Aftermarket rims sometimes amazingly inexpensive

John 070 · 08-15-2009, 06:26 PM

Every once in a while I like to look at what's available....today I saw rear 19" rims for the 335 at $49 each. What I liked about the package is that the tires would be wider than stock and the rims also wider, although at the cost of weight. Added those new Hankooks that came in 2nd in the tire test and the whole thing was still around $950 (265/235 19's)....

Just imagining what it'd be like to put something like that on. It's just interesting that an alloy rim could cost that little. Go back 10 years and it would have been $400 easy!

SV Concepts III · 08-15-2009, 07:18 PM

$49 per wheel is dirt cheap, not just dirt cheap, impossibly cheap. I would look into the wheel brand, you need to be careful with the quality, strength and paint on cheap wheels.

MuchMoore · 08-15-2009, 07:20 PM

Im SURE there is some sacrifice in quality of the wheels are new...

lonestar22 · 08-16-2009, 11:45 AM

if i know what wheels he's talking about, they are on closeout from a reputable brand

bmwkbiker · 08-16-2009, 05:07 PM

Link?

Eclipse · 08-16-2009, 05:47 PM

ur oem wheels are probably 10x better

chowser51 · 08-16-2009, 08:57 PM

cheap doesn't necessarily mean worse quality. i bought some 16" Rial Salernos from tire rack when they were on sale for $69 each and slapped some snow tires on them.

the wheels seem pretty well built, i'll see how they work since this upcoming winter will be my first one with the wheels/tires.

If they're decent, I'll wait for the Rial Como 18s to go on sale and pick up a set for summer tires and just leave my stock tires/wheels in the garage since no one really pays any money for the 156s.

RYANBOZ7 · 08-17-2009, 06:39 PM

Fuck my lugnuts cost more than that...lol

phattbam · 08-17-2009, 07:13 PM

pics?

JDLM · 08-17-2009, 07:16 PM

What wheels?

08-15-2009, 06:26 PM	#1
John 070 Lieutenant General 1706 Rep 14,829 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	Aftermarket rims sometimes amazingly inexpensive Every once in a while I like to look at what's available....today I saw rear 19" rims for the 335 at $49 each. What I liked about the package is that the tires would be wider than stock and the rims also wider, although at the cost of weight. Added those new Hankooks that came in 2nd in the tire test and the whole thing was still around $950 (265/235 19's).... Just imagining what it'd be like to put something like that on. It's just interesting that an alloy rim could cost that little. Go back 10 years and it would have been $400 easy!
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SV Concepts III Lieutenant General 375 Rep 17,017 Posts Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara iTrader: (13)	$49 per wheel is dirt cheap, not just dirt cheap, impossibly cheap. I would look into the wheel brand, you need to be careful with the quality, strength and paint on cheap wheels.
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MuchMoore Colonel 82 Rep 2,325 Posts Drives: 08 E90 335i Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: CenFla iTrader: (28)	Im SURE there is some sacrifice in quality of the wheels are new... __________________ \| Andrew \| M Technik \| BMW Performance \| BBS \| Forge \| V1 \| LUX \| Bilstein \| Precision-Sport \|
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lonestar22 Ground Clearance? 232 Rep 1,651 Posts Drives: 540i & X5 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: DFW iTrader: (-1)	if i know what wheels he's talking about, they are on closeout from a reputable brand __________________ E90 330i - E90 335i - E92 335i
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Eclipse Private First Class 8 Rep 199 Posts Drives: AW 07 e92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	ur oem wheels are probably 10x better
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chowser51 Colonel 2031 Rep 2,811 Posts Drives: F33 430 and F39 M35i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH iTrader: (3) Garage List 2018 BMW 430i xDrive [0.00]	cheap doesn't necessarily mean worse quality. i bought some 16" Rial Salernos from tire rack when they were on sale for $69 each and slapped some snow tires on them. the wheels seem pretty well built, i'll see how they work since this upcoming winter will be my first one with the wheels/tires. If they're decent, I'll wait for the Rial Como 18s to go on sale and pick up a set for summer tires and just leave my stock tires/wheels in the garage since no one really pays any money for the 156s.
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08-17-2009, 06:39 PM	#8
RYANBOZ7 Lieutenant 27 Rep 471 Posts Drives: 2014 Bmw M6 Convertible Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KANSAS CITY MISSOURI USA iTrader: (4)	Fuck my lugnuts cost more than that...lol
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phattbam Major General 180 Rep 5,822 Posts Drives: '17 Protonic Blue i3 REx Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: sf area iTrader: (21)	pics?
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JDLM Banned 73 Rep 3,277 Posts Drives: 2009 335i Sedan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kansas iTrader: (4)	What wheels?
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