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Forged wheels for BMW X5 E53

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1999 – 2006

All our wheels in 19, 20 and 21″, made to your car's measurements. From €3,200 for a set of 4 in 19″. Free delivery to 35 European countries.

Great Britain: from £3,271.20 with UK import VAT, delivery included

Sizes offered: 19″ · 20″ · 21″. Prices below in 20″.

Our 45 wheels and their prices

Amounts in pounds: our checkout on 13 November 2026, for the wheels, delivery included (free), before the carrier's clearance fee and any import duty. The amount shown at checkout is the one charged for your order.

Exact measurements, offset, staggered fitment, concavity, another finish or diameter? Our workshop sets it all up with you. Contact the workshop

Technical specifications

Production period
1999-2006

Original fitment measurements: BMW X5 E53

The measurements of the car as delivered new, to identify yours and compare. Each value refers, by a number, to the sources that give it. Our design office works out your offset and submits it to you before machining.

Hub

MeasurementOriginal value
PCD (bolt pattern)5x120 [1, 2, 3]
Centre bore72.6 mm [1, 2, 3]
ThreadM14 x 1.5 [1, 2, 3]
FixingWheel bolts [1, 2, 3]
Bolt or nut seatNot published
Tightening torque140 Nm [1, 2, 3]

“Not published”: no source sure enough to show it yet.

Original fitments by version

Version and fitmentFrontRear
DiameterWidthOriginal offset (manufacturer)TyreDiameterWidthOriginal offset (manufacturer)Tyre
X5 3.0i, 3.0d and 4.4i (135 to 235 kW), 17 inches, original equipment17″ [4, 5, 6]7.5J [4, 5, 6]ET 40 [4, 5, 6]235/65 R17 [4, 5, 6]17″ [4, 5, 6]7.5J [4, 5, 6]ET 40 [4, 5, 6]235/65 R17 [4, 5, 6]
X5 3.0i, 3.0d and 4.4i (135 to 235 kW), 18 inches, original equipment18″ [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]8.5J [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]ET 48 [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]255/55 R18 [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]18″ [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]8.5J [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]ET 48 [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]255/55 R18 [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
X5 3.0i, 3.0d and 4.4i (135 to 235 kW), 19 inches, staggered fitment, original equipment19″ [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]9J [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]ET 48 [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]255/50 R19 [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]19″ [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]10J [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]ET 45 [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]285/45 R19 [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
X5 3.0i, 3.0d and 4.4i (135 to 235 kW), 20 inches, staggered fitment, original equipment20″ [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]9.5J [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]ET 45 [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]275/40 R20 [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]20″ [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]10.5J [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]ET 30 [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]315/35 R20 [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
X5 4.6is and 4.8is (255 and 265 kW), 20 inches, staggered fitment, original equipment20″ [22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]9.5J [22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]ET 45 [22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]275/40 R20 [22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]20″ [22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]10.5J [22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]ET 30 [22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]315/35 R20 [22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]

The offsets are the original ones, given by the manufacturer or by the sources cited; they help you identify your car's fitment.

What Onyx can make for the BMW X5 E53

Custom forged wheels in forged 6061-T6 aluminium, designed to JWL/VIA standards, in monoblock or two-piece construction; three-piece wheels are made on quotation.

The diameters below start at the smallest original diameter recorded on this car (17″) and go up to 24″.

DiameterMonoblock, set of four wheelsTwo-piece, set of four wheels
18″€3,200
Great Britain: £3,271.20 with UK import VAT		€4,300
Great Britain: £4,395.60 with UK import VAT
19″€3,200
Great Britain: £3,271.20 with UK import VAT		€4,300
Great Britain: £4,395.60 with UK import VAT
20″€3,300
Great Britain: £3,373.20 with UK import VAT		€4,400
Great Britain: £4,497.60 with UK import VAT
21″€3,550
Great Britain: £3,628.80 with UK import VAT		€4,750
Great Britain: £4,855.20 with UK import VAT
22″€3,750
Great Britain: £3,832.80 with UK import VAT		€5,200
Great Britain: £5,314.80 with UK import VAT
23″€3,950
Great Britain: £4,038 with UK import VAT		€5,750
Great Britain: £5,877.60 with UK import VAT
24″€4,100
Great Britain: £4,190.40 with UK import VAT		€6,300
Great Britain: £6,439.20 with UK import VAT

Amounts in pounds: our checkout on 13 November 2026, for the wheels, delivery included (free), before the carrier's clearance fee and any import duty. The amount shown at checkout is the one charged for your order.

Wheels delivered in 4 to 8 working weeks, transit time included, from full payment, whether you order on the website or on quotation (or from the agreed deposit, if you asked for one), and at the earliest from your approval of the measurements, the colour or the 3D render you asked for, under article 5.1 of the Terms and Conditions.

