Pointy's M3 thread
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Originally Posted by Poindexter,Aug 23 2005, 07:02 AM
To each his own 
I don't plan on doing to the M3 what I did to the S.
I don't plan on doing to the M3 what I did to the S. 
I am saving this one for later... :lmao: Famous last words...
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Today's BMW M model Pre-Sale Inventory from....
Atlanta AA (tomorrow, August 24):
These are all 2002's.
Atlanta AA (tomorrow, August 24):
These are all 2002's.
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Okay - I've done some pretty thorough wheel research and have come to these conclusions:
iForged: NSX people have had problems, but BMW people love them
HRE: BMW people are wishy washy on them - some customer service issues, and there is no way I'm spending $1600-$2000 per wheel
Kinesis: Great wheel - I don't like the styles available for the M3 offset
Fikse: In my opinion they're ugly
Custom BMW Wheels: Basically the stock wheels with a fatter lip and any color you choose. They're not very expensive (compared to the rest), but I will already have a set of bimmer wheels.
Volks: Only comes in TE or LE 37's but they're one of the widest wheels you can get on the car at 19x8.5 +40 and 19x10.5 +27 (think of the lip) so you can get a hell of a contact patch on them. There are 2 sets of the Black/Polished left in the US right now, and I am considering them. They're also the least expensive of all the known aftermarket brands.
So I'm now torn between these two wheels:
And the iForged Swifts:
iForged: NSX people have had problems, but BMW people love them
HRE: BMW people are wishy washy on them - some customer service issues, and there is no way I'm spending $1600-$2000 per wheel
Kinesis: Great wheel - I don't like the styles available for the M3 offset
Fikse: In my opinion they're ugly
Custom BMW Wheels: Basically the stock wheels with a fatter lip and any color you choose. They're not very expensive (compared to the rest), but I will already have a set of bimmer wheels.
Volks: Only comes in TE or LE 37's but they're one of the widest wheels you can get on the car at 19x8.5 +40 and 19x10.5 +27 (think of the lip) so you can get a hell of a contact patch on them. There are 2 sets of the Black/Polished left in the US right now, and I am considering them. They're also the least expensive of all the known aftermarket brands.
So I'm now torn between these two wheels:
And the iForged Swifts:
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Yeah....iForged is getting bad write ups in the Japanese world, but German car owners love them.....maybe they're better with size 
The Swifts have a 4 inch lip in the rear with a 2.75 inch lip in the front, and there wouldn't be so much of a rush to pick them up + I can choose whichever color I want. The Volks have a 2 inch front lip and 3 inch rear lip. I'm buying these wheels for bling and keeping the stockers for the few times I'll put this car on a true track.
They are .5 inch skinnier than the Volks, but that also means less $$$ on the tires.......hmmmmm.......it would be nice to say, "this is my third set of Volks"
No matter what it will be my 7th set of wheels in two years .......Knowing that this will be set number 7 of late, you know that if I don't like them it isn't too much of an issue for me to get something else
The Swifts have a 4 inch lip in the rear with a 2.75 inch lip in the front, and there wouldn't be so much of a rush to pick them up + I can choose whichever color I want. The Volks have a 2 inch front lip and 3 inch rear lip. I'm buying these wheels for bling and keeping the stockers for the few times I'll put this car on a true track.
They are .5 inch skinnier than the Volks, but that also means less $$$ on the tires.......hmmmmm.......it would be nice to say, "this is my third set of Volks"
No matter what it will be my 7th set of wheels in two years .......Knowing that this will be set number 7 of late, you know that if I don't like them it isn't too much of an issue for me to get something else
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I like the Daytonas or the Senekas out of those choices. I chose the Sprints because I am going to be running a BBK. I think the problems with the NSX guys and iForged was due to wait time. I also believe those issues were over 2+ years old. 
I ordered the iForged and had them in my hands within 5 weeks. 
Ryan
I ordered the iForged and had them in my hands within 5 weeks. Ryan