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BMW Performance Rims 19': Unpacked & installed (Video & Pics)
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zaleonardz
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Gorgeous on the black !!
its not that aggressive.. So will stay in tune with my styling theme 
I had a csl boot on my e46 and loved the look.
This is definitely something i am gonna do.
The only problem is shipping costs twice the boot price.. So will see if any1 else wants one.
I had a csl boot on my e46 and loved the look.
This is definitely something i am gonna do.
The only problem is shipping costs twice the boot price.. So will see if any1 else wants one.
Updated pics on rims & wheels:
The rims obviously draw attention. It looks particularly great on the black car. BMW has been very conservative with the offset on these rims and if you want to you could add an H&R spacers of 5 -10mill to bring the rim out slightly more to give the "flush" look. The car in the pics is lowered 15mm from the stock sportspack height. But i can drop it with another 10mm if so chooses, without causing any rear rubbing. (See the pics with the 40kg bag of sand). However, i would still like to roll/tuck in the fenders slightly as a precaution.
The car drives very comfortably at this lowered height and the suspension handles the bumbs reasonably well. The low profiles are not hard or harsh in normal driving until you hit a bad pothole, then you realise how thick the outer wall of the RFTs rubber is...great. :thumbsup: The low profiles look good but it is not ideal for tracking (as i discovered on Killarney recently)...I intend putting some semi-slicks on my 17' OEM rims for those track moments, instead of ruuning with the 19's. It's hard to know or feel if the car is lighter due to the new light weight rims but it definitely handles way better than the 17' in normal driving situations, cornering etc...
The main benefit is how the rims (look) on the car...:shoesmiley:
So i loaded 3 x 40kg (120Kg's) of swimming pool filter sand into the boot and drove around the neighbourhood to see if there would be any rubbing and how "comfortable" the ride would be. Infact the ride/drive felt the same as without the bags. (heavier of course) but not harder or uncomfortable. It cleared the humps in the same way as before (just about).
This picture is the car without the 120Kg's of sand. Both pics were taken at the same spot after each other:
The pic with the 120Kgs:
Here is a pic of the lowered car from the front; as at this moment: (without the sand bags of course)
The rims obviously draw attention. It looks particularly great on the black car. BMW has been very conservative with the offset on these rims and if you want to you could add an H&R spacers of 5 -10mill to bring the rim out slightly more to give the "flush" look. The car in the pics is lowered 15mm from the stock sportspack height. But i can drop it with another 10mm if so chooses, without causing any rear rubbing. (See the pics with the 40kg bag of sand). However, i would still like to roll/tuck in the fenders slightly as a precaution.
The car drives very comfortably at this lowered height and the suspension handles the bumbs reasonably well. The low profiles are not hard or harsh in normal driving until you hit a bad pothole, then you realise how thick the outer wall of the RFTs rubber is...great. :thumbsup: The low profiles look good but it is not ideal for tracking (as i discovered on Killarney recently)...I intend putting some semi-slicks on my 17' OEM rims for those track moments, instead of ruuning with the 19's. It's hard to know or feel if the car is lighter due to the new light weight rims but it definitely handles way better than the 17' in normal driving situations, cornering etc...
The main benefit is how the rims (look) on the car...:shoesmiley:
So i loaded 3 x 40kg (120Kg's) of swimming pool filter sand into the boot and drove around the neighbourhood to see if there would be any rubbing and how "comfortable" the ride would be. Infact the ride/drive felt the same as without the bags. (heavier of course) but not harder or uncomfortable. It cleared the humps in the same way as before (just about).
This picture is the car without the 120Kg's of sand. Both pics were taken at the same spot after each other:
The pic with the 120Kgs:
Here is a pic of the lowered car from the front; as at this moment: (without the sand bags of course)
clutchplate
///Member
Damn Twinz ... thats looking sooooo sexy man... eish eish eish !! I will HAVE to see your chariot in real life sometime soon... It would be awesome if you come to jhb sometime for a thursday night jol .
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///Marksman
New member
God Dammit these LCI's are beautiful
Very Very nice Twinz:drool:
Very Very nice Twinz:drool:
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Mike1
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:drool:
clutchplate
///Member
freerider, lol, thats a good idea... I told Uber the other day .. dude, we need to gooi one roadtrip, and he tunes ye my bru, definetly.. so we will sometime
