What do you guys think of my new wheels?

[bgsquad]

Originally Posted by zilverz

Nice wheels chile1 but I like mine better.

mmmm, They look like some GOLF GTI wheels or something but in bigger size... I like chile1's better: more BMW so to speak...

[zilverz]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Those are replicas on ebay for $700. I have owned M6 wheel reps from same company before and they were all bent after 1 year.

wow they all bent huh? I guess you get what you paid for...
I better keep my stock wheels as emergency...
Thanks for the tip!

[Forster4.8is]

Originally Posted by zilverz

Thanks! No I am not running any spacers... Just hubcentric rings both front and rear.
These are replicas so it didn't cost me much.
With the wheels/tires and balance/mount with center caps including M emblems... I paid 1600 cash total. Great price huh?

Woww, very nicee! I love the look

[zilverz]

Originally Posted by bgsquad

mmmm, They look like some GOLF GTI wheels or something but in bigger size... I like chile1's better: more BMW so to speak...

No doubt those 214 Y spoke wheels look awesome.
But, I personally think that those 214's look the best on E70.

[zilverz]

Originally Posted by Forster4.8is

Woww, very nicee! I love the look

Thank you!

[faz]

I am sure I am all alone in this, but I kinda like the old ones better.

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by zilverz

wow they all bent huh? I guess you get what you paid for...
I better keep my stock wheels as emergency...
Thanks for the tip!

If roads/highways by you are pothole-free then you should be fine. Roads by me are bad....hit the pothole on highway/roads and bam...wheel is bent. Can't beat OEM wheels.

[HuskerX5]

Couldn't agree more...we have seen a ton of bent, broken and cracked wheels this winter with all the crazy potholes. Of those, 80% were aftermarket wheels that are just not as strong as the OE wheels.

I guess the lesson is that even though wheels might look cool etc., there is a reason the OE wheels are more expensive than the look a-likes.

That said, I stare at an X6M all day right outside my parts office on the showroom floor. The knock-off wheels the OP owns are a good match and look darn nice. I also like the 214's on the E53 as well. I sold a set of the Ferric X5M/X6M to a 4.8 E70 owner and after he had the rear wheels set machined a little to fit the hubcentric, they looked great as well.

[zilverz]

Originally Posted by HuskerX5

Couldn't agree more...we have seen a ton of bent, broken and cracked wheels this winter with all the crazy potholes. Of those, 80% were aftermarket wheels that are just not as strong as the OE wheels.

I guess the lesson is that even though wheels might look cool etc., there is a reason the OE wheels are more expensive than the look a-likes.

That said, I stare at an X6M all day right outside my parts office on the showroom floor. The knock-off wheels the OP owns are a good match and look darn nice. I also like the 214's on the E53 as well. I sold a set of the Ferric X5M/X6M to a 4.8 E70 owner and after he had the rear wheels set machined a little to fit the hubcentric, they looked great as well.

Oh YES! These wheels look very nice!! How much are they?