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Old 07-20-2019, 10:58 PM   #55 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Snax View Post
They are actually remarkably light weight. BMW made the profile of the spokes surprisingly thin and very flat on the back side. I wouldn't guess the wheel and tire combo is much over 35 lbs. total. I don't believe I am likely to gain much with wheel discs, but obviously I am going to try. Fairing the rear wheels however is another story. Probably lots of cleanup possible there.

I'll be removing them again soon and will check.
I can't find data for the 20", but this Jalopnik article reports BMW said the 19" would be 15 lbs before production started. With the tire weights listed at tirerack.com, that would make 31 lbs front/33 lbs rear.
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