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02-04-2008, 02:44 PM | #1 |
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To Lip or No Lip... That is the Question!
So the e46 M3 is generally considered to look better with deep lip wheels which is why the majority with aftermarket are deep (not to say that some don't prefer BBS CH or CSL reps). I personally prefer deep wheel on M3.
I'm about to pull the trigger on some wheels and for the life in me I can't seem to draw a definitive preference for the M Coupe... I think the main reason is a lack of pictures of either type on the car. What do you think? Does the M Coupe/Z4 look better with a deep lip style wheel or a simple one piece with slight concave such as CSL reps? |
02-04-2008, 03:26 PM | #6 |
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I also dislike the deep dish wheel look. BBS LMs look OK...but I think the CSLs look the best on bimmers.
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02-04-2008, 08:17 PM | #8 |
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Both look good. I like CSLs (obviously), but the wheels on Moupe's car (the black coupe with HREs you see posted everywhere) also looks good.
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02-04-2008, 11:29 PM | #9 |
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im on the same boat as you brotha
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02-05-2008, 12:28 PM | #10 |
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The real way to settle is to have a huge amount of pics of both. But for whatever reason our crowd is either boring and don't mod or are too cheap to spring for wheels???
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It should be either "our crowd is too boring or cheap" or "for whatever reason our crowd doesn't have a lot of aftermarket wheel photos." Aftermarket wheels are about show or go, and this forum trends more towards the latter. If you want to see $6000 chrome deep-dish wheels on a 318ti, there are plenty of forums for that. |
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You know what, this isn't even the first time you insult people here by calling them cheap. What gives?
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Guys, relax. Its a car board... All in fun. BTW, I do need to change my sig because I don't drive the NSX anymore.
Of course I understand not everybody likes aftermarket wheels. That is why I refer to an overall TREND with Z4 and Z4M owners rather than harping on a single owner that chose not to buy aftermarket wheels. I was being sarcastic about the cheap thing. I too am an owner so obviously not trying to insult us as a group... Anyhew, I'm thinking it is a combination of lower volumes of cars out there (compared to 3 series and even M3) combined with a tendency FOR WHATEVER REASON of M Coupe owners not to mod. As far as why we are less likely to mod I'm not sure. I was thinking about the "purist" thing as many of us are such. However, most M3 owners are purists too. They generally don't place form over function as most of the aftermarket wheels seen on M3's are lightweight and/or forged as well. In the case of the Lotus Elise/Exige community there was a definite reason we didn't install aftermarket wheels: limited fitments and a single minded focus to keep the thing as light and simple as possible for track duty. Strangely it would seem the M Couple would be more likely to be modded considering it is more of a pure toy than a spacious somewhat practical car as the M3 is. We all know aftermarket wheels are not practical. They're not neccessary and they cost a lot of money. Which is precisely why they are often either on impractical cars (toys) or ghetto rides. M Coupe fits in the toy section. I've had tasteful quality aftermarket wheels on many of my toys... Fikse and CCW forged wheels on NSX's Kinesis Forged on Viper GTS and 944 Turbo BBS RSII on 911 Volk forged on S2000 Loved the deep wheels on 00' M Coupe and Roadster so no aftermarkets Some of those cars had a shortage of fitments. But I have always ove how many deep wheel options are available for most BMW's. Thought there would be a lot of aftermarket wheel Coupes... Not the case. Just makes one say Hhhhmmmmmm... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/291976 Last edited by Evoking; 02-05-2008 at 11:02 PM.. |
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PICS OR ps. So have you done any of the mods you talked about on your car yet? Suspension etc.
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Whao... you had a yellow and a red NSX! I pretty much like all of those cars minus the Jag. You go through cars like I do tennis shoes.
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You'd be surprised about the Jag. Its an XJR so its supercharged with 370hp and similar torque. Was M5 and e55 competitor and pulls like no tomorrow 0-60 5.1 and 1/4 in 13.3 bone. In sport mode it would pull my M Coupe from a dig if M is driven 1 bit less than perfect and from a roll it could get very ugly!
Was sick of the typical upright sedans and wanted a sedan more rare, low and sexy yet with a nasty side. Evo was one of the most fun I've had... |
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02-06-2008, 09:37 PM | #21 |
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I actually had the same dilemma until today... I have ordered the Hamman "Edition Race" matte black reps in 19. I will have them installed probably Friday... Also I got the H&R sport springs so it should look really good... I will post pics as soon as I can.
I was thinking the CSL's but wanted to DEEP DISH to complement the angle and the aggressive back of the coupe... Both are nice, I love dish though...
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'03 3.0i z4: tiag ext., red int., SMG, sport, premium
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