The shortest wheel experiment ever?

[PropellerHead]

Well.. THAT didn't take too long.

In another thread ab tail lights, I kinda went off the rails about getting some Beyern 5's. It made sense, bc the purchase of Beyern 5's was kinda an 'off the rails' impulse buy. I found them. I liked them. I pulled the trigger. And so began a discussion about them on my X.

I began (admittedly) with some teaser pics for the group:






Much to the chagrin of the group, I had yet to post pics of the whole car. I needed time to soak them in. To see if I was hesitant ab them bc they were *different* or bc they just weren't ending up to be my style. I studied them every time I entered or exited the car. I polled many, many friends. Some in favor, some were not.

I looked at them in different light. Different pictures. Clean. Dirty- well as dirty as they could get in a week. And still I waited for the love to fill in. I determined that I liked the wheels. They LOOK awesome on their own. I *like* the deep dish. I love the muted spokes as opposed to chrome. And then I would step back and take in the whole car.



I never really just felt that magic I felt with my OE wheels. Tough to explain. Probably bc it is so deeply rooted in personal preference. Some folks may like them on my car. A lot of folks did. Some folks may like them for their OWN car. That works, too. As soon as I get them cleaned up, I am going to get the Premier account and post them for sale.

Often, I would find an angle I liked. Like this pic.



But alas. I think I figured it out. They're just so different from OE that it's obvious they're after market. That's just not my thing. I like the stock look that OEM parts offer.

And so, less than a week after I had them put on, I removed them. I immediately preferred my old reliables. A fun experience.



The wheels are great if I had wanted a square setup. They're each 20x10. They're only about 30lbs, so they're very light. Much lighter than most aftermarket wheels. Over the course of the week, I actually did scuff one of them with a small rock chip (or something). Nothing as bad as curb rash, but one of them is that much less than perfect.

So, when the time comes, I will put them up here. For now, I'm happily back to my OE setup.