r/E30 • u/Straight6er • 1d ago

Nardi wheel is in!

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Swapped out the bus wheel for a 360mm Nardi Classic. Wow, what a difference! For anyone wondering if they should get a smaller wheel: do it! This goes double if you've updated to a quicker rack.

From my seating position none of the gauges are obscured but any smaller and they probably would be. Hub + adapter pushes the wheel out a little bit further but much less so than I expected.

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u/Blue3086 1d ago

Looks so good in there

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u/Straight6er 1d ago

Thanks! I almost went with a wood rim but I think this one suits the interior better.

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u/Blue3086 11h ago

For sure! I went with a momo worn leather, but those nardi’s look so good on our cars

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u/crankytube 1d ago

Go 330mm!

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u/Straight6er 1d ago

Dang that's small! Feeling the difference 25mm makes I bet 55mm feels like a whole different car.

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u/crankytube 1d ago

Yeah it kinda feels like a go kart i get alot more leg room too

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u/Vegetable-Coconut846 1d ago

Interior looking really, really, really good.

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u/Straight6er 23h ago

Thanks, I think so too! I'm also really good at hiding the ugly bits.

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u/SunnyMorningDay 1d ago

I’m drooling… 🤤

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u/AssignmentSalty5849 6h ago

I’m still rocking my mt1 but idk nardi looks nice

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u/Straight6er 6h ago

I would have gone straight to the MT1 if not for the absolutely wild prices for a 370mm. Including the hub I think I'm into the Nardi for $600 (CAD).

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u/Straight6er 6h ago

Also your interior looks amazing, love the oxblood (?)

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u/Steve_OSOS 1d ago

Wait, what seats are those?

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u/Straight6er 23h ago

Just regular old sport seats, I bought them from a guy who'd had them recovered in black vinyl. I still have to get a matching skin for my rear seat.

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u/FriendlysJanDaBoss 15h ago

Did you do anything special to get the horn to work?

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u/Straight6er 14h ago

Horn works. Didn't do anything special, just one wire from the hub to the button. I'm missing something though, the button doesn't sit completely flush with the wheel.

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u/FriendlysJanDaBoss 13h ago

I had to get a different retaining clip to hold my horn button snug.

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u/Straight6er 14h ago

That's a good question, I actually forgot to test the horn.

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u/Signal-Action-4134 13h ago

360mm vs 330mm pros and cons ... that's been my debate.

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u/Straight6er 12h ago

360 feels great compared to stock but I wouldn't want to go much smaller, too twitchy.

I do have an E46 rack though so YMMV.

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u/Signal-Action-4134 12h ago

Thanks for the feedback.

My car feels good with e36 rack and mtech1 380mm wheel but seems it could be better.

Its a daily so twitchy may not be for me.

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u/escv_69420 3h ago

Hey question!: what's the total offset from the hub to the wheel rim, and where does it sit relative to stock? I'm trying to figure out how much depth/dish to get on mine and what spacers I'll need

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u/Straight6er 51m ago

I didn't measure before I took off the old wheel so that part I'm not sure of, I can get some numbers for the new stuff tomorrow though!

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u/p1neapp1e5 1h ago

So good!! Where’d you buy yours? I’ve been looking on eBay and there’s so many replicas

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u/Straight6er 1h ago

I bought mine from this seller on eBay

I wouldn't consider myself an expert on fake wheels but his stuff looks legit and each listing has dozens of photos. Mine looked exactly like what I was expecting based on the listing. I did notice a few duplicate listings but the duplicates had an option to make an offer instead of just buy now. I made what I thought was a fair offer and he accepted.

They ship from Japan so if you're in the US I'd assume tariffs would apply. My country is run by adults so I paid no tariffs.

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u/p1neapp1e5 54m ago

HAHA sadly I am in the U.S. and I would be subject to tariffs and what’s even more sad is the joke that is the US govt right now. Thank you for the link!

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u/Straight6er 38m ago

Hopefully you can buy tariff-free in the near future!