Free delivery to 35 European countries (Terms and Conditions, article 5.2).

The offset and width of your wheels do not come from a table: the Onyx Forged design office calculates them for your car and your brakes, and submits them to you before machining.

Configure wheels for the BMW X5 E53

Frequently asked questions: wheels for the BMW X5 E53

What are the original wheel offsets for a BMW X5 E53?

According to its Swiss vehicle type records: 7.5J with an offset of 40 in 17 inches and 8.5J with an offset of 48 in 18 inches, at all four corners; in 19 inches, 9J with an offset of 48 at the front and 10J with an offset of 45 at the rear; in 20 inches, 9.5J with an offset of 45 at the front and 10.5J with an offset of 30 at the rear. The 4.6is and 4.8is are permitted only the 20-inch fitment. [4, 22]

Which tyres, and which load index, for a BMW X5 E53?

In 18 inches, 255/55 R18 with a load index of 105 at all four corners, i.e. 925 kg per tyre; in 20 inches, 275/40 R20 with a load index of 102 at the front, i.e. 850 kg, and 315/35 R20 with a load index of 106 at the rear, i.e. 950 kg. [7, 22, 28, 29]

What load per wheel for a BMW X5 E53?

The highest permissible load in its Swiss vehicle type records is 1,265 kg on the front axle (4.8is, record 1BB334) and 1,485 kg on the rear axle (record 1BB334), i.e. 632.5 and 742.5 kg per wheel. The 255/55 R18 tyre with a load index of 105 carries 925 kg. [7, 27, 28, 29]

Which bolt pattern, which centre bore and which wheel bolts for a BMW X5 E53?

The bolt pattern is 5x120, the centre bore 72.6 mm, and the wheels are held by M14 x 1.5 wheel bolts, tightened to 140 Nm on alloy wheels, according to koleso.ee and SCC. [1, 2, 3]

Same fixing measurements

As original equipment, these cars have the same PCD, centre bore, thread and fixing as the BMW X5 E53: PCD 5x120, centre bore 72.6 mm, thread M14 x 1.5, fixing: wheel bolts.

Same fixing measurements; original diameters and offsets: see each car's page. Bolt seat, width and brake clearance: our design office checks them for your car before machining.

Sources for the measurements and answers

  1. koleso.ee, BMW X5 I (E53) [1999 .. 2003] (secondary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  2. SCC Fahrzeugtechnik (spurverbreiterung.de), BMW X5 (E53), type X53, 1999-2006 (secondary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  3. koleso.ee, BMW X5 I (E53) [2003 .. 2006] (secondary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  4. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BA967 (BMW X5 4.4i, X53; FB31, 210 kW, Limousine, December 1999): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  5. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BA985 (BMW X5 3.0i, X53; FA51, 170 kW, Limousine, May 2000): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  6. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB125 (BMW X5 3.0d, X53; FA71, 135 kW, Limousine, May 2001): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  7. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB239 (BMW X5 3.0i, X53; FA11, 170 kW, Limousine, October 2003): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  8. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB240 (BMW X5 4.4i, X53; FB51, 235 kW, Limousine, October 2003): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  9. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB281 (BMW X5 3.0i, X53; FA11, 170 kW, Limousine, October 2004): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  10. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB282 (BMW X5 4.4i, X53; FB51, 235 kW, Limousine, October 2004): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  11. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB330 (BMW X5 3.0i, X53; FA11, 170 kW, Limousine, June 2005): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  12. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB331 (BMW X5 4.4i, X53; FB51, 235 kW, Limousine, June 2005): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  13. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB332 (BMW X5 4.4i, X53; FB51, 235 kW, Limousine, June 2005): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  14. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB380 (BMW X5 3.0d, X53; FB71, 160 kW, Limousine, September 2005): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  15. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB381 (BMW X5 3.0d, X53; FB71, 160 kW, Limousine, September 2005): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  16. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB382 (BMW X5 3.0d, X53; FB71, 160 kW, Limousine, September 2005): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  17. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1XA394 (BMW X5 3.0d, X53; FB71, 160 kW, Limousine, April 2006): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  18. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB241 (BMW X5 3.0d, X53; FB71, 160 kW, Limousine, October 2003): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  19. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB278 (BMW X5 3.0d, X53; FB71, 160 kW, Limousine, September 2004): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  20. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB283 (BMW X5 3.0d, X53; FB71, 160 kW, Limousine, October 2004): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  21. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB277 (BMW X5 4.4i, X53; FB51, 235 kW, Limousine, September 2004): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  22. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB154 (BMW X5 4.6is, X53; FB91, 255 kW, Limousine, October 2001): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  23. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB265 (BMW X5 4.8is, X53; FA91, 265 kW, Limousine, March 2004): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  24. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB279 (BMW X5 4.8is, X53; FA91, 265 kW, Limousine, September 2004): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  25. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB284 (BMW X5 4.8is, X53; FA91, 265 kW, Limousine, October 2004): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  26. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB333 (BMW X5 4.8is, X53; FA91, 265 kW, Limousine, June 2005): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  27. Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), vehicle type record no. 1BB334 (BMW X5 4.8is, X53; FA91, 265 kW, Limousine, June 2005): permitted tyre and wheel combinations (tyre, width x diameter, offset) and axle loads (primary source, consulted on 8 November 2026)
  28. Fiches-auto.fr, tyre load index table (index → kg) (reference table, for a conversion, consulted on 3 October 2026)
  29. UN Regulation No 30 (revision 3), Annex IV, tyre load capacity index table (index → kg), OJ L 201 of 30/07/2008 (reference table, for a conversion, consulted on 8 November 2026)

