Is this fashion or vandalism?

pdk42 · 01-21-2015, 03:03 AM

Seen on a rather tasty 14-reg M4:

In my mind, this is just tasteless ruin of a very desirable car - but maybe I'm just old-fashioned.

simon. · 01-21-2015, 03:06 AM

Oh dear!!!

teaston · 01-21-2015, 03:07 AM

It's illegal is what it is! Wheels are not allowed to protude beyond the arches!

Tengocity · 01-21-2015, 03:12 AM

Nice car and nice wheels but that's just poor taste or bad work in choosing offset or spacers.

It just doesn't look very good, especially with that wheel arch gap.

james d · 01-21-2015, 03:12 AM

Hasn't improved his parking technique much looking at the 360 degree kerbing-Ouch!

SkyJawa · 01-21-2015, 03:22 AM

WHEEL ARCH GAP OMG!!

That's horrific on an M car! As are the wheels and kurbing. Muppet!

JonD · 01-21-2015, 03:23 AM

I can't think Why would somebody think it looks good, even if you'd bought the wrong offset you would even fit them.

MarkG_M5Comp · 01-21-2015, 03:26 AM

I'm actually hoping his original wheels got nicked or had a fault and these have been fitted while waiting for replacements.

Please god let that be the case, otherwise we must intervene and remove the car from his possession.

NISFAN · 01-21-2015, 03:33 AM

Aaaaah that is well wik-kid innit....Bruv.

Looks like he is also going for the stretched tyre look (putting a smaller width tyre on a wide rim). A very dangerous practice as a loss of pressure means the tyre is likely to want to come off the bead of the rim and flail around.

jusdorange · 01-21-2015, 03:58 AM

carlos fandango?

Pablo68 · 01-21-2015, 07:14 AM

Probably not a real M4 but a body kit conversion of a 420D

JonD · 01-21-2015, 07:22 AM

Could be a cunning anti theft device, I mean who the f#%k would want to steal it now

JoshB25 · 01-21-2015, 08:16 AM

Arches dont look wide enough to be an M4 and the mirrors are wrong. I think. Either way its ruined

Andrewthefirst · 01-21-2015, 08:24 AM

The yanks would love it tho

teaston · 01-21-2015, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Pablo68

Probably not a real M4 but a body kit conversion of a 420D

Now who would dream of putting an M3/4 kit on a diesel!

Tengocity · 01-21-2015, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrewthefirst

The yanks would love it tho

The yanks seem to like things slammed, so I think they'd be horrified at the wheel arch gap on this!

Tengocity · 01-21-2015, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by teaston

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pablo68

Probably not a real M4 but a body kit conversion of a 420D

Now who would dream of putting an M3/4 kit on a diesel!

I promise you it wasn't me! I'd never have diesel convertible either.

I think you're supposed to widen the arches when you widen the track!

Andrewthefirst · 01-21-2015, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Tengocity

The yanks seem to like things slammed, so I think they'd be horrified at the wheel arch gap on this!

You're quite right. Didn't even appreciate the gap, disgusted and amazed as I was at the kerbing!

Bibbles · 01-21-2015, 09:30 AM

I reckon my wife could kerb those without even driving the car.

d4springer · 01-21-2015, 09:40 AM

I fitted spacers to mine, however the wheels are not supposed to be sitting outside of the wheel arch, mine are perfectly level. Doesn't look like he has spacers fitted so I guess they are just oversized alloys. The tyres look like they only just about fit, I have seen this before, it's called tyre stretching, you basically fit tyres to a much wider rim than it is intended for, supposed to allow you to fit wide alloys without the tyre itself sitting outside of the wheel arch, clearly this is very dodgy due to risk of blowouts or sudden deflation.

G82Dude · 01-21-2015, 11:10 AM

Not an M4. Side air vent thingy is wrong. And the ride height...?

Although it explains why the wheels are ripped to pieces. The car's in the middle of the road and the wheels are on the curb. Ridiculous.

Lorcan · 01-21-2015, 11:17 AM

Reminds me of this for some reason!

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SkyJawa Major General 3719 Rep 8,636 Posts Drives: F10 530d Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hampshire iTrader: (1)	WHEEL ARCH GAP OMG!! That's horrific on an M car! As are the wheels and kurbing. Muppet!
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JonD Major 205 Rep 1,152 Posts Drives: 1 Series Coupe, M Sport Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I can't think Why would somebody think it looks good, even if you'd bought the wrong offset you would even fit them.
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NISFAN Major General 3489 Rep 9,709 Posts Drives: BMW M2 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Bedford UK iTrader: (0)	Aaaaah that is well wik-kid innit....Bruv. Looks like he is also going for the stretched tyre look (putting a smaller width tyre on a wide rim). A very dangerous practice as a loss of pressure means the tyre is likely to want to come off the bead of the rim and flail around.
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JonD Major 205 Rep 1,152 Posts Drives: 1 Series Coupe, M Sport Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Could be a cunning anti theft device, I mean who the f#%k would want to steal it now
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JoshB25 Captain 131 Rep 693 Posts Drives: F30 318d M-Sport Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Worcester iTrader: (0)	Arches dont look wide enough to be an M4 and the mirrors are wrong. I think. Either way its ruined
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G82Dude - 294 Rep 2,602 Posts Drives: M4CMxD Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Not an M4. Side air vent thingy is wrong. And the ride height...? Although it explains why the wheels are ripped to pieces. The car's in the middle of the road and the wheels are on the curb. Ridiculous.
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