What wheels look good on a BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16? Finishes colour-by-colour
Owners of a BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16 ask us the same thing: what colour wheel? Fitment is the easy part (5×112 PCD, 66.6mm bore, staggered, every wheel below confirmed to fit); the finish is the taste call, so the factory offered it in Makablau Metallic, Avus Blue Metallic, Daytona Violet Metallic, Alpine White III , Alpinweiss III among others: one finish call per paint below. Crumpsall Alloys, Manchester, supply and fit, free fitting available.
Your 8 Series in Orient Blue Metallic
On Orient Blue Metallic, the BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16 wants silver, silver keeps a blue car clean and classic: never dates, lets the paint be the star. Second choice: gunmetal, gunmetal on blue is the current look, darker than silver but still cool-toned so it sits with the paint.
Your 8 Series in British Racing Green
On British Racing Green, the BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16 wants gunmetal, gunmetal goes with everything, which is why it is the finish we sell most of. Second choice: gloss black, if in doubt, gloss black, because it makes any colour look more deliberate.
Your 8 Series in Alpine White III , Alpinweiss III
On Alpine White III , Alpinweiss III, the BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16 wants gloss black, the white-and-black combo is the one people stop and look at, and gloss black keeps it crisp rather than heavy. Second choice: bronze, bronze against white is the motorsport look, warm metal on a clean body, and it photographs brilliantly.
Your 8 Series in Daytona Violet Metallic
On Daytona Violet Metallic, the BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16 wants gloss black, if in doubt, gloss black, because it makes any colour look more deliberate. Second choice: silver, silver is the safe-classic option: never wrong, never dated.
Your 8 Series in Avus Blue Metallic
On Avus Blue Metallic, the BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16 wants silver, silver keeps a blue car clean and classic: never dates, lets the paint be the star. Second choice: gloss black, if the blue is a deep one, gloss black turns it into a proper dark build.
Your 8 Series in Makablau Metallic
On Makablau Metallic, the BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16 wants silver, silver keeps a blue car clean and classic: never dates, lets the paint be the star. Second choice: gloss black, if the blue is a deep one, gloss black turns it into a proper dark build.
See them all & pick your size
That’s our pick on finish — there are 368 wheels across 18 brands confirmed to fit your BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16. Browse the full range and choose your size →, or send us your reg and we’ll sort the offset, spacers and balancing.
Prefer to talk it through? Call the Crumpsall workshop on 0161 399 4859 and we can confirm offset, spacers and fitting for your BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16.
Full fitment data for the BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16 — PCD, bore, offset ranges and torque: BMW 8 Series G14/G15/G16 fitment guide →
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