make more per hour than physicians, as do plumbers. These are professions that don't even require a high school diploma. That's why the smartest people no longer go into medicine. We are all f'd in about 10-20 years when all the smart physicians quit and all the mid to low intelligent physicians who need chatgpt for everything take over.

Back on topic, those self centering caps are great for OCD owners, but they are a little pricey.

[Chappers 71]

Originally Posted by StickShiftEV

wow... doctors(MD) in the UK sells wheel center caps?

(okay... just kidding... but what does "MD" mean over there?)

That’ll be BMW main dealer

[Three Stents]

Originally Posted by ApexEight

I've got some for sale if anyone's interested:

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...2#post32711822

if available, I'll take em

[ApexEight]

Originally Posted by Three Stents

if available, I'll take em

Sent you a DM

[StickShiftEV]

Originally Posted by smokinjoe64

don't overlook performance benefit of reduced 'rotational mass'.
Some say...worth at least a tenth 0-60

this video really shows why Germans are Germans...

in the video, they conducted tests of BMW floating center caps doing 0-250km/h(0-155mph)

by the way, if I ever get pulled over, I will politely tell the officer "I was conducting a scientific experiment to make sure the floating center caps were operating properly at 90mph"

[Three Stents]

Originally Posted by ApexEight

Sent you a DM

my 23 has 112m bolt pattern.........so good luck with your sale

[ApexEight]

Originally Posted by Three Stents

my 23 has 112m bolt pattern.........so good luck with your sale

Ty, 5x120 floating center caps still for sale. $85 shipped

[CaneAE]

Nah i don't like them either.

[Altamate]

I put them on our summer wheel set and moved the fixed ones over to the winters, so now I don’t have to switch them back and forth. They were just too cheap to pass up.

[The Ace]

Personally I like them, so I ditched my 50th Anniversary for a set of -also 50th Anniversary- floating caps. They look cool and you can't believe the astonishment of the guys at the dealer/garage/tire shop when they realise what they do

[vilascout]

These are nice. However, I would not spend extra money on such caps.