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Originally Posted by Havy
F06WINS  I had just Once a xdrive and that was not funny with the tires.  They really made rocket science out of it and scared me almost to death with that. But I am happy for you if this works for you. 
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Sure I get you.
I cannot comment on PRE-2013 models since the F32 I got from 2014 was my 1st X-Drive BMW at all. I tend to look at other BMWs a lot when they stand parked and also at the choices you can configure.
For example if you check Leebmann24 or Baumbmwshop24 in Germany to mention a couple,when choosing an original BMW wheel you will notice that there is no distinction between Xdrive and non-Xdrive models. Furthermore you will also notice that 19' wheels sizes and above come standard in "Mischbereifung". If you want a square setup on an F30 or F32 for example you must go 18" or even "17 which will look a little weird on most cars.... let alone those with M-package or m-performance trimmed.
For the F34 you can also choose 8x17 but that is clearly a setup I would drive in winter since 17 is quite small in my opinion for the size of the F34.The Styling 394 (17") (Sternspeiche) wheel can be seen on many F30s too - in WINTER.
Out of the OEM wheels listed for the F34 (3er GT) most of them are square setups in either 17" or 18". Whereas there are a couple of 19" wheels for the F34 which also come in mixed setup such as:
FRONT - 8x19 - ET 30 - 225/45/19
REAR - 9x 19 - ET 42 - 255/40/19
I guess the F34 is then a bit of an exception in this respect as most wheels OEM setups are square in either 17" or 18" configurations. This is why BMW instructed you back then to keep it this way. Regardless of Xdrive though, you could have still mounted 19" tyres with the above setup such as:
Styling 389 (19")
Styling 440 (19")
Styling 466 (19")
Styling 598 (19")