Roswell

I knew u would end up coming back into the HRE family lol

Stop the teasing & post good pics of the new shoes.

Phil Chow

You're a BBS LM ***** like I am. Had a set of LMs on my GTI and my Cayman, been debating for the C63 haha.

There's a set of 19x9 +38 / 19x10 +40 in 5x114.3 local to me right now, I could probably make them work, with some shaving here and there. But...I don't like LMs that aren't reverse mounted, haha. And I want to run a 245/275 setup, so that goes all out the window!

You wouldn't happen to want to sell your P40s would you?!

Roswell

^^ Phil, Kriston P43S wouldn't fit ur car anyways .. He has modified rear fender flares.

Phil Chow

Oh wait, I'm an idiot. Mixed you and Kriston up, haha. You're the one with the P40s, he has the FF01s, haha.

Love both cars, and all 3 of your wheels

Roswell

I have the P40SC , Kriston just bought a set of P43S.. He sold his FF101 a while ago

Kriston

Phil,


You can get a decent lip on the LM's but need 20's to make them look right. Having experience with LM's in the past the 19 inch face look very small.


You cant go wrong with BBS, really there isn't a better wheel company that exist. They even own the metal foundries with proprietary alloy compositions just for their wheels. If anyone knows wheels, they know BBS is the king of the hill, both from a company perspective and global recognition. No other manufacturer comes close to them in terms of Original equipment manufacturing for large auto makers.


The LM's are by far my favorite wheel of all time!


I got a good deal on the P43S so I bought them, I have both my LM's and P43's right now. Will decide which ones I like best and sell the other set after.

Durban

iPhone pic with dirty wheels

sinape62

Roswell

Very nice sinape62, what is Vertini wheels? I never heard of them.. Forged? A drop will make them look 100x better

sinape62

Thanks Roswell! Yes they are rotary forged. I wanted to go with a different wheel, but had to be forged. I've got H&R springs, (had them for 4 months, before getting the wheels) but read posts on alignment issues, pulling to the right...so now I'm hesitant on installing them. So yes, I am going to for a drop but with coilovers instead.

On a side note, I'm right in the process of relocating to Seattle (a 5 month process that's now coming to a head) so I'm looking for a second hand car as well... My build has been slow, not by choice mainly due to my line of work...almost sold the car because I was asked to go to China for 5 years thankfully that fell through.

Roswell

^^ Well the finish looks amazing, I thought they were ADV at first. Good choice!

I feel you about the H&R springs pulling to the right, I still don't know why some cars pulls & others don't. Luckily I didn't have that problem cuz I would get annoyed too.

Keep in mind Coilovers are not problem free either, some gets pulling, clunking or squeaking noise too.

Durban

kellankong

hi ed4,
Can You tell me your wheel specs? Size and offset? Thx!

thewb

Hedges

Looks like a video game! Love it!

sirius9

Lowered on H&R with Ispiri ISR 5 matte black.

sirius9

I know this is from 2011, but just to say mine does the opposite as i am across the pond, ie UK with right hand drive.

Mine rear drivers side rubs with ET40, only on semi full load.

Seems to be the set up of these cars....

sirius9

What caliper trick if i may ask?

Phil Chow

Probably grinding the caliper down.

Roswell

My head is hurting from this thought lol

Roswell

Phil Chow, what are you waiting for to join this "Aftermarket wheel thread"? Here are more inspiration for you on HRE ideas... lol

Archiyanz

oh~that looks so hot~Can I know ur specs and tire sizes?

gawa

Test fitting the winter wheels

tasho3

Car looks stunning. Was thinking of picking up a set of these myself but can't find them anywhere in 19". Where did you get yours from? What's the offsets?

thewb

Make sure you do research before making a final decision. There are a lot of brands to choose from at that pricing point.