What model rims are these?
07-04-2006, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by DanM3' post='306679' date='Jul 4 2006, 04:46 AM
I ordered them with my car and selected Pilot Sports. Can't wait to see it. Less than three weeks away!
They are great looking, but keeping them clean is the headache! Recommend you pre-treat when u first get the wheels with a protector polish
07-04-2006, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by spareone3' post='306772' date='Jul 4 2006, 06:32 AM
They are great looking, but keeping them clean is the headache! Recommend you pre-treat when u first get the wheels with a protector polish
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Originally Posted by DanM3' post='306795' date='Jul 4 2006, 10:33 AM
Understood. I will a lot of wheel wax. I guess new pads are the way to go.
I agree that a set of new "ceramic " brake pads seems to be the way to go now days, but until I do more research on them, and find out if everything is A OK using them on our e60's, i.e. same type of BMW OEM braking power, no brake squeal, no or very little break dust, etc., and only then will I probably purchase a set, otherwise I will continue to use a coat of "Wheel Wax" on my BMW OEM Rims every 90 days, but I use "RIM ICE", once a week, and that kept my 71's looking new, and now keeps my 166M looking new!
(When using "RIM ICE" I have not much Brake dust to clean once a week, that I did in the past and cleaning my BMW OEM composite 71's once a day, which was a big pain!
)Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by JRWid' post='306975' date='Jul 5 2006, 01:41 AM
Those are really nice looking rims. I've been looking for some wheels to put on my new baby (550i manual) due to arrive in August. How can I get these in the states?
Its weird...they were on the BMWUSA website for a while and it seems they removed them??
They come stock on the 550i with the M-Sport pack in Canada and can be purchased through a dealer as well....I had a set put on my 530i and they look great! I don't know why they're no longer on the US website?
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Originally Posted by JRWid' post='306975' date='Jul 4 2006, 10:41 PM
Those are really nice looking rims. I've been looking for some wheels to put on my new baby (550i manual) due to arrive in August. How can I get these in the states?
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Originally Posted by Presley348' post='306854' date='Jul 4 2006, 11:02 AM
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I agree that a set of new "ceramic " brake pads seems to be the way to go now days, but until I do more research on them, and find out if everything is A OK using them on our e60's, i.e. same type of BMW OEM braking power, no brake squeal, no or very little break dust, etc., and only then will I probably purchase a set, otherwise I will continue to use a coat of "Wheel Wax" on my BMW OEM Rims every 90 days, but I use "RIM ICE", once a week, and that kept my 71's looking new, and now keeps my 166M looking new!
(When using "RIM ICE" I have not much Brake dust to clean once a week, that I did in the past and cleaning my BMW OEM composite 71's once a day, which was a big pain! )
Hope this helps.
R. Eddie Presley
I agree that a set of new "ceramic " brake pads seems to be the way to go now days, but until I do more research on them, and find out if everything is A OK using them on our e60's, i.e. same type of BMW OEM braking power, no brake squeal, no or very little break dust, etc., and only then will I probably purchase a set, otherwise I will continue to use a coat of "Wheel Wax" on my BMW OEM Rims every 90 days, but I use "RIM ICE", once a week, and that kept my 71's looking new, and now keeps my 166M looking new!
(When using "RIM ICE" I have not much Brake dust to clean once a week, that I did in the past and cleaning my BMW OEM composite 71's once a day, which was a big pain!
)Hope this helps.
R. Eddie Presley
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