WTB: 14" Alpina wheels

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I am looking to purchase a set of correct CSL Alpina wheels with only the 5 lug holes and not the BMW wheels with the extra smaller 5 holes. Let me know what you have!

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I have a set..wheels are refinished and have new Michelin tires.

PM me and I'll e-mail photos.
 

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I am looking to purchase a set of correct CSL Alpina wheels with only the 5 lug holes and not the BMW wheels with the extra smaller 5 holes. Let me know what you have!

TIA,
RP

as far as i know, there are three versions, one is the bmw fps rims alpina look, second is the alpina rims with ten holes, five big five small, and third is the alpina rims with five big holes, it is clear that you want these last ones
 

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There is only one and 100% correct CSL wheel : the one RonP is looking for.

All other versions / variants ( including the 7x14 Mahle - BMW wheels offered by BMW Motorspot GmbH ) are "equipment" wheels.

The wheels on my coupe have ALPINA stamped into them and have 5 bolt holes and 5 small holes. I always thought they are authentic Alpina wheels.
 

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like this...

is what he's looking for I believe.
 

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detail photos of original CSL Alpina wheels

A few photos of original Alpina CSL wheels. These wheels were standard on the CSL and available as an option on euro CSi cars only.
 

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as far as i know, there are three versions, one is the bmw fps rims alpina look, second is the alpina rims with ten holes, five big five small, and third is the alpina rims with five big holes, it is clear that you want these last ones

I thought original equipment CSL wheels changed from the first to the third (apina 5 + 5) noted above sometime in the 74 MY, no?
 

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Interesting question! For what it's worth, the BMW Museum restored the second-series Bat 4355046 with 10-hole wheels. I've also seen them on a number of other second-series Bats.

http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/publ...temNo=4751769&iSaleNo=18621&iSaleSectionNo=2#

The factory also has incorrect details on their Colorado Carb'd CSL so I'm not sure they can be counted on as the authorirlty but I suspect there is a transition point somewhere after the first run of lightweights.
 

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Alpinas

There were 3 types of Alpinas 14x7 factory installed on the CSLs: an early type with a rather sharp bed for the early carbs, a second "improved" type as shown on the picture from Michael with end number 344 and a third type as introduced around sept.73 with the BMW logo, Alpina marking and end number 345. All the wheels with the extra small holes came after 1975.
 

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There were 3 types of Alpinas 14x7 factory installed on the CSLs: an early type with a rather sharp bed for the early carbs, a second "improved" type as shown on the picture from Michael with end number 344 and a third type as introduced around sept.73 with the BMW logo, Alpina marking and end number 345. All the wheels with the extra small holes came after 1975.

Do you believe there was any distinction in wheels supplied for BATs, particularly Series II, and other late run CSLs? Or was it strictly date driven, ie, Sept 73, when the end number switched to 345 and the BMW logo center caps replaced the alpina logo?

Thanks for the details.....
 

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Bat IIs were isolated homologation cars, some were delivered with the 344 wheels, some with the 345 wheels depending on what they had available. The type for one particular car is always noted in the german delivery title. The factory CSLs never had the Alpina emblem center cap always BMW. I was referring to a bmw roundel marking on the 345 wheel in my previous post.
 
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