Rims and tires

[Slimm]

its time for tires now. i rotated them yesterday and noticed im almost to the little wear indicator made onto the tire. my wife made a good suggestion; since i plan on getting a new set of rims some time soon, why not go ahead and get those instead of my normal expensive a** tire? i usually run bridgestone potenza. they ride nice and have a nice looking side wall; kinda square. not round like this set of michellines i had once. but can tend to be an expensive route. the last set cost me about $1200 for the set after installation and everything. the set of rims i want are only $1600; rims, tires, lugs, locks, mounting and balancing all included.

the point of this post is to ask you guys' opinion, as i so often do. in my spare time, i have been shadowlining the chrome and polished parts from my parts car. its no big rush so ive been taking my precious time. now i find myself in a bit of a conundrum; should i go ahead and shadowline or leave the chrome on my car. mine is in decent condition and doesnt look bad at all.

in reference to the rims themselves; i HATE chrome rims so the set i plan to get have a machined face and chrome lip. i can deal with a chrome lip. i actually think it would look kinda nice. that being said, i don't know if i should shadowline at this point. i think the chrome accents on the car would make the lip pop...or vice versa.

input? opinions?

the set is identical to these
http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m636/slimm82/01-85_zpsc63f8ce2.jpg

[Alpine 7even]

I like em! They have a Racing Dynamics look to them!

[SEVEN40iL]

I like them too!

And yes, if you leave the Chromeline, they will be accented by the chrome lip

[WarMachine7]

Me likey. :shifty:

[kooljess]

Nice. Very nice.

[purplecty]

Nice... Your in atl so no worries about any major pitting of the chrome... Nice and dry down there... Dont forget aluminum hubcentric rings...

[Smoothjazz]

I like them too!

And yes, if you leave the Chromeline, they will be accented by the chrome lip


+1:eek:

[jmbinion]

I like them. They remind me of an updated version of the mpars

[purplecty]

I like them. They remind me of an updated version of the mpars

No such thing! ;)

[WarMachine7]

I like the deep dish lip

[Jayccel]

Love the fat chrome lip :thumbup:

[M I C H A E L]

dem some nice wheels right there!

[Slimm]

Nice... Your in atl so no worries about any major pitting of the chrome... Nice and dry down there... Dont forget aluminum hubcentric rings...

They're hub centric for the e38. They'll be custom made for Sapphire.

[DukeEllington]

imo, the star seems too thin. Unless you have drilled and slotted rotors and painted calipers. Even still it doesnt seem to fit the lines of the car. But as we say; if you like it we love it!

[purplecty]

Thatsa plus!

[TheLadiesMan]

20"?

[Slimm]

imo, the star seems too thin. Unless you have drilled and slotted rotors and painted calipers. Even still it doesnt seem to fit the lines of the car. But as we say; if you like it we love it!

i kiinda agree but disagree. i like the thin look b/c its different and its clean. if i was going for that sport look, i feel like it would be perfect. im doing dimpled rotors this time around w/ painted calipers. havent decided what color calipers


20"?

yes, staggered 20.

i found these too. i kinda like these better. they look classier. the 5 spoke is a little too sporty for the look im going for. theyre both forged, 2 piece wheels. same price.

http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m636/slimm82/01-177_zps5e6c622c.jpg

[TheLadiesMan]

I like the latter. It reminds me of Shawn's old 22" Asantis

[Slimm]

I like the latter. It reminds me of Shawn's old 22" Asantis

Idk who shawn is, but whatever u say, good sir. I'm pushing towards the 2nd pair. They make me feel all warm and tingly inside. Lol.

[TheLadiesMan]

C8V6C

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/154741_173448186008528_3020878_n.jpg

[Slimm]

C8V6C

Gotcha. Those are indeed hot. I think lip on the front wheel is bit too deep but it still looks great.