Each measurement shown comes from a cited source: a manufacturer's document, an official vehicle type record, an original parts catalogue, or two concurring specialist sources. Measurements checked on 8 November 2026 by the Onyx Forged design office.

Custom forged wheels for the BMW X5 E53

  • Forged 6061-T6 aluminium
  • 5-axis CNC machining
  • Designed to JWL/VIA standards
  • Fitment worked out for your BMW X5 E53

X5 E53: 5x120, a 72.6 mm hub, M14 x 1.5 wheel bolts

The first BMW X5, from the 3.0i and 3.0d to the 4.4i, 4.6is and 4.8is, whose first Swiss vehicle type record dates from December 1999, is 5x120 on a 72.6 mm hub, with M14 x 1.5 wheel bolts tightened to 140 Nm on alloy wheels: koleso.ee and SCC give these measurements, each cited in the table. The X5 E70, which succeeds it, keeps the bolt pattern and has its own page.

17 and 18 inches at all four corners, 19 and 20 inches as a staggered fitment

The vehicle type record of the Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), the document that sets the tyre and wheel combinations a car may carry, permits on the X5 E53 an 8.5J x 18 wheel with an offset of 48 on both axles, fitted with 255/55 R18 tyres, and, in the records from 1999 to 2001, a 7.5J x 17 wheel with an offset of 40 on 235/65 R17 tyres. In 19 inches, the fitment is staggered: 9J with an offset of 48 at the front on 255/50 R19 tyres, 10J with an offset of 45 at the rear on 285/45 R19 tyres. In 20 inches as well: 9.5J with an offset of 45 at the front on 275/40 R20 tyres, 10.5J with an offset of 30 at the rear on 315/35 R20 tyres.

The 4.6is and 4.8is: 20 inches only

The X5 4.6is and 4.8is, with 255 and 265 kW, are permitted in their records only the 20-inch staggered fitment, apart from winter tyres.

The load per wheel

The highest permissible load in the X5 E53 records is 1,265 kg on the front axle and 1,485 kg on the rear axle, i.e. 632.5 and 742.5 kg per wheel. This is the load the wheel must carry, and the tyre keeps at least the load index of the original fitment: 105 for the 255/55 R18, 102 for the front 275/40 R20, 106 for the rear 315/35 R20 (reading a tyre). For an SUV of this weight, the guide wheels for a heavy car: the load per wheel details the calculation, and braking sets the smallest possible wheel diameter: the guide wheels and brakes explains why.

What these measurements say about a forged wheel

The offset positions the wheel in the wheel arch: a wider wheel, or a lower offset, brings it closer to the wing. The design office starts from the measurements on this page, your brakes and your tyres to calculate the width and offset of your wheels, then submits them to you. The offset calculator compares two fitments: it compares, it does not choose the measurement for you.

Roadworthiness test: what is examined

The French roadworthiness test (contrôle technique) examines the wheel without removing it (cracks, deformation, a wheel that protrudes beyond the bodywork) and verifies that the tyre size is one provided for by the manufacturer or accepted as equivalent. Keeping a tyre size from the original fitment, and at least its load index, avoids having to justify it; the details are on the roadworthiness test and registration page.

What we record before machining

Configure your forged wheels for the BMW X5 (E53)

Our design office establishes your car's measurements from its exact version, stated on the registration certificate, and presents them to you before machining. Each set is cut from forged 6061-T6 aluminium, machined on a 5-axis CNC centre, in monoblock, two-piece or three-piece construction; our wheels are designed to JWL/VIA standards. Prices by diameter and the lead time are given on this page, under “What Onyx can make”. Start your configuration or write to contact@onyxforgedwheels.com.

Configure custom wheels for your BMW X5 E53: free 3D render, on request.

Useful guides

Other BMW X5 generations

Onyx Forged designs and has wheels made for these generations too. Each one has its own PCD, offsets and sizes: make sure you are on yours.

See all generations of the BMW X5, or all BMW models.