new shiney wheel type things

Will Gill · 3 Oct 2011 at 18:51

I'll update this tomorrow when I get them fitted, but thanks to some desperate skiiers I managed to flog two three year old ski suits for an utter fortune! as a result I treated my debtors and then myself to something special!

http://www.willgill.co.uk/IMG_0168.JPG
http://www.willgill.co.uk/IMG_0169.JPG

hopefully I'll even manage to make a few quid selling the old wheels :cool:

only reps I'm afraid, not even my ski suits are worth OEM csl money

Will Gill · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:03

these specific reps come highly praised by the lads on m3 cutters, no clue on the weight differences but I could carry them up the stairs two at a time so I don't think they are madly heavy. I've read a lot about the reps cracking but these specific rims have not had any bad press - thus far

Will Gill · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:12

ah yes, fine point well made

I blame the M25 with the roof down leading to mild sun stroke

Will Gill · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:21

[TW]Fox;20213299 said:
Fake CSLs

I'd prefer these to the ruined OEM wheels I currently have, the previous female owner has a lot to apologise for.

Will Gill · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:52

Gibbo said:
Look awesome just hope they are good quality and not lead heavy. Weigh one and then compare it to what a genuine one weighs.

I'll do that tomorrow at work, I'm told these are definitely heavier than the OEM's, to bolster the areas that are prone to cracking on the cheaper equivalents.

but they are definitely not lead heavy, or maybe I'm just amazingly strong

Will Gill · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:54

chaparral said:
Sorry but i have almost the exact same wheels on my calibra and i hated them

Only Reason being : Because they took ages to clean between all the spokes....Use to take me more time to clean just the dam wheels then what it took me to clean the whole rest of the car

I hope you have one these

All I say is.............."I think there great wheels when there on someone elses car"

we have a work valet/detailer who cleans my car once a month for free, ideally I'd prefer to clean it more often but not having a garage in Surrey restricts me

however when I go home I machine polish the old girl

Will Gill · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:56

-Ad- said:
WIKIIIID!!!!!!!!

On another note did you invite TBL over for his first professional shoot?

I don't consider the car worthy

Will Gill · 3 Oct 2011 at 20:59

Gayjin said:
Good boy Wilhelm, they'll look spanking.

What ditchfinders are you planning to dress them with?

May be up your way soon - may need my ACD system bled and there's a specialist in Guildford.

vred's all round mate

this weekend? I'm around and planning a guildford based amusements package :eek:

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 15:37

and here they are fitted, new centre badges and wheel stickers are turning up tomorrow

whatcha reckon?

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 15:58

Howard said:
Very nice sir. How can you tell repica BMW wheels just by looking at them?

usually they are just plain metal by the nut holes and don't have bbs stamped on the reverse, these wheels however have both so to the untrained eye I reckon it's pretty tricky to tell, although I'm sure I shall be proven wrong!

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 16:03

bmw

68mm OEM badges

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 16:25

Gibbo said:
They will look much better when those are fitted.

I have the old ones which fit, but they are rather tatty, same goes for the wheel stickers, as such I shall eagerly await the postman

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 16:29

chaparral said:
Do BMW even make wheels that look like these ??

As these are the same as BBS aftermarket wheels

I doubt BMW actually make any wheels, in this case BBS OEM the CSL alloy for BMW

but yes it's a standard option within the bmw catalogue

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 18:20

here is a before and after kind of shot, probably notice a few more little upgrades, I also did ultinion ds2 lights and 501 sidelights but didnt turn them on

the wheels are using 12mm spacers btw just in case you wondered, oh and i shoved one of the old centre caps on one wheel, just coz

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 18:40

olv said:
G suit?! Do they want any more

precisely right! one brand new g suit and one brand new air raid suit, I got just over £880 for both of them, bloody insane! I still have the air raid and g suits I wore for my last few seasons, although they are pretty knackered (read stained with jaeger

) so I doubt I'd get the same for them. I nearly just through them out, lucky i checked the box!

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 18:41

TaKeN said:
The wheels appear to stick out of the arches slightly more at the front... or is it just me?

12mm spacers all round

the specialist said I need to do that to prevent rubbing, although too much and it rubs the other way, I don't mind it looks cool, now I just need to lower it a tad

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 18:45

olv said:
That's mental, my g jacket was 40 quid on eBay last year.

Like the wheels.

ouch! newschoolers pre season madness for their must have suits for this year mate

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 18:48

Conanius said:
Looks really smart will nice one. Tempted by anything like Alpha N Induction or a different exhaust? Nicks M3 with the AC exhaust sounds fantastic yet subtle

Out of interest, I just noticed your reg plate.... did you never track that bloke down?

tracked him down, there is a thread about it, he is just sitting on it, c'est la vie for the time being

airbox wise, the evolve carbon box is where it's at!

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 19:02

TaKeN said:
Oooh, that thing looks the sex!

Although I bet the price tag isn't for the faint hearted

3k I think, bear in mind the CSL oem unit is 5k+ :eek:

Will Gill · 4 Oct 2011 at 19:07

TaKeN said:
I was thinking £600-£700

funniest thing is it gives you zero power gains, and for the e46 m3 lump to sound like a CSL requires the cam as well!

but it does look bloody good