THEY look great.

Does anyone know who will make them and to get them?

I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Most probably directly from BMW? I think they will be available as soon as the new M5 is released which will be most likely around September if I am not mistaken.

I am thinking about getting them too, but I guess they will cost a lot of $$$.

 

hi folks,

monitor this site: http://www.aaarims.com/ and check back often...my friend got his M3 replicas here and nobody can tell the difference. but yah, they sell good quality copies and it's a cost-effective alternative to paying dealer prices. you might also consider after-market HREs, iForged, Breyton or other tuner wheels that will look stunning on our E60s.

have a great day!

mike
http://rimsandtires.tripod.com

 

According to previous posts aaarims might sell wheels that look like OEM's, they definitely are not of the same quality level. I remember someone posting that he first bought style 124 replica's from aaarims but changed them later on for real OEM rims because they were that bad, so beware, if you only care for the looks then go ahead, otherwise I would suggest to go with OEM's.

 

I've only once been tempted into copy wheels......never again........BMW rims are generally good value in my opinion (as long as you don't get too huge!)

 

Someone posted a cautionary tale on Roadfly about buying replica alloys. He purchased a set for his E46 3 series and had 2 wheels buckle on him whilst driving over what he claimed was a moderate sized hole in the road. The pictures of the damaged rims were pretty scary and he went back to BMW OEM alloys after this incident citing that he valued personal safety over cost.

It'll be interesting to see if BMW try the same tactic with the new M5 as they used when the E46 M3 was launched. In the UK they would not sell M3 alloys unless you could prove ownership of an M3. This was an attempt to prevent the model being devalued by people creating "lookalikes". I'm not sure if this is still the case as there are now so many replica wheels available.