hello,

purchased the car back in January, love every bit of the car. really like the fact that this car can be a beast at full throttle and a luxorious one while cruising. it took me a while to find a this unique color. i had an E46 M3, so sometimes i miss the raw-ness of the M, but of course, these two cars should be compared.

I am very happy with my choice of going with DPE wheels instead of other competing concave wheels. Jojo and Sean from DPE were very responsive to my questions and informative about fitment concerns. i had some slight problem during installation, but Sean/Jojo checked up on the status via email right after to make sure the installation is successful. i purchased SSR, Work, HRE wheels for my previous cars before, but i have to say that the styling of the DPE wheels is very original. i addressed to Jojo from DPE that their marketing effort falls short compare to others, so i hope they can improve on this problem to earn the recognition they truly deserve.

i am also happy with the drop on the car. when i dropped the car to top of tire, it looked so bad *** with the wheels! But.....the days of going diagonally up a driveway or dodging pot holes are over, and i did not spend this much on purchasing the CLS to give myself more stress when driving the car. although we still have an option to raise the car via airmatic, it is just another piece of stress i do not want to think about. mild drop is fine with me...

i do have a slight interest in trading in the car for something else, will post a for sale ad when ready.

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Very nice ! But should drop It a bit more.

 

Looks awesome!!!
Very cool cooler btw.

 

very nice.. looks like the incurve ic-s5's i bought for my wifes car but with a lip http://www.flickr.com/photos/incurve...7626277171671/

 

Looks great!

 

looks great, what front lip is that?

 

very nice!

 

Looks like the Carlsson from lip.

 

Nice wheels. I agree. Drop the bad mo fo a little more.

 

Which wheels are these? MT5? Concave?

 

DPE SP-SC5 brushed alum finish with chrome lip

Sarona front lip

 

what tires ,size, brand & offset for the wheels nice...........

 

You must not have read the OP's comments that he is happy with a mild drop because it's less stress when driving.
I completely agree with him. People tell me all the time to drop my car more and I ignore them. I enjoy driving, not dodging everything on the road.
I think it look s fine as is, plus he can enjoy driving it more without it being slammed.

The wheels look amazing. Good selection.

Nice color on the car as well.

 

agree! cars almost at stock height always look classier in my opinion. i purposely picked this set of wheels because they look similar to AMG wheels, i just want to keep the stock look but with some upgrades. again, those days with deep dish black wheels are over......

 

Wow looks great. Why would you trade the car in already...I am confused?

 

I've know he wants a mild drop. Just think it would look better with it a little lower.it's still wouldn't make a big diff. In ride .cuz remember that's it's already lowered from stock height. Just my opinion.

 

where did u purchase your front lip from alanm3sf? and what is it called? thanks in advance!

 

sarona front lip. it has a much thinner profile compare to carlsson (or its replica).