chuckg

anyone know anything about these wheels?? r1 gtr-4. What do you think? I think they would look great on the e60.

boubou

Uuuuaaaaah !!!

you've just got your new Toyota Celica ???

EuroCarFan

I have not heard of these wheels but they look to me like they're geared towards the Japanese imports. I honestly don't think they'll look good on an E60... a little too busy and racy IMO. Sorry Chuck. They may look better on the car...I'm just basing my opinion on the pic above.

chuckg

Please don't hold back your real opinions!!!!! I think they look similar to bbs wheels. Picture was e-mailed to me by a wholesaler. Still leaning towards the r10's. But with the cost of the wheels, I want to make sure I explore all options. Maybe I'm thinking to much

boubou

Please don't hold back your real opinions!!!!! I think they look similar to bbs wheels. Picture was e-mailed to me by a wholesaler. Still leaning towards the r10's. But with the cost of the wheels, I want to make sure I explore all options. Maybe I'm thinking to much
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I was kidding chuckg... have fun....

Nevertheless, my opinion is that... normally... you will see these kind of wheels mounted on a civic, a celica or any other "sport" japanese cars...

This is a wheel for an E60 or E61 (of course it is always a question of taste....)

EuroCarFan

Take your time. I went through the same process. I loved the R10s from the get go but wanted to make sure I looked at everything before dumping that kind of money. In the end, everything pointed back to the R10s and I didn't regret it at all. Wheels make the biggest difference in how your car looks so choose wisely and if you love the wheels, the cost will be justified.

jet190rs

I don't think they look like BBS wheels at all.

BBS are very minimalist, lightweight, no nonsense designs. And are traditionally 8 double spokes. These are a lot more fussy, like the way the 5 larger double spokes are laid out with the 5 smaller double spokes. And what's up with the 10(!) lug nut holes?

EuroCarFan

HAHAHA.

A lot of Japanese wheels are made that way to make them universal fit for a variety of cars. Because they're universal fit, you'll have to also get hubcentric rings for your particular car because although you can match lug bolt patterns, there'll still be some slack on the hub.

jet190rs

HAHAHA.

A lot of Japanese wheels are made that way to make them universal fit for a variety of cars. Because they're universal fit, you'll have to also get hubcentric rings for your particular car because although you can match lug bolt patterns, there'll still be some slack on the hub.
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Except for some high end exotics, I thought almost all cars these days had 5 lug nuts...?

So using hubcentric rings are bad then? How does this slack impact performance and safety?

ipse dixit

Not a big fan of two-tone wheels.

But if you like'em and they fit, then that's all that matters.