****Marcato Wheels 1 Piece Forged****

[Marcato Wheels]

Marcato Wheels One Piece Forged Group Buy

Here is the update that you guys have all been waiting for. Marcato Wheels will be starting the first sale for the 1 piece forged line as a group buy due to the overwhelming response from this forum.

Marcato’s 1 piece forged line of wheels will be made of 6061-T6 aircraft grade aluminum. The material will be forged with an 8000 Ton press and cut with a precision CNC machine located in our facility in Korea. All the wheels will pass a rigorous quality control test before they are boxed and shipped out.

Size: The available sizes will be an 18x8.5 with a 2.5 inch lip and an 18x9.5 with a 3.5 inch lip. The offsets have been set at +43 in the front and + 48 in the rear. This will achieve that aggressive look while still allowing you to lower the car and not have rubbing issues.

Styles: The available styles to choose from are the MFM (Mesh Style), MFS (7 spoke split) and MFF (5 Spoke Split). Below are images of the current designs. The pictures don't reflect actual lip size.

Fitments: The fitments are set up for the 1 series (2008-present) E82 and E88 and also 3 series (2006–present) E90 E92 E93

Finishes: The available finishes are Matte Black, Gloss Black, Titanium and Silver.

(Matte Black)-Flat black paint with a dry ceramic clear coat.
(Gloss Black)- Standard black paint with automotive high gloss clear coat.
(Titanium)- Dark silver with a dry ceramic clear coat.
(Silver)- Standard silver with automotive high gloss clear coat. Give the wheels an OEM style look

Weights: The weights will vary slightly from style. The front 18x8.5 will be 17.5~18.5 pounds and the rear 18x9.5 18.5~19.5 pounds. These wheels are designed for better braking, acceleration and also cornering for the BMW enthusiast. All the Marcato wheels meet the standards of JWL and VIA.

Marcato Wheels has designed these wheels to be compliant with your factory center caps and lug studs. Adapters will be supplied with each wheel so you can use your OEM TPMS units.


Style: MFM




Style: MFS



Style: MFF




The Group buy special price is $2,600. There are only 25 spots open at this price and production won’t start till all 25 spots are filled. A 50% deposit is required before production starts. Deposits are nonrefundable once the group buy begins. Remaining 50% will be due before the wheels ship.

**Production update!!**
Production will start October 15th. All spots must be filled on group buy for production to begin. Please read the payment update to make sure that payments are done correctly so production can start on time. If production starts on the October 15th we plan to have the wheels ship by December 15th. Please note custom finishes may take longer. If and when there are changes, we will update the main page so that everyone can be informed of the situation. Thank you.

**Payment update!!**
October 6th 2008 – Email will be sent to Group Buy members via Google Checkout for initial 50% Deposit
October 9th 2008 – All deposits must be submitted by 6PM PST. Nonpaying members will be dropped from the Group Buy
October 10th 2008 – If applicable, deposit request will be sent via email to any members on the Group Buy waiting list.
October 13th 2008 – All waiting list deposits must be submitted by 6PM PST.
*** These changes have been made so production can begin on time on October 15th.


To join the group buy PM us your full name, address, email, style and finish, we`ll add you to the list and send the request for the deposit via Google checkout. Shipping cost will be collected on the 2nd payment

Shipping will be $160 to the lower 48 states. Shipping to Canada is to be determined. California residents will have to add 8.25% for sales tax.

Thank you for your interests in the Marcato 1 piece wheel line. Now let the group buy begin


Thank You,
Blake B
Marcato Wheels
562-698-8215

[1ForAll]

MFM FTW!!!!

MFF also looks good!



EDIT: I will take a gloss black set with a custom lip

[InsaneSkippy]

MFM FTMFW!

[Ryan@IND]

Great job Marcato.
We will take order as soon as you guys are ready to roll!

[Trapperj]

MFW

[wu2x]

gogo MFS

[coco_m3]

MFS

[randomquickness]

were those done with autodesk inventor? I like all of them!

[Kris]

Are they going to be HRE and the other style prices? ie: a lung per corner? Or will these actually be resonable.

[Charles1]

Offsets?

[wnta135]

How about 18x8.5 with the correct offset so we can go non-staggered?

[Darth One]

oh wow....19 lbs for 19's? i'd love a ballpark on pricing....

[BMWTT135i]

I have been stuck on hyperblack. Can't wait to see the pricing? Also any chance of altering the MFF style to look like the 360 forged wheels

[Charles1]

Why don't you order them? Does not make any since to have a company copy a wheel that is already made.

Originally Posted by BMWTT135i

I have been stuck on hyperblack. Can't wait to see the pricing? Also any chance of altering the MFF style to look like the 360 forged wheels:

[Impulse]

curious on offset as well. Don't care about the size of the lip more than i do fitting as much rubber as possible under stock fenders.
Looks nice though

[adc]

MFM for me in either black or gunmetal. Interested to see price...

[BMWTT135i]

Originally Posted by Charles1

Why don't you order them? Does not make any since to have a company copy a wheel that is already made.

I was assuming that the wheels being made will be priced lower than 360s. If I can get a cheaper wheel with the same style and the proper offset then it makes sense to me not since.

[Marcato Wheels]

Originally Posted by Kris

Are they going to be HRE and the other style prices? ie: a lung per corner? Or will these actually be resonable.

If you had to sell a lung per corner you would only get 2 wheels hehehe so that won't work. We are waiting on paint prices so we can get you the final price. That will be posted Friday September 19th :thumbup:

Originally Posted by Charles1

Offsets?

Offsets will be released on Friday September 19th.

Originally Posted by wnta135

How about 18x8.5 with the correct offset so we can go non-staggered?

I will look into that for you and see what I can do. If we do allow 8.5 all around you will have the same lip size front and back.

Originally Posted by Darth One

oh wow....19 lbs for 19's? i'd love a ballpark on pricing....

We are doing are best to keep the weight as low as possible. We will have the final numbers on Friday September 19th.

[Marcato Wheels]

to every for the great comments and questions . Lets keep them coming.


Thank You,
Blake B
Marcato Wheels

[MastaMind]

MFM looks good. I'll check back for pricing and specs. Since nobody else is stepping up with forged monoblock wheels, this looks like a viable option.

Any plans for wheels without a lip?

[Kris]

Blake, good point. Guess I'd need to lop off some limbs for the rear wheels Lets hope you're nice and let me keep my body parts!

[Marcato Wheels]

Just wanted to give this thread a little so everyone has a chance to see it