Thoughts on this ? ( wheel upgrade )

Rotty · 25 Apr 2006 at 12:43

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4633723693&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

saw this auction , now assuming I could get them for the £1600 opening bid , I could then sell my own wheels ( 19inch standard m3 wheels )

any idea what I might get for these ( tyres 7mm tread rear , 4 mm fronts , front minor kerbing , no kerbing on rears , lacquer damage on all wheels , bad on one , the lacquered almost always goes on these )

also I would sell the cup sports that are in this auction as they are not suitable for daily road use , what might these fetch ? ( they are about £1000 new but in short supply )

and also any general thought on whether it makes sense

Morba · 25 Apr 2006 at 12:51

simple answer here

YES

DO IT!

Kingy · 25 Apr 2006 at 12:53

Rotty said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4633723693&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

saw this auction , now assuming I could get them for the £1600 opening bid , I could then sell my own wheels ( 19inch standard m3 wheels )

any idea what I might get for these ( tyres 7mm tread rear , 4 mm fronts , front minor kerbing , no kerbing on rears , lacquer damage on all wheels , bad on one , the lacquered almost always goes on these )

also I would sell the cup sports that are in this auction as they are not suitable for daily road use , what might these fetch ? ( they are about £1000 new but in short supply )

and also any general thought on whether it makes sense

Big fan of the CSL wheels! :thumbsup:

Might be worth considering refurbishing your M3 wheels prior to sale, but I've got no idea on what they're worth before or after.

Nice upgrade!

Rotty · 25 Apr 2006 at 12:55

a good refurb on mine would cost about £400 , not sure it would add that much to the value

Rotty · 25 Apr 2006 at 12:56

I'm guessing at getting around £600 for my wheels as they stand and maybe £300 for the pilot sport cup tyres

Kingy · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:01

Rotty said:
I'm guessing at getting around £600 for my wheels as they stand and maybe £300 for the pilot sport cup tyres

In that case, as a backup plan, did you notice these?

Although at £300 I'd be tempted to keep the pilot sport cup tyres anyway.

Rotty · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:04

Kingy said:
In that case, as a backup plan, did you notice these?

Although at £300 I'd be tempted to keep the pilot sport cup tyres anyway.

cheers for the link , tyres are a bit more worn and oddly are not the standard size for those whells ( can cause insurance issues )

rare · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:06

Do it, they are awesome!

Rotty · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:15

just did calcualtions for wheel diameter

19 inch m3 standards use 225/40 and 255/35

CSL use 235/35 and 265/30

so about a 3% reduction in diameter :confused:

Kingy · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:22

Rotty said:
just did calcualtions for wheel diameter

19 inch m3 standards use 225/40 and 255/35

CSL use 235/35 and 265/30

so about a 3% reduction in diameter

I've read that ~3% isn't a problem. I'm a similar amount down on my Rover and it just means that the speedo over-reads a little more than usual, and that the odometer is a couple of miles out.

I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

Rotty · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:23

not too bothered re the speedo reading more that the wheels may look a tadge small on the car ( may not be noticeable )

Kingy · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:39

Rotty said:
not too bothered re the speedo reading more that the wheels may look a tadge small on the car ( may not be noticeable )

If we assume that the overall diameter of the wheel and tyre is circa 21 inches, then losing 3% of that would mean the diameter was reduced by little over half an inch. I wouldn't have thought that would be massively noticeable.

Rotty · 25 Apr 2006 at 15:43

grrr , why am I Incapable of making a decision :rolleyes:

, still considering getting the normal 19's refurbed ( properly not a man in a van job )

Morba · 25 Apr 2006 at 15:45

its more than worth paying out for the CSL's, you will make quite a bit for your current alloys and tyres :]

Ev0 · 25 Apr 2006 at 20:23

Do it, they look great.

Sam · 25 Apr 2006 at 20:33

DO IT

The CSL rims look amazing :cool:

Rotty · 26 Apr 2006 at 01:07

decided that I like my current wheels so are going to have them refurbed properly ( about £500 by the time the tyres are taken off and on )

just picked up a set of 18 inch wheels for a bit over £235 with legal tyres , will put them on till the 19's are done and then probably resell the 18's ( or maybe keep them because if I don't I am bound to curb one of the 19's the day after selling them

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