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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:55 am
by Silver Surfer
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:03 am
by e21-Mark
Nice!
Still reckon a satin gold finish would look sweet against your car.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:26 am
by Silver Surfer
Yeh I'm toying with that idea, also toying with whether to sell these on or not and stick with the other set of wheels i have laying round in the garage (dished mahle style wheels).
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:41 am
by e21-Mark
Personally, I'd go with whichever set don't require spacers.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:48 am
by Mobster
Zan, i'd be interested in these if they come up for sale
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:22 pm
by rob0r
Silver Surfer wrote:As i'm writing this I'm getting a feeling that it will come back and bite me in the backside though!
Ignorance is bliss! There's no way I'm removing my windscreen and I don't want to know if it's rusty underneath and if it leaks water it doesn't matter as I'm keeping it garaged!
I'm sure it will be fine...
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:44 pm
by Silver Surfer
Yeh I hope so Rob!
Mobster I'll defo keep you posted if I decide to sell.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:53 pm
by tommi_e21
i say paint the centers in cream! and then use the BBS not the mahle's.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:58 pm
by Silver Surfer
You and your cream Tommi!!
I'm swaying between 3 sets of wheels (talk about selfish!) the BBS (which will need spacers and centre caps - not hard to get), the retro mahle style wheels (perfect offset 15x7 et12) or sticking with the mims I have now!
I think one day I'm gonna get em both refurbed (mims are already in perfect condition), put them all on one by one to see which I like!
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:43 pm
by tommi_e21
well i dont really like mims, BBS are the best in my opinion, i mean think how many cars out there use BBS - hundreddddddsssssss and there are loads of different bbs designs so every one is a bit different. its a shame they have to be spaced though, i think use the BBS try em on, if they wobble cos of spacers then atleast you will know,
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:48 pm
by Mobster
Zan, whatever you do, dont paint the wheels, in my opinion they will look silly. If you decide to keep them, get them refubed and polished....they will look stunning or better still, sell them to me !!!
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:09 pm
by murran
apologies...... dunno how i missed this thread.
top work, looks fantastic!
loads of people fit bbs wheels cus they look soooo good and right on any bmw.
im a big fan of mims tho. over winter im putting some steels back on mine and im guna polish the lips on mine.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:24 pm
by tommi_e21
polished lips look better with darker centers
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:18 am
by dannyboy
austin25uk wrote:polished lips look better with darker centers
2nd that
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:39 pm
by Silver Surfer
Yeh there's defo a lot of options, though I personally lean towards the more polished/normal silver look, I may change my mind down the line though.
