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[JackSpadesSI]

I drive a Jet Black 2011 335i (RWD, non-sport package). I have snow tires mounted on my stock BMW 17" wheels. I plan to buy new wheels and summer tires sometime before the end of April. While these new summer wheels/tires are on my car I will drive: 95% city/highway commute driving, 5% closed track performance driving.

I am completely lost with wheel selection - I don't know a thing about offset, or bolt pattern, or any of the other issues with wheel compatibility. What's a forged wheel?

My wants:
- I want bigger wheels than my 17" stock wheels, but I'm undecided between 18" or 19". If my budget allows, I would like to upgrade my brakes in the future, so the wheels I buy now had better fit those upgraded brakes.

- I want the widest wheels/tires that will practically fit my car, but not negatively impact my normal street driving.

- I want a strong/safe wheel that won't break from one tiny pothole (I live in Michigan, so potholes are a fact of life).

- If I don't buy actual BMW wheels, I want to be able to put a BMW roundel logo cap on the wheels.

As a reference, I love the BMW 313 wheels (but they're VERY expensive). More generally, I like 5-spoke wheel designs that have a lot of "open" room to see the brake rotors.

I don't have a budget set because I don't know what is realistic for decent new wheels. Consider the BMW 313's as the upper end of (and slightly out of) my price range.

Let the advice/recommendations begin!

[MassBimmer]

Check out the new Forgestar CF5...quality wheel for the money

http://www.**********s.com/Forgestar-CF5-Wheels-BMW.htm

[ocemt816]

i just got vorsteiner cs1 for jet black lci, from what goes around on the forum, they're quality wheels. the forgestar massbimmer noted look really good too!