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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 10:26 AM
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I have to agree that those rims have more of an old school look. Concave is where its at.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 11:40 AM
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you should make your signature picture larger. LOL!


Yes,,,,, was a bit big. resized it to keep peeps happy
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by v8power
Not feeling them either. Lip wheels are so back in the days and played out by dodge and the hoods. Its all about full face with concave now days. More agressive yet cleaner look without the bling.

Where have you been,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, To dish or Not to Dish that is the question.

Deep dished wheel look good on any BMW and YES been around for a long time and will be around a lot longer.

And Yes, concaved and full face look goos as well but dont say

(Lip wheels are so back in the days and played out by dodge and the hoods)
Its all about full face with concave now days


Its about Individual tast.


Well, thats my rant over with and i will now remove my 20" wheels with a 5" Deep Dish and put them on a Toyota
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ragtop Steve
Very Nice Wheels, a lot of the e46 and e60 boys in the UK run them wheels, The fitment you mentioned is for a e46 e90 fitment and not a e60, they need to be et15/20 at the front and et20/25 at the rear but if you asked them if they had the same wheel for a e60 fitment and also on sale i am sure they will have them.

Dont get me wrong though, they will go on but you may need spacers to push them out


BUT Sweet Wheels

He is running the all wheel drive version which has different offsets to the regular e60.....
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by turboawd
I have to agree that those rims have more of an old school look. Concave is where its at.
Who was it that said concave was officially "played out"? Was that the 'other' forum? It made me laugh
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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I think my wheels are the kings of concave... Maybe that´s why these magics are called Concave :-)
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 10:38 AM
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Nice to see something other than miro 111...
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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Looks like a pain to clean but worth it!
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by deltabox
They look like those 80's style Enkie rims. Remember those? I would rather get Miro 111's.
I remember them well. 1985 635 CSI Drove from 32k to 100K, no major repairs, no break downs, just regular service. Great car!
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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