cleung

my vote goes tot he forgestar F14 in matte black as well especially if you plan on sticking with 18". From a distance the matte black will mask the fact that the wheels are small because they blend with the tires. I have been tossing the idea around of getting the f14's in 18" for my winter setup.

metroE60

With regard to the 18 vs 19 inch discussion, don't you guys with 19" wheels on your cars worry about potholes? I'm sure some of you guys have messed up your wheels. Also, the reason I'm getting new wheels is because the guys at the dealership told me outer lip damage is not repairable.

metroE60

I also forgot to mention the BMW Performance Style 269 wheels.
http://wheelsoem.com/images/b/b11.jpg

Thoughts? My only concerns are size and potholes.

metroE60

I've found that the brighter something is, the bigger it looks, and vice versa. Compare a white car next to a black car, or the white iphone next to the black iphone.
Right?

cleung

I have 19's and my city doesn't have particularly good roads, I haven't had any issues with bent wheels. The guy at the dealership doesn't know what he is talking about, I have had curb rashed flat spotted wheels fixed before and they come back looking brand new. Now thats not to say that all flat spotted bent rims are repairable sometimes if it is too bent when they try to fix them they crack.

I like the bmw performance wheels, but you do pay a premium for oem wheels.

I'm not sure this theory will apply with wheels, if it did apply then you would be best off buying 18" chromes then they might look like 20" wheels

I personally would not hesitate to go with 19" wheels. You will still have a good bit of rubber there just don't go diving into every pothole in town and you will be ok.

metroE60

What about 20s? I just went to a custom car shop and was looking at the TSW Nurburgring Rotary Forged wheels... Brandon Jacobs was there too and I was not sure if the 20's would fit on the car... he said do it.

cleung

Lots of guys here run 20's with no issues, you just need to make sure you get the right offsets and tire sizes

metroE60

Why do guys run 19s if the tires are more expensive than 20s? And would a rotary forged wheel be better suited to these roads, even though it's a 20 inch wheel?

Also, should I go for the rotary forged 20s ? I can get those on Falk FK452s for 2000 mounted balanced at an excellent custom auto shop in the area. Or I can order some 18 or 19" wheels off of ebay.

tex_phil

I wouldn't order those cheap rims off ebay, only ones that are known to be good. Vorsteiner has some sick rims too, I really like these.

https://5series.net/forums/topic/932...l/page__st__75

metroE60

I don't want to spend 4k on a set of wheels for this car especially while living in NJ. Got anything else in mind? I'm thinking about Forgestar F14s in gunmetal. I think it should look good. Have you heard good things about Forgestar?