BBS LM's
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BBS LM's
I am interested in buying some BBS Lm's with or without tires. I live in the SF bay area and every wheel store iv called says they dont have them for fitment for the w203's, also I tryed craigs list and a ton of stores on line and had no luck. Is anyone on here trying to sell theres? or know of a good place I can get some? Thanks
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Here's where I ordered mine from, pretty affordable for 19's but they're not direct fitment, you'll need 12mm spacer around to make it work and the front will be sticking out a little. Not sure if you want to go through all the hassle with that, I'd def rather go with a direct fitment if you can find one
http://esmwheels.com/access/wheels-c...0tqki3l4dejqn5
Also I was looking at Linea Coarse which I should have gone with since they claim its direct fitment but dummie me I thought I could make the ones I got work without spacers. These are a little pricier but between the spacers and bolts and stuff you'll need with the ESM wheels its almost the same
http://www.wheeldude.com/wordpress/w...s-hyper-silver
http://esmwheels.com/access/wheels-c...0tqki3l4dejqn5
Also I was looking at Linea Coarse which I should have gone with since they claim its direct fitment but dummie me I thought I could make the ones I got work without spacers. These are a little pricier but between the spacers and bolts and stuff you'll need with the ESM wheels its almost the same
http://www.wheeldude.com/wordpress/w...s-hyper-silver
Last edited by a3i; Jan 7, 2012 at 02:00 PM.
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Here's where I ordered mine from, pretty affordable for 19's but they're not direct fitment, you'll need 12mm spacer around to make it work and the front will be sticking out a little. Not sure if you want to go through all the hassle with that, I'd def rather go with a direct fitment if you can find one
http://esmwheels.com/access/wheels-c...0tqki3l4dejqn5
Also I was looking at Linea Coarse which I should have gone with since they claim its direct fitment but dummie me I thought I could make the ones I got work without spacers. These are a little pricier but between the spacers and bolts and stuff you'll need with the ESM wheels its almost the same
http://www.wheeldude.com/wordpress/w...s-hyper-silver
http://esmwheels.com/access/wheels-c...0tqki3l4dejqn5
Also I was looking at Linea Coarse which I should have gone with since they claim its direct fitment but dummie me I thought I could make the ones I got work without spacers. These are a little pricier but between the spacers and bolts and stuff you'll need with the ESM wheels its almost the same
http://www.wheeldude.com/wordpress/w...s-hyper-silver
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Sorry for bumping a new thread but recently I have really been wanted to get a new set of LMs. Wheeldudes is charging 1300 for LM reps, which I thought was kind of over priced because the average cost of them is like 600. Would you mind taking a picture of your wheels from the side so I could see how much they stick out? because if they don't stick out that much I would rather just go that rout rather then drop 1300 on direct fitment ones. thanks
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Here we go, rear fits fine, no sticking out there. There will be a problem with putting center caps on though, front H&R spacers are designed in a way that the center caps wont snap on, I had to cut off tabs off the back of the caps and then use silicone to make the caps stick to the wheel, works though. Also, I've put about 1500 miles on the wheels and the clear coat on the rear lips is starting to peel off, not too noticeable and its something you can fix down the line though, just strip the clear coat and polish them
Last edited by a3i; Mar 12, 2012 at 01:04 PM.
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for some reason peydidy seems to be the only one I've seen have issues with the LM reps. a3i and other members seem to get it right with the spacers and all the first time. Maybe its just a sign for you to get other wheels lol or to save up for the real deal haha... But I say just get the wheels and push them to around +25 all around.
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I think the reason that I didn't get it right was I didn't fully understand spacers the first coupe of tries and also I had alot of shops (americans tire co, tire rack) that didn't know much about spacers and all also push me in the wrong direction, I just want to make sure I have everything exact before I start dropping money on them
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To bad your on the other side of the country or else I would have bought them off of you, shipping costs would probably make it not worth it. sorry you didnt like them
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shipping wheels and tires is around 150 max for 18s. all you do is put a board between the wheels and just get plastic wrap and wrap the tire up then get clear tape and wrap it. no need for boxing them. fedex is the cheapest i found.
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From: San Antonio , Texas
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just wondering , @ esm wheels , in case i were to order them , the ones for our w203's are the :
19x8.5 5x112 32 66.6 2.0" $225/wheel- Yes
or
19x9.5 5x112 40 66.6 3.5" $250/wheel- Yes
which one? lol
19x8.5 5x112 32 66.6 2.0" $225/wheel- Yes
or
19x9.5 5x112 40 66.6 3.5" $250/wheel- Yes
which one? lol
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and does anyone have pictures of 19" vs 18"
i heard 19" rub in the back.
my future setup , would be tein lowering spring on either 19" or 18" bbs lm reps made my ESM.
what size tire would i run?
and will it rub?
also which would look better :0
i heard 19" rub in the back.
my future setup , would be tein lowering spring on either 19" or 18" bbs lm reps made my ESM.
what size tire would i run?
and will it rub?
also which would look better :0
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Plus 18s tires are alot cheeper
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you want to go with 235/35/19 up front and 265/30/19 out back. some members go with 255's to stretch the tire a little bit and to gain a bit more clearance. I've heard some going to 275 but that is asking for trouble (rubbing).
