(UPDATED PICS) new wheels fitted caliber vintage r 17x8!

[ali50ferrari]

i went to the guy yesterday and he was soo busy he couldnt fit them on to my car and i knew i had work the next day so i told him i will try and come back in the morning, anyway the next day 7.52am i ring work im having difficulty with my car its not starting im going to wait for a shop to open and get a new battery bullsh*t blag sorted, straight to the garage get them other hideous rims off and get these on i couldnt wait just a reminder of what my baby looked like before. . . . .


yuk

heres the process. . . . .

the boxes 17x8 . . . .whats in them i wonder



stripped of the rims. . . .



nearly there. . . . .



coming on to the ground. . . . . . . will they rub at all?



all clear!!!















comment me, good or bad let me know, im happy really am its the best thing i done to the car!!!!!

[_Jay_]

Looking sweet!!! Where is that by the way? Industrial unit and car park both look like they are in Luton?

[eko]

Wheels looks awesome,transformed the car
Chrome kidney grill would really do it justice now.

[M-Sport]

nice choice totally transformed the look now bet your well chuffed

[brettE30cab]

Mate they look great, looks like a different car! Gonna get some for my calypso cabby now for sure, how much did you pay? Need spacers?

[ali50ferrari]

i paid 450 with new bolts and locking nuts and fitting my tyres on to them balancing etc, yes it needed spacers but only small ones im sure it was 6-8mm, yeh im really chuffed!! i like the look im glad i did it . . . yeh -jay- thats right the industrial park is in sundon park and the car park is the spiral in luton town centre! grill staying black just goin to put the chrome back into the front windscreen as thats faded and crap and clear lights all round half clear and half red on the rear crystal style

[ImysE30]

Looks loads better, improved alot

Just get chrome grill on there now like Eko said

[petrol_1]

REALLY NICE LOOK

WHAT TYRE SIZES ARE YOU RUNNING ,
WHAT MAKE WHEELS ARE THEY WHERE DID YOU GET THEM FROM
WILL BE PUTTING THEM ON MY XMAS LIST (I WISH )

[ali50ferrari]

Im thinkin bout that but im not a major fan of too much chrome but its possible that i could get away with it plus that is kinda the o.e.m look hmm immy n eko u gt me thinkin nw!

[ali50ferrari]

Im running 215/40/17 all round got a lil stretch but not that much but in time. . . . The rim is called caliber vintage r i got just the rims and bolts for 450 and i did require spacers but only on the front! I got them from oztech in luton 01582563478, ice, security, hids, tints, wheels and lots more!

[ImysE30]

Chrome will look much better, trust

[ali50ferrari]

Immy stop it! jus out of interest does bmw still do them like brand new or do i need to look else where? Hmmmm

[ImysE30]

Not sure on that, readily available 2nd hand though

[Jhonno]

Looks much better than the last cab I saw them on.. Must be the proper tyre size!!

[ali50ferrari]

Immy! lol i want 1 in good nick what do they sell for? cheers johno! 215/40/17 is dat ideal?

[ImysE30]

About £10-£15 at a guess. 215/40 is the right size, 205/40 is undersized

[ali50ferrari]

Hmm £10-£15 interesting interesting. . . . . Watch this space lol anybody selling one?

[ali50ferrari]

If i put 205s on this rim i would get a crazy stretch! i do luuurrrve that look

[_Jay_]

BM Tecknika by any chance? We should meet up and get some pictures of both cabs together.

[ali50ferrari]

Yh man bm teknika jus across the road! small world man. Hethe only guyi let work on my baby no other grease monkey bodgeing her up noooo way yh id like that maybe this weekend??? have you got pics of your cab??

[_Jay_]

Yeah got the weekend off work so will give it a clean and can meet up. Not got many pics on this laptop but have a couple on my facebook if you have it? Really need to get a couple on here at some point. And yeah, def a small world. One of my neighbours knows John at Teknika.

[ali50ferrari]

Cool man yeh whats your cabby like? 325i 320i etc color combination tec 1 or 2?

[_Jay_]

Its a 320 (at the moment but changing soonish), mauritius blue, blue mohair hood, Alpina wheels, chrome bumpers, full custom blue and cream leather interior.

[ali50ferrari]

Sounds good man yeh let me know and we link up!

[ali50ferrari]

Cant beleive how different it looks!!!! sooooo happy

[brettE30cab]

Does look a hell of a lot better mate, not sure on crystal lights though, I fitted them to my old motorsport and hated them, I was certain they looked the nuts until I took a step back. Love the wheels though, gonna look for somewhere local to get them as my car is currently hibernating.

[m_jermyn]

Looks delicious on those wheels almost as good as bottle tops

[tonybtonyb]

Hi fella your cab looks so much better now, you will get people asking you if you wanna sale your car!Once again a great transformation!
Black rims just don't cut it..ps we'll have to meet up and get some pic's taken..

[tonybtonyb]

Ps have i started a trend?

[gooner1]

Certainly improve your car,s appearance.
Wonder how they,ll look in 6 months time though, only come in 17s don,t they

[Andyboy]

Looks good. Needs a set of BMW centre badges for the wheels though.

[brettski]

Car looks great! How does it drive now it is ok at speed?

[Ric_Vezza]

Nice wheels.

[ali50ferrari]

as far as i know these particular wheels come in 17" 8j 4 stud and 17" 9j 5 stud, as for the drive seems to be normal i didnt feel any difference jst bit tighter on corners possibly to do with the width of the rim, drives fine at speeds aswell, the appearance will not change trust me ever heard of porboys wheel sealant ? ? ? just gonna order it right now!!!

[spook]

Mate those wheels are , not a bad price either.

Did they bolt straight on?.