barry325

OK - as some of you may recall, I have M6 replicas that are of "undetermined origin", meaning I have no idea what brand they are. They are not Vortex Tuning or Miro. Thus, when I bent one a few weeks ago I was ready to buy rims. That rim was straightened.

Fast forward to last week.

I was coming home from work on back roads and dropped my eyes to the A/C fan control to lower it, and dropped the 2 right rims off the edge of the road. BANG!!!!!!

Huge hit. Bent 2 right rims. One could be straightened, one could not. Thus, I just ordered an ASA AR1 black center with polished lip in 18" staggered setup. 22 lbs front rim, 24 lbs rear rim. I have had this exact rim on my 3 series for about 1.5 years, and they are straight, true, and balance perfectly. So my white e60 will be sporting black/polished rims later this week.

So I now how new rims/tires, new tint, no badges. Hamann splitter needs to be painted and installed, and then black kidneys. Then the black / white scheme will be finished, as will my mods!

Pics when car sits on new shoes.

Barry

mrfva

Ouch! Glad to hear it worked out for the best in the end. I've seen those rims on Tirerack; they look great.

Post pics when you get a chance

barry325

Will do. And I was going to buy YOUR rims but they were sold this AM when I got the call my 2 rims were not repaired. That was a damn good price.

Barry

seoulman

A blessing in disguise?

barry325

No. Not really, I could have done without all the drama (which I caused myself) and the expense. I liked my M6 reps.

Barry

mrfva

Had I known, I would've sold you the wheels and tires

seoulman

Sorry to hear about your drama. I know what it's like to have road hazards bend your rims. I live in a country where road conditions are horrid and I've gone through 3 sets of wheels in 2.5 years because the same wheel was no longer in stock, didn't have the proper PCD/offset, etc... I bent a HRE rim last week, but luckily, it was repairable.

Enjoy the new wheels and I hope you don't run into another expensive ordeal.

barry325

Yeah - the worst part is I did it my self, to my self. That is the annoying part. My own dumb fault. Actually, I think the black/polished is gonna' be sick on the Alpine White 5. And they were $1300 shipped in a 18 staggered set. So really, I'm about 50% unhappy, and 50% "yippee!" waiting for my new rims. But Frank's rims are also sexy. But I'm going for an all black/white scheme on my 5. So I can't really complain.

3 sets in 2.5 years, makes my head hurt just thinking about it.

I still have to get the car to the dealer and have the chassis/control arms checked. I hope that stuff is unbent.

Barry

seoulman

Black wheels with polished rims look great on a white car! It'll be sick! Definitely! Be sure to post pictures! And you got a good deal on them too!

Yeah... 3 sets in 2.5 years because I couldn't get the same wheel in a 'single'. Luckily I insure all my mods that may get damaged, so the cost wasn't as bad as you may think if would have been. Think of it as 3 sets, while paying for a set and a half~

Enjoy your new wheels! My next E60 is going to have the OEM 167 Ms~

barry325

And the good thing, I'll have 4 rims/tires for sale that are likely good for autocross.... CHEAP. I just put them back on the car to get it off jackstands. Didn't run it down the street yet.

Barry