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Hmm its a difficult one. From the angle of uniqueness, not many people will have these on a z4 so thats a positive but yes they do look like cheap copies of something else. However blue callipers look the shnizzle!

Ps: I love CS LITE so I am bias
 
Thanks to all of you. I knew I could count on honesty from this bunch. These are made by Verde. Got them from Tire Rack on sale for $130 each. They are low pressure cast with machined inner rim surfaces with polished spoke faces, light weight (24 lbs.), and matte silver with epoxy clear coat. I about went blind looking at wheels and ended up liking the angular surfaces as opposed to curved lines in many of the BMW wheels. The angles contrast nicely with the Z's curves IMO. They won't tolerate kerbing, but I don't see many curbed roads in the mountains where I live and pretty much refuse to parallel park anyhow. In hindsight I do wish I'd got a little more sidewall - once I tear these up at the track, I'll go up a size! Painting the calipers became important when I saw the wheels on the car. I used G-2 epoxy paint and chose blue to compliment the rounded badging. Looks better than I thought it would! I get to see how the rubber performs tomorrow!
 
They look pretty nice but leaves too much airgap, either needs more rubber profile or lowered, might look awesome in titanium grey of some sort :thumbsup:
 
Hmm . May be not for me but nice n open to help brake cooling when the red mist decends :evil: :) like the painted calipers.
 
In the end, I like them more as each day passes. Understated, clean cut and less blingy than much fancier designs. Straight lines and easy to clean satin finish sets off the silver paint and draws the eye to the glossy curves of the E89. The new Conti 'Extreme Contact' tires are very nice. Track straight and true, and they grip like a Badger. I noticed much faster hook ups and turns like a slot car. I couldn't break them free without trying really hard. $1200 well spent.

The clear coat on these wheels is a satin finish and a coat of Dr. Beasley's Matte Paint Coating (http://www.drbeasleys.com/matte-paint-coating.html), while expensive, it goes a very long way and protects the paint from holding dirt and brake dust. I used this on my old wheels and it is still is working despite a season of winter driving on treated roads. I drove 300 miles yesterday and did a quick wash on my return. The brake dust just rinsed off the dust with just hose pressure - no soap used at all. NICE!
 
Tabz123 said:
Nanu said:
si-forks said:
Love them very clean modern unfussy
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Now those I like :thumbsup:
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I totally agree. In plain silver they would look well 'plain' but in this colour they look amazing!
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Nope. Can't see it on a silver E89. The dark silver, "Gun Silver" in the US, makes for a beautiful wheel, but looks too raceboy to me. But thats what makes the world go 'round!
 
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