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Looks amazing! Ive got the older brother to your truck :)

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Originally Posted by rh71 (Post 642939)

Two things have held me back... up until today I was dealing with a vibration due to a warped rear rim. I finally got a new rim on today. My other side has an out of round tire so while the vibration at 70mph is better it's still not completely gone... so I didn't want to mess with anything else until this was resolved completely. Worse, they don't make the Proxes S/T anymore so if I want a new tire I have to upgrade all 4 with the S/T II.

Second, everytime I go through a drive-thru I have to be extremely careful about curb rash. This brand new rim replaces the old rim which was also curbed at a Wendy's drive-thru notorious for being narrow - lots of tire marks. It didn't cause the warp though, that was there from the minute I put it on the road. Anyway, I really don't want to make it more difficult by making the rears even wider. Believe me, I do want that look (10mm/20mm as you suggested) but curbed rims hurt... a lot. How do you deal with this? Drive the M5 to drivethrus instead? :D

I was actually at the McDonalds on Old Country Road the other night with the X5. :bustingup

I have spacers on the M5 and the X5. I've had them on all my BMW's. If you are worried about curbing your wheels at a drive thru, then you need to work on your driving skills and you need to learn your car better (I'm kind of serious...no offense :thumbup:) I'm a fat bastard that does Fast Food when I'm too lazy to cook or wait for a decent meal. I do the drive-thru's all the time. If you want one of the tightest in our area, do the Drive-thru at Wendy's on Jericho TPKE next to Syosset Bowling! I've done it many times with both cars and all my spacers. Never a rash!

Get the spacers. Stop making up excuses.

PS - I see those driving students on the weekends around town, packed 5 deep in a little Corola, trying to get their license. Let me know if you're interested and I can see if I can squeeze you in to make the learning experience an even 6 in that car. :nanana:;)

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Originally Posted by HUK (Post 642997)

how did you get your taillights tinted? Is it film or paint?

The tails were sprayed and it was a very tedious process, since the lights are actually 2 pieces on each side (4 total). All parts were removed from the vehicle, sanded down and taped off perfectly, so only the clear parts were visible. They were then sprayed with a few light coats (I didn't want too dark) and then the tape was removed and the lights were sprayed with clear coat, polished, waxed and reinstalled in the car (All of that was over an extended period of time to allow for drying and so forth). My body shop guy does amazing work. He did all the work on my M5 too and does most of the M5Board owners in my area. Go to someone reputable. Pay a few extra bucks for quality. :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by rh71 (Post 642939)

Lastly, it sounds like you need to meet my wheel guy. There are actually two. One is mobile and the other is not. Let me know if you're interested and I can PM you their info. :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer (Post 643064)

PS - I see those driving students on the weekends around town, packed 5 deep in a little Corola, trying to get their license. Let me know if you're interested and I can see if I can squeeze you in to make the learning experience an even 6 in that car. :nanana:;)

The first time I did it I wasn't even thinking... wasn't used to driving with wider wheels... I went from 245s to 315s... now I'm just paranoid even though I haven't had another incident. :( And that McD's drivethru has no outside curbs to worry about. ;)

So am I getting TMS or H&R 10mm/20mm spacers? It says hubcentric on turnermotorsport.com - does it matter if I have replica rims - they were X5 specific and didn't need hubcentric rings? I will get the longer bolts but what about the BMW wheel locks I already have - they still going to fit? Can I bring it to your guy in Plainview for the install or someone else?

That's one mean machine you got C' :thumbup: I still have the standard 19" on mine, does it make sense to get spacers on that and is it a self installable mod or will have to take it to an indy shop?

Looks great! Love the wheels!

Gold chains and a large bag of cocaine come to mind ;)

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Originally Posted by 330cdsport (Post 643413)

Gold chains and a large bag of cocaine come to mind ;)

Thats funny but sadly, very telling. You're obviously in the minority.

All the best 330cdsport :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by rh71 (Post 643072)

H&R from Turner. Since your wheels are replica's, my only concern would the be the offsets. If they were OEM, I would tell you that 15 in the front and 20 in the rear is perfect. However, replica's tend to have a different offset than OEM. Can you tell me where you got them? Do you have a link? I can run the calculations on the Wheel Offset Calculator and tell you the ideal width for front and rear. You're fine regarding hubcentric.

You will need longer bolts. I'll tell you exactly which ones, based on which widths you go with. As for wheel locks, you'll need new ones. A few companies sell the extended wheel bolt locks. Just Google it. However, hold off until we know exact lengths, based on offsets of your replica's.