Richmond/Henrico/Petersburg/Colonial Hgts G group
Hey everyone. Been awhile since I've shown up in here. I'm getting all of my ducks in a row as far as finances and am starting to plan out a couple things for the BMW. Picked up another set of wheels this past weekend for a STEAL off of CL. They are in excellent condition, excellent tires, and about $300 cheaper than if I got them from the forums 
Getting these wheels in the BMW is like getting some Rays for you G guys
these are the rims that come with the sport model. On a nice drop and spacers it'll look bewbs. (Example)
Getting these wheels in the BMW is like getting some Rays for you G guys
these are the rims that come with the sport model. On a nice drop and spacers it'll look bewbs. (Example)
No sir. They're 18s. Slightly staggered setup. The tires are 255/35R18 and 225/40R18 in order to maintain the closest possible same outer diameter (since I'm AWD). I'll be puttin the 18mm spacers in the rear and 10mm up front.
I wanted to go 19s. I was actually very close to pulling the trigger on some M6 wheels.. but listen to the tire sizes I would need... 265/30R19 and 225/35R19 ..... 0.o
So yeah, I felt like not only were those more expensive, but it'd be like riding on rails. They look absolutely PERFECT on my car.. but I decided to save the money and maintain some comfort
I haven't quite decided what I'm going to do as far as lowering yet. Cheap way out is just springs, but again due to the AWD I think struts and springs would be the best choice... so I'm going to keep me eyes open for someone's used parts. If I save up enough though there's no question I'll get BC Racing BR series coilovers. LOVED those on my WRX and they are literally the most affordable I've seen for the BMW so far.
I wanted to go 19s. I was actually very close to pulling the trigger on some M6 wheels.. but listen to the tire sizes I would need... 265/30R19 and 225/35R19 ..... 0.o
So yeah, I felt like not only were those more expensive, but it'd be like riding on rails. They look absolutely PERFECT on my car.. but I decided to save the money and maintain some comfort
I haven't quite decided what I'm going to do as far as lowering yet. Cheap way out is just springs, but again due to the AWD I think struts and springs would be the best choice... so I'm going to keep me eyes open for someone's used parts. If I save up enough though there's no question I'll get BC Racing BR series coilovers. LOVED those on my WRX and they are literally the most affordable I've seen for the BMW so far.
I'd prefer to have a Matte White wrapped car for the extra cash than the wheels
...btw I found it on their site. It would cost me almost $1100 for the 970ra material in a 60" x 50 yard roll. Too bad we couldn't get two cars in on it. Although the original guy used a matte black material that was much cheaper (~$250 for Oracal 651), he said it wasn't the best material to work with. If I was going to tackle this project another time, I would certainly only invest in the best material.
Edit: err, not personally tackle entirely... but you know what I'm sayin'! Haha. I've heard with this type of material I could do most of the work anyway!
Last edited by SedanManBen; Feb 7, 2012 at 09:44 AM.
Also this past sun I picked up an oem carbon fiber trunk an wing. For a good price got my friend re clearing it so this sat it should look brand new and! For what I paid itsnlike I bought the wing and got the trunk for free hahaha
Last edited by mr.bonez26; Feb 7, 2012 at 06:36 PM.
+1
thats awesome!
sweet man i wana see them! heres my most recent
IT TRANSFORMS!
thats awesome!
IT TRANSFORMS!
Last edited by rhampsterwha2; Feb 8, 2012 at 07:07 AM.
this one is from japan
this one i bought at a gas station took it apart slamed it took wheel from my 1972 240z car snaded it and made it look like a rat rod
http://tinypic.com/r/243kvn8/5
this is also from japan all the ones from japan have adj suspension
http://tinypic.com/r/izmi2v/5
this one i bought at a gas station took it apart slamed it took wheel from my 1972 240z car snaded it and made it look like a rat rod
http://tinypic.com/r/243kvn8/5
this is also from japan all the ones from japan have adj suspension
http://tinypic.com/r/izmi2v/5