E30 Zone

after returning my 9x15 bbs which stuck out to much, i decided to go for 8x15, im thinking of put 10mm spacers in the back or even 15mm, what you think, and drop the car a little more, at the moment the car is sitting 40mm front and 60mm rear, thinking of going 60mm front and 80mm back, the back lights are just a trial, what you think the black rears or full red rear lights.

do you think the wheels look to small on the car, cuz i do, i think i prefer my 9x16 azev a's on the car

looking nice mate,but the wheels do look a little bit small,why didnt you go for 16"?

a spacer at the back would make that sit spot on.

SHAZ325iSPORT wrote:looking nice mate,but the wheels do look a little bit small,why didnt you go for 16"?

a spacer at the back would make that sit spot on.

because that extra inch costs an extra £1000, aint that always the way?

They look great!

Your car looking very mint and clean. Does it is after restoration or original paint?

What color is it? diamont black or macau blue?

thanks
Markus

They do look good, and I can understand why you say the look small. Like Shaz has said, a 10mm spacer should help you with the rear offset. If you want 16"s you'd have to go for BBS RS's, might be worth scanning through german ebay for a cheap set? I did love your azev's though, i'm after a 9J set myself .

Ajay

Awesome!

markus_74 wrote:Your car looking very mint and clean. Does it is after restoration or original paint?

What color is it? diamont black or macau blue?

thanks
Markus

i had it painted about 18 months ago, its macoa blue.

i am definately going to need some spacers in the back, i think the wheels look small because of my tire size 195/45/15, i should of put 195/50/15 i think, it should look fine once the car is sitting a little lower and the wheels sticking out a bit

i had the wheels made from nick at retro-wheels, the very first plan was to make me a set of 16" wheels, but a good 6 months wait or something he tells me cant make them in 16" as they wont fit properly or something like that, thats why i had to settle for the 15",

Ajay325 wrote:They do look good, and I can understand why you say the look small. Like Shaz has said, a 10mm spacer should help you with the rear offset. If you want 16"s you'd have to go for BBS RS's, might be worth scanning through german ebay for a cheap set? I did love your azev's though, i'm after a 9J set myself .

Ajay

i might sell my azevs for the right money, pm me

They look superb! Very nice indeed.

I would go for bigger tyres next time personally, But I'm not a fan of the euro stretched look.

azevs looked better mate.

the 45 profile is too small for the 15's.

still looks good though

should have stuck with the 9's imo of course

They are nice tho

The main reason for them looking small is the gap in the wheel arch, but then it would be A nightmare lowering it any more. Maybe spacers at the back will do it justice? Have you got all the centres for the wheels? Back lights are no no from me im afraid, nice ride all the same though

the reason the gap looks too big and the car so low is the choice of very undersized tyres..

205-50 all the way... you will still have a stretch....

nice wheels but I Prefered the azev's made ur cab look unique....also if you go any lower she's gonna be a real belly scraper

they look well nice, i cant wait for my new rims to arrive

They look awesome mate. Suite the car perfectly in my opinion. As said if anything maybe some slightly bigger profile tyres would be better. But I sure as hell wouldn't go any lower Will end up waving cheery by to your sump and various other essential components.

im putting 205/50/15 on them now, hopefully i will have enough room on the back to put 10mm spacers, any one got any 10mm spacers for sale then pm me

did you ever think about a 5 stud conversion?

8 and 9x16 bbs rs are fairly common in e30 m3 5 stud fitment.

the 15s do look a little small, would look better lower, but would it still be driveable?

looks liek there's easily enough space for a 15mm spacer

Your cars looking Ace Dude Keep it up!
ps woud be nice to see this n have a chit chat if your intrested in a Midlands Meet! (Event Section)

harry_p wrote:did you ever think about a 5 stud conversion?

8 and 9x16 bbs rs are fairly common in e30 m3 5 stud fitment.

the 15s do look a little small, would look better lower, but would it still be driveable?

looks liek there's easily enough space for a 15mm spacer

i done a 5 stud conversion on one of my other cabs, and i had 8x16 bbs but they stuck out more then my 9x15 bbe in 4 stud,

these wheels are fine, just the tyre size are wrong, which shall be sorted very soon

rwikky wrote:Your cars looking Ace Dude Keep it up!
ps woud be nice to see this n have a chit chat if your intrested in a Midlands Meet! (Event Section)

thanks mate, if i can get a day of from work them im there

looking forward to seeing pics with the new tyres! will look spot on me thinks!

that has to be one of the nicest cabs ive eva seen....nice 1 keep it up

nice e30... definitely keep the rear lights, looks tough as, with the colour. yea if they were a size or 2 bigger would've look perfect, but in saying that it looks pretty dam phat at the moment. if you lower it more, have fun with the speed bumps

car looks great. Are more wheels still available. Any idea what offset they are?

maz1 wrote:car looks great. Are more wheels still available. Any idea what offset they are?

sorry, but what you mean, looking for a set of bbs?

im after a similar set. was wondering if there are more sets available from where you got them? what the offset of the wheels and did you have any issues with rubbing etc.

thanks

IIRC he bought them from retro-wheels, a member on here who still supply's these wheels to the customers spec

originally E3OBM fitted I think either 9j or 9.5j rears and he had issues and so had to go for the 8js

do a search and you'll see the thread, type E3OBM into the author and photo gallery as the section

completely off topic but amazing house and great finish on the windows!

car obv looks stunning tooo

siddiqi1 wrote:completely off topic but amazing house and great finish on the windows!

hi, i bought them of a biggest timewaster and a d:*khead of here named retro-wheels, i will advise you not to buy of him, you have to wait about 2 years, you will not get what you want and you will NOT get a complete set, just as i experienced. very hard to get hold of him, but i know for sure he is avoiding me now as he still needs to send me a set of center caps.

anyway, i might be selling my wheels, call me on 07821220654 and we will sort something out

E3OBM wrote:hi, i bought them of a biggest timewaster and a d:*khead of here named retro-wheels, i will advise you not to buy of him, you have to wait about 2 years, you will not get what you want and you will NOT get a complete set, just as i experienced. very hard to get hold of him, but i know for sure he is avoiding me now as he still needs to send me a set of center caps.

anyway, i might be selling my wheels, call me on 07821220654 and we will sort something out

Hey dude, I know you've paid for them and should get them but if you need the caps the ones you want are here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-GENUINE-VW-BB ... 0256802169

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vw-corrado-bbs-ce ... otohosting

That goes for anyone who buys your wheels too, these are the caps that fit the RMs

BM looks amazing, but bbs's abit too small IMO, but still the best rims for a e30 !