Need some help here Wheels & Tire issues

Zmenallstars · 12-29-2009, 07:07 PM

I was supposed to pick up my E92 tomorrow morning but I've ran into some issues with winter tires.

Combined with the holidays and the lack of stock that people are keeping I'm kinda stuck in a corner here, so here's my question.

Do i go with an amazing deal of $1100 for wheels and tires mounted ready to go or with the wheels and tires BMW is offering me at $2500

Here's the catch, the wheels at $1100 are M5 replicas in chrome! their is truly nothing I hate more than chrome, but its a huge price difference. I'd like to see what they look like on an Alpine white but There's no pic that I could find.

Suggestions? Advice? anything?

2M · 12-29-2009, 07:10 PM

chrome ? hell no! my friend wanted to give me m3 reps in chrome for free i said no! coulda painted em but whatever

Ron1n · 12-29-2009, 07:13 PM

They're winters....save yourself $1400 and get the M5 reps.

Zmenallstars · 12-29-2009, 07:16 PM

both those comments basically sum up why I cant make a decision

swartzentruber · 12-29-2009, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron1n

They're winters....save yourself $1400 and get the M5 reps.

+1 If you really end up hating the chrome that much, I'm sure you can do something to cover the chrome for a lot less than $1400 (how much does a can of spray paint cost?

)

You could also just live with the chrome this winter, and get a cheap rim from Tirerack next year. You could probably do something in the $600-800 range even with remounting the tires.

AlbAtRoS · 12-29-2009, 07:17 PM

chrome lol ,chrome wheels are funny..... haa

rkan · 12-30-2009, 09:46 AM

Are the tires the same on both choices?

EVO_S4 · 12-30-2009, 10:00 AM

dont waste your money if you are having 2nd thought

stressdoc · 12-30-2009, 10:30 AM

There must be other alternatives. You will hate yourself with chrome wheels. Winter is too long in Montreal to live with that.
Surely TireRack can express delivery something better in a week. Or do what I do: just mount winter tires on your stock OEM rims. If you hate the mount/unmount routine, put the winters on your OEM rims, sell the new rfts to your dealer, and then in the spring get some lightweight forged rims with high quality non-rfts.

UdubBadger · 12-30-2009, 11:35 AM

Take the chrome ones, have um painted/powdercoated gunmetal, black or whatever you want for a few hundred bucks. Or do what I did and save more money by painting um yourself with Duplicolor Wheel Paint, its SUPER easy. They come out nice plus they're winters so you can get um chipped/scratched up with no worries and just repaint um again before next winter (with a few good coats of paint and 24/36 hrs of time for the paint to cure, the finish is VERY strong and will last a long time but I'm just sayin just in case they do chip or get scratched. Its not like they're gonna flake off completely within a few months of being sprayed).

richtorr · 12-30-2009, 11:48 AM

imo i dont like chrome either but it is not the worst. they're only for a winter setup and a $1400 price diffrence is a lot of money to use on other things. m5 reps aint half bad, chrome is meh but for a winter set up why not. that leaves you with money left over for anything else and a decent pair of winter rims. as mentioned before you can always paint them or something for a reasonable price and end up with some nice wheels.

Bobble · 12-30-2009, 11:54 AM

Since we don't have that issue in So Cal my advice would simply be save the cash and get the cheap winter ones and paint or powder coat them for a couple of hundred extra. You'll still have @1000 to play with come spring/summer to put into the car or pay for part of a nice vacation in a sunny spot. Why waste the extra bucks on somethingthat will get beat up in winter conditions??

asus389 · 12-30-2009, 06:21 PM

Your only two options are those? I'd call around some more. What about refurb OEM rims? There are a bunch of places that sell those online and can probably ship them. I have some Rial Salernos that I got from tirerack 2 weeks ago with lm25s for like $1100. But there were a bunch of local places that sold them also - including the BMW dealer.

I really like the Rials BTW. They are a nice 5 spoke design and take the BMW center caps.

12-29-2009, 07:07 PM	#1
Zmenallstars New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 328i Coupe Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	Need some help here Wheels & Tire issues I was supposed to pick up my E92 tomorrow morning but I've ran into some issues with winter tires. Combined with the holidays and the lack of stock that people are keeping I'm kinda stuck in a corner here, so here's my question. Do i go with an amazing deal of $1100 for wheels and tires mounted ready to go or with the wheels and tires BMW is offering me at $2500 Here's the catch, the wheels at $1100 are M5 replicas in chrome! their is truly nothing I hate more than chrome, but its a huge price difference. I'd like to see what they look like on an Alpine white but There's no pic that I could find. Suggestions? Advice? anything?
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Zmenallstars New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 328i Coupe Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	both those comments basically sum up why I cant make a decision
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AlbAtRoS Gestapo 0 Rep 84 Posts Drives: E90 330i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Boston MA iTrader: (0)	chrome lol ,chrome wheels are funny..... haa
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rkan Private First Class 1 Rep 175 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe' -Black Sapphire Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Omaha iTrader: (1)	Are the tires the same on both choices?
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12-30-2009, 10:30 AM	#9
stressdoc Moderator 657 Rep 10,863 Posts Drives: BMW i8; Toy 4runner TRD pro Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Waco TX iTrader: (0)	There must be other alternatives. You will hate yourself with chrome wheels. Winter is too long in Montreal to live with that. Surely TireRack can express delivery something better in a week. Or do what I do: just mount winter tires on your stock OEM rims. If you hate the mount/unmount routine, put the winters on your OEM rims, sell the new rfts to your dealer, and then in the spring get some lightweight forged rims with high quality non-rfts. __________________ My recent ED photos: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1026808 my not-so-recent ED: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31829 Please join BMWCCA http://bmwcca.org/index.php?pageid=c...&ref_by=300279
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richtorr 328i/AW, Coral/prem., sport, 5 Rep 219 Posts Drives: e93 m sport Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: brooklyn, ny iTrader: (0)	imo i dont like chrome either but it is not the worst. they're only for a winter setup and a $1400 price diffrence is a lot of money to use on other things. m5 reps aint half bad, chrome is meh but for a winter set up why not. that leaves you with money left over for anything else and a decent pair of winter rims. as mentioned before you can always paint them or something for a reasonable price and end up with some nice wheels.
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Bobble Major 56 Rep 1,232 Posts Drives: Whatever POS the wife leaves Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	Since we don't have that issue in So Cal my advice would simply be save the cash and get the cheap winter ones and paint or powder coat them for a couple of hundred extra. You'll still have @1000 to play with come spring/summer to put into the car or pay for part of a nice vacation in a sunny spot. Why waste the extra bucks on somethingthat will get beat up in winter conditions??
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asus389 Captain 72 Rep 639 Posts Drives: 11 E90 328i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 328i [0.00]	Your only two options are those? I'd call around some more. What about refurb OEM rims? There are a bunch of places that sell those online and can probably ship them. I have some Rial Salernos that I got from tirerack 2 weeks ago with lm25s for like $1100. But there were a bunch of local places that sold them also - including the BMW dealer. I really like the Rials BTW. They are a nice 5 spoke design and take the BMW center caps.
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