Anyone any pics of Coupes fitted with M3 alloys?
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JDM said:
JDM, now that's etiquette !!
Thread...M3 Alloys on a Zed... thoughts?
And if you go to Google and type this in the search box, it will find a load more, although probably not many more pics.
m3 + alloys site:z4-forum.com
klewis said:
glastoveteran said:
And if you go to Google and type this in the search box, it will find a load more, although probably not many more pics.
m3 + alloys site:z4-forum.com
I think they look good!
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In my opinion they don't really go... :/. Maybe on the white Zed, but other than that I reckon they look a lot better on the M3 !!
Aliv6 said:
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Thanks guysI’m really not a fan of the standard wheels, so I debated long and hard over CSLs vs M3 19s. I loooove that pic above of the silver grey MC with the M3 19s... In the end I was just slightly preferring the M3 19s and so what with the cost difference it made sense to go with the M3s, especially as the set I bought were up for a bargain. For a month or two after I was still sniffing around a used set of CSLs as I just wanted to compare both sets. I had a price agreed with one guy only for him to sell them to someone else without telling me...
I’m happy with the M3s though and my CSL lustings have faded, although they’re still a fantastic wheel. I know some people say CSLs are done to death, but how often do Z4M drivers see another Z4M with CSLs in real life? I’ve never seen one but I hardly ever see a Z4M coupe or roadster full stop!
Only thing to watch on CSLs is that they’re genuine and not buckled. They’re softer than the M3 19s and I have known of some of them being buckled. On the M3 19s preferably look for a set that have never been refurbed (still have a dull mirror finish, not a grooved diamond cut finish. In pictures look to see the depth of the indent that holds the M badge (thinner depth means metal has been machined away), and whether the longer dark painted lines on the front are solid the whole way: if the wheels have been diamond cut too many times the longer painted lines will be broken just before the reach the hole towards the centre of the wheel.
My wheels will eventually be going to National Alloys in Widnes for a refurb (bought them with some milking) and they are the only guys I now that polish and lacquer them rather than diamond cutting/lacquering them.
I’m happy with the M3s though and my CSL lustings have faded, although they’re still a fantastic wheel. I know some people say CSLs are done to death, but how often do Z4M drivers see another Z4M with CSLs in real life? I’ve never seen one but I hardly ever see a Z4M coupe or roadster full stop!
Only thing to watch on CSLs is that they’re genuine and not buckled. They’re softer than the M3 19s and I have known of some of them being buckled. On the M3 19s preferably look for a set that have never been refurbed (still have a dull mirror finish, not a grooved diamond cut finish. In pictures look to see the depth of the indent that holds the M badge (thinner depth means metal has been machined away), and whether the longer dark painted lines on the front are solid the whole way: if the wheels have been diamond cut too many times the longer painted lines will be broken just before the reach the hole towards the centre of the wheel.
My wheels will eventually be going to National Alloys in Widnes for a refurb (bought them with some milking) and they are the only guys I now that polish and lacquer them rather than diamond cutting/lacquering them.
Spot on Markos, that's the only problem with the M3 19's. They are very difficult to maintain in the original condition, especially if you use the car on a daily basis throughout the winter. For over 2 years I struggled keeping 2 sets of these in presentable condition and spent too much money getting them refurbed. I couldn't find anyone locally who had a decent reputation and ended having to send them away to have them diamond cut and re lacquered. The diamond cut finish isn't as nice as the original finish but once done they appeared to me to be much more resilient than they way they came out the factory.
I remember from my days on M3 forums that the re polishing refurbs were not know for the longevity of their finish but hopefully things have moved on and you've found a decent company to do them.
I remember from my days on M3 forums that the re polishing refurbs were not know for the longevity of their finish but hopefully things have moved on and you've found a decent company to do them.
I drooled over your Z4 csl at the autosport show in January! How did you curb your ns rear csl rim? lolZ4M_CSL said:Which M3 wheels are you after as I'm changing my M3 e92 19inch wheels for a set of VMRs.
Too 'bling' for my taste. I'm not keen on them when they're on an M3, even less on the Z.
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