My new wheels - BBS content!

braziers · #1 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 09:56 AM

Finally bagged myself a set of BBS RM's. They are 15x6.5's. They still have their original lips on them, which have quite abit of corrosion on them, so hopefully i will be changing them to something a little bit more dished

. They look like they have never been split.
Tyres are shot but they would have been changed anyway.

Not sure whether to change the colour of the centres, what do you guys think?

Heres a couple of pics I took with my phone of one test fitted, car look high now so will be looking to change the apex springs for coilovers in the future too.

redrumm · #2 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 10:12 AM

nice. deff upgrade those lips and bolts

http://store.blackforestindustries.com/wheels2.html

braziers · #3 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by redrumm

nice. deff upgrade those lips and bolts

WHEELS

yeah ill definately upgrade the lips to something deeper before they go on the car. might split them down later.
looking to getting red centre caps and spraying the bolts red, with new 1.5" lips making them 7.5" all round.

redrumm · #4 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 11:25 AM

check the link i sent you. they have the red caps and all the lips and bolts

braziers · #5 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by redrumm

check the link i sent you. they have the red caps and all the lips and bolts

yeah thanks i checked it out, have found the lips cheaper than that though.
awesome centre caps though

redrumm · #6 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 11:56 AM

yeah they are a bit high sometimes they put them on clearance

Bassplayer · #7 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 11:59 AM

Looks sick, I want those wheels so bad you get a good price on them?

braziers · #8 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 12:33 PM

im not in any rush to get these on the car yet, so ill keep hunting round to find a good price on the lips.

yeah i got them for just over 300pounds, which isnt too bad, given that the actual barrels are mint and so are the centre caps.

towelie · #9 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 12:55 PM

looking good homie u found ur self a nice set of RM's i like

braziers · #10 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by towelie

looking good homie u found ur self a nice set of RM's i like

cheers man! hopefully i can get my car looking as good as yours!
such a big list of things to do, and no cash!

towelie · #11 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 03:08 PM

thanks man im sure youll get their ive been working on my car for 2 years now

JDMxGE8 · #12 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 03:09 PM

Nice wheels.

braziers · #13 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by towelie

thanks man im sure youll get their ive been working on my car for 2 years now

ive only had mine a month! im just so impatient.
plan is to gather everything i want to get the car how i want, then do it all in one day

Raaaaaaaaaay. · #14 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 07:27 PM

Have fun cleaning them.

braziers · #15 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by I Am Ray.

Have fun cleaning them.

i did today! i think they must have 10 years worth of grime on them.
got the toothbrush out, any many different cleaning products.
they need another go at tomorrow.

MNfit · #16 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 09:10 PM

very nice, I have a set of RS's sitting in storage. one of these days im going to get new hardware and 1" lips

08fithappy · #17 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 11:12 PM

Sick rims i want to get some and paint them blue in the center with a gold lip and than paint the lugs gold. But im wiered. Take ur time like u said i whish i would have taken more time on some of my mods i am always in a rush when it come to my car

braziers · #18 (**permalink**) 02-18-2009, 04:53 AM

cheers guys.
was originally thinking of changing the colour of the centres, but not so sure now.
what do you reckon?

willitfit · #19 (**permalink**) 02-18-2009, 05:14 AM

MMM!!!! i always had a soft spot for BBS's! back when my uncle use to pick me up from school in his old school datsun 620 truck on BBS RS's...damn, the memories! haha

what size tires are those? they look pretty low pro.

braziers · #20 (**permalink**) 02-18-2009, 10:30 AM

same here, ive always loved the way bbs's look, on any car...

tyres are 195/50s but i took them off yesterday
will probably go with something similar when the wheels are all rebuilt.

had another go at cleaning them today, got another one done
so thats 2 which are pretty much clean, just need to go over them with some solvent based cleaner
also split those 2 wheels