Are these rims any good from ebay?
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I have to say, I kept this car in amazing condition. That is Jet Black too. I miss that car.
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thanks that was fast lol I seen the cheap price and they said it fit on an xi I shoulda known lol ... I pm acuteperformance I saw these iforged fabulous rims he was selling but the price was too high for me right now I might have to stay with my stock rims until next year my beamer is just a month old I think I should hold off but the temptation lol
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Originally Posted by Krazi Bluntz' post='957460' date='Jul 28 2009, 11:02 PM
thanks that was fast lol I seen the cheap price and they said it fit on an xi I shoulda known lol ... I pm acuteperformance I saw these iforged fabulous rims he was selling but the price was too high for me right now I might have to stay with my stock rims until next year my beamer is just a month old I think I should hold off but the temptation lol
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='957458' date='Jul 28 2009, 11:01 PM
I have to say, I kept this car in amazing condition. That is Jet Black too. I miss that car.
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thanks that was fast lol I seen the cheap price and they said it fit on an xi I shoulda known lol ... I pm acuteperformance I saw these iforged fabulous rims he was selling but the price was too high for me right now I might have to stay with my stock rims until next year my beamer is just a month old I think I should hold off but the temptation lol
Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='957463' date='Jul 28 2009, 11:03 PM
It's Bimmer, not Beamer. You should get the Velocity's. Same price, if not cheaper, than the M5 reps you found on eBay and they look 10 times better!
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Originally Posted by Krazi Bluntz' post='957464' date='Jul 28 2009, 11:03 PM
I wish I got my e60 earlier I woulda just bought all your parts lol
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='957469' date='Jul 28 2009, 11:06 PM
Hey Calton, I'll buy a Jet Black 530xi modded exactly how it looked and trade u for ur M5
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='957469' date='Jul 28 2009, 11:06 PM
Hey Calton, I'll buy a Jet Black 530xi modded exactly how it looked and trade u for ur M5
Just get the VMRs. Excellent price and decent quality.
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Just get the VMRs. Excellent price and decent quality.
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Originally Posted by amanuel777' post='957439' date='Jul 28 2009, 10:47 PM
My man,
Believe me I was in the same boat as you are right now when I was shopping for wheels for my '06 xi. I found these on eBay as well and I started to ask people about them. Not to disappoint you, but here's what Calton had to say about these rims when I asked him (hoping I'm not violating C's copyright ) :
Do NOT buy these wheels. A few reasons...
1) Notice the tiny lip around the circumference of the wheel? This is done because it's a cheap mold. The real M5 wheels do not have this lip. The edge is smooth, as each spoke extends to the edge. This lip looks very, very cheap and clearly shows that these wheels are replicas, not M5 wheels.
2) These wheels do not hold the same concave deepness as the real M5 wheels. They look "flatter".
3) Their finish is garbage and not close to the silver of the real M5 wheels. Once again, they look cheap.
I was very tempted to buy these wheels a few years ago for my XI, but after seeing them in person and how crappy they are, I'm so glad I didn't. Keep looking. Don't bother with these. You'll thank me later...trust me.
Believe me I was in the same boat as you are right now when I was shopping for wheels for my '06 xi. I found these on eBay as well and I started to ask people about them. Not to disappoint you, but here's what Calton had to say about these rims when I asked him (hoping I'm not violating C's copyright ) :
Do NOT buy these wheels. A few reasons...
1) Notice the tiny lip around the circumference of the wheel? This is done because it's a cheap mold. The real M5 wheels do not have this lip. The edge is smooth, as each spoke extends to the edge. This lip looks very, very cheap and clearly shows that these wheels are replicas, not M5 wheels.
2) These wheels do not hold the same concave deepness as the real M5 wheels. They look "flatter".
3) Their finish is garbage and not close to the silver of the real M5 wheels. Once again, they look cheap.
I was very tempted to buy these wheels a few years ago for my XI, but after seeing them in person and how crappy they are, I'm so glad I didn't. Keep looking. Don't bother with these. You'll thank me later...trust me.