New wheels thoughts?

[The_Abyss]

who cares about values

Someone who's repeatedly posted saying that some cars are a waste of money compared to others?

 

[[TW]Fox]

There are few wastes of money bigger than a second hand BMW but then I'm always around to point that out as well

 

[Gaijin]

If I ever have to go through the OMG PITA of removing the rear dampers again it will be too soon

Did you do that yourself or was it actually OMG PITA for the mechanic?

 

[[TW]Fox]

Did you do that yourself or was it actually OMG PITA for the mechanic?

Did half of it myself until I decided I was NOT repeating the experience and paid a specialist an hours labour to do the other side

Annoying the other half was the half where I discovered my leaking damper was infact not down to age but down to the negligence of an approved BMW workshop. After i'd imported my own M-Sport II dampers from Germany and done half the job... sigh.

 

[mk1_salami]

YES, DO IT.

DO IT NOW.

 

[agw_01]

The cars value (It might be worth closer to 40p thinking about it) is something which is completely irrelevent to me until the day I decided to part with it.

That wasn't what I was getting at

I was wondering how much it'd cost to upgrade to the car that you really want

 

[Sindri]

Those rims look pretty smart. I think you should go for it, i wouldn't personally have it as low as the example car you showed though.

 

[Stormster]

LM's are gorgeous wheels, good choice but definitely would need a little suspension drop.

Get it done mate, good move for looks definitely

 

[Scania]

Looking at E39 M5 prices now I might as well just swap the car Looks like nice facelift ones are just into 4 figures

This.
Stop messing about & wishing your life away & Treat yourself to a Real one.

Look at it this way mate, the longer you leave an e39 M5 the less chance of you getting one. Once your married with Bills (I mean kids) the M5 dream will die.

You know you want one, they are within reach, do it now whilst you still can.

And I will hate you for it!

Anyway, you've already upgraded your current cars wheels once iirc, to spend money on doing it again is a silly waste of M5 purchase funds.

 

[Matt82]

they suit the white car because the white car is low, otherwise itll end up looking like your mondeo again

 

[Adam_D200]

I prefer your existing wheels.

 

[eidolon]

The residual value of a set of LM's is so huge that pretty much the only cost is the opportunity cost of the interest on the money you spend on them in the first place - as you get it back when you sell them.

That sounds just like a Golf yet you're always the first to point out how much they cost

 

[Muffin`]

Aslong as you lose the T-Bar and the barn doors I think it'll look really good

 

[k3wt]

u cant go wrong with LMs. they look good on any car. a real timeless wheel

if u buy a set second hand youre probably unlikely to lose any money on them come the time u sell. however finding a set second hand these days are rare as ****

 

[Wicksta]

Look at it this way mate, the longer you leave an e39 M5 the less chance of you getting one. Once your married with Bills (I mean kids) the M5 dream will die.

Why do you say that? Most M5 owners I know are middle aged married men with kids.

 

[g60dubster]

Positives:

Financially it's pretty much a no brainer as LM's really don't depreciate unless they're bought new.
They're fully forged so very strong and light for the size. You will notice an improvement in performance / economy
They can look fantastic (as proven by the M5 posted)

Negatives:

LM dishes are polished and laquered and they really don't like Uk winter weather. If you plan on running them all year round, you'll need to wipe the outer rim down every day to try to combat the salt eating away the laquer and oxidising the alloy underneath.
They tend to only last 1 or 2 winters from new unless really cared for.

BMW fitment wheels are not as rare as some but you will need to find the right staggered set with the correct offset, plus 19's will look far better than 18's as the wheels will actually look smaller to the eye due to the design

Plus it will need lowering.

Don't buy set's that need new bolts as they will cost a fair few quid as they're titanium not steel. Plus BBS won't sell the bolts to anyone so you have to go to bolt specialists (usually in Germany)

If you can afford to do it and you're prepared to play around with offsets, tyre fitments and ride height, then they will look great.
But if they're not sitting right they will always look just a little 'wrong', one problem most OEM rims don't have.

After one winter, I had mine stripped an polished and now only use them as summer wheels, putting a more practical (and far easier to clean) set on in winter.

 

[monkey_boy]

Don't do it. It would have been a tasteful mod a few years ago, but now it'll just look like a ***** BMW. I know you're planning to buy genuine, but I think you'll kick yourself when you see someone who obviously has mad AC Schnitzer skillz and you realise that your cars look a bit too similar. Keep it stock. Or at least with an option that you could actually have for that car/engine.

 

[GreenMint]

They suit the white one in the OP perfectly, but to me your currents ones look better on silver.

 

[iaind]

They suit the white one in the OP perfectly, but to me your currents ones look better on silver.

He could get some matt white spray cans and go for the "rat look"?

 

[[TW]Fox]

That sounds just like a Golf yet you're always the first to point out how much they cost

Yea but Golfs are pretty crud, BBS LM's are cool. I'd like to see you buy, say, a 2005 Golf and sell it for what you paid 3 years later because you won't.