CSLs have gone for a paint

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synthedup

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 Rotherham
So I came across another bargain and purchased a set of mint condition CSL alloys, problem is they are a dark gun metal grey and I want OME silver.

However at the price I paid and price a the referb will cost I have still got a bargain :thumbsup:

The guy I bought them off wasn't sure if they were replicas or not but I am sure they are replicas, good new is they have all the stamps on the front and back and weigh nothing for a 19" wheel.

But for the £££ I gave I am still feeling very happy :thumbsup:

Looking forward to getting them back next week and getting some rubber on them :driving:
 
Clubber said:
OEM CSL's wouldn't fit. They should be replicas if they did fit.
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Well these are from a m3 and are 9.5j ET27 rear and sit just inside the arch with 255/35/19 tyres, lowered 30mm with a 1.6 negative camber set up.

People kept saying OME CSL sizes don't fit but they are mistake.
 
synthedup said:
Clubber said:
OEM CSL's wouldn't fit. They should be replicas if they did fit.
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Well these are from a m3 and are 9.5j ET27 rear and sit just inside the arch with 255/35/19 tyres, lowered 30mm with a 1.6 negative camber set up.

People kept saying OME CSL sizes don't fit but they are mistake.
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I 've test fitted my CSL's wheels on the Z4C and although the fronts were the perfect fit, rears were almost an inch out of the fenders.
My Z is neither lowered nor has neg camber though and my CSL wheels were on OEM size, 265/30/19. Which may change the look. Would love to see pictures once fitted.
 
They do fit the standard Zs but they do rub. You will find after 3-4k of road driving and bumps in the road that the wheel will catch the inner of the wheel liner which will ware away the liner. Most people make adjustments to the liner to ensure this doesn't happen.
 
synthedup said:
Clubber said:
OEM CSL's wouldn't fit. They should be replicas if they did fit.
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Well these are from a m3 and are 9.5j ET27 rear and sit just inside the arch with 255/35/19 tyres, lowered 30mm with a 1.6 negative camber set up.

People kept saying OME CSL sizes don't fit but they are mistake.
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Those are incorrect CSL size tyre fitment though strictly speaking. Though you can run a 255/35 on the rears (as the M3 CS did (same rear wheel as CSL))the OEM CSL spec is actually a 265/30. If you have a 255/35 on the rear make sure the front is a 225/40 not 235/35 as the CSL should be.
Is the wheel in the picture above actually your one or just a colour reference? The one in the picture is a replica wheel quite clearly due to it missing the BMW stamp in the segment near the M badge.
 
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