I thought I'd share some info I gleaned today through a conversation with the parts department at my local BMW dealer...
It seems like there are very few 18 inch wheel options that are certain to fit on the F8X outside of the OEM BMW 18's. Hopefully that will change in the coming months, but right now the only 18"s I would feel confident in buying are the BMW's ones.
Anyway, here are the pricing and spec's I was given:
513M 18” Summer Wheels
9 x 18 (ET29) - $1,100 CDN each
10 x 18 (ET 40) - $1,190 CDN each
640M 18” Winter Wheels
8.5 x 18 (ET27) - $770 CDN each
9 x 18 (ET29) - $800 CDN each
I was told there are none of these in Canada and that they are special order from Germany.
They also have a new wheel & tire package:
640M 18" Winter Wheels & Continental ContiWinterContact TS830P Tires (255/40/18)
$900 CDN fronts, $915 CDN rears
$3,630 CDN total
This package was discussed in
another thread here and priced at $2,738 USD south of the border too...
So those were my findings on the OEM BMW options...
I'm also considering an aftermarket 19" square option that would use 19 x 8.5 wheels and 255/35/19 rubber. Seems like that should give a much wider variety of options at a range of costs.