1980 BMW E26 M1
Discussion
Digitalize said:
Have your wheels arrived yet?
Yes. But .....The wheels arrived in February. Obviously they are not identical to the OEM wheels as they have only 3 slots and not 3 and a dummy in each set.
Test fit on the car confirmed that they will fit without issue and I think they look pretty good. The original wheel centre fits perfectly and I'll probably put a set of the Campagnolo decals on the rim to complete the look.
Unfortunately FedEx decided that two of the wheels could do with some 'reshaping'
One front and one back wheel were damaged and required replacement.
Replacements arrived a week or two ago, as they are made to my specific requirements they took some time.
At first glance, looking at the front they look good, replacement left, first set right
But look a little more closely, the inside of the slots of the replacements have been painted black, the first set were all silver, it's more obvious from the rear
I could reject them and send them back to the USA, but that would take ages and risk them being damaged again.
I could have the replacements refinished, but the chance of having them look the same would be near zero.
I could have all four repainted, but the quality and appearance of the finish would not be as good as they are now.
I could leave them and have one side black inside and one set silver inside, but that would drive me nuts!!
The originals are silver in the slots, so ideally that's what I'd have liked, but because the slots are larger actually there is little to choose between black and silver. So, I've arranged to have the insides of the first set painted black too, hopefully they will be finished in a week or so.
At last I have 4 matching wheels with tyres fitted!!
Just need to give them final clean to get rid of the tyre mounting glue and seal with Gtechniq C5, then they can be fitted to the car when I get it back from Sandal.
I could not fit the BMW metal valve stem to the front wheels as the angle meant you could not get a air hose on the valve! The rears were OK, but I went for stubby rubber ones with the metal caps.
I think they turned out OK in the end.
Just need to give them final clean to get rid of the tyre mounting glue and seal with Gtechniq C5, then they can be fitted to the car when I get it back from Sandal.
I could not fit the BMW metal valve stem to the front wheels as the angle meant you could not get a air hose on the valve! The rears were OK, but I went for stubby rubber ones with the metal caps.
I think they turned out OK in the end.
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