Wheels for E66 7 series

zennie

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I checked with Ray-S and he seems to be only pushing Breyton rims and claims that you need spacers. Don't they make proper rims that fit without spacers for 19/20" rims? If so what other brands make offsets for the E66 without having to use spacers? Sounds silly to pay More for rims that don't fit and need spacers. Any ideas?
 
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breyton's not for everyone.....mkt's full of em until it seems so common
maybe u can check with leong seng
 
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I agree with u bro. I'm also driving an e66, and am reluctant to take a plunge to large rims. Was driving a w220 merc and was on a 20 inch amg rims. Bought rims
At 8k plus wIthout rubbers and when I wanted to sell, it was tough. Sold at 2k with rubbers.now I'm just comfortable with original 18s n will take a good look at good offers.it will never be good returns for$$$ wen u buy first hand but we fail to come to terms when selling.Most users of breytons here are without warranty and but expecting high resale value forgetting that they bought worthless metal.good luck searching. Cheers
 
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Thanks. Glad to know that and I feel the same way. Breytons are way overpriced for what they are worth, ie made in China. There is no difference than replica other than the design is original and possibly better QC. We assume that it is.

I really dislike the fact he only recommended and pushed Breyton rims only despite needing spacers. And when I asked for the m6 look on a 7 series, he said cannot. Wait, I though he uses spacers to begin with so any rims that fit old 5 should be able to fit right? He said, "yah but haven't tried spacers with replica". Anyway he didn't seem keen. Kept asking my budget. Why does he think it's all about someone's budget? It's just that we won't wanna spend unnecessarily or buy some inferior product. Will definitely check out LS and the new top93. I thought of giving ray a chance but too bad. Not sincere. Will look for one with good quality and one that fits perfectly with no spacers required. Stay stock 18" if must. :)
 
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zennie;700142 said:
I checked with Ray-S and he seems to be only pushing Breyton rims and claims that you need spacers. Don't they make proper rims that fit without spacers for 19/20" rims? If so what other brands make offsets for the E66 without having to use spacers? Sounds silly to pay More for rims that don't fit and need spacers. Any ideas?

Maybe google Vossen? or else get customised rims like DPE or HRE.
 
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T6;700233 said:
Maybe google Vossen? or else get customised rims like DPE or HRE.

T6, after doing some search and realized that Ah Yang is the guy who used to work for Ray S for so long, I am going to him to get some Vertini Concaves! Fits without spacers for a 7 series.....and won't cost more than the Breytons. I rather get taiwanese made than one made it China.....just my preference.
 
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Did I read wrong? Did you just got a 7? I will skip Ray S. He recommended me some unknown tyres called Nexen-something in the past and it wasn't cheap. Damned noisy tyres. I won't trust him. I will recommend Leong Seng. They are friendlier and more reasonable.
 
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When it comes to tyres, need to do a bit of research, google etc. Cannot rely on tyre shops. They serve wide pool of clients with different makes and requirements and sometimes push tyres that they have stock or lobang of.
 
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Peng-Yeah this would be my 3rd bimmer! We'll catch up very soon once I get the car end next week. Definitely will not get from Ray. Unfortunately my bro who just got his 740li just got some breytons from him. Sigh.

T6-For tires I'd be sticking to advan sports which I have used before and liked. I don't put much miles on the car so a fast wearing one like advan sports is fine.
 
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buying Branded wheels is just like Branded car like Porsche/Ferrari/Lambo
you will have to prepare to lost lot of value (depreciate).
It is hard to said is it overprice for a Product base on origin.
Can we say a Bimmer is over price if is assembed in South Africa?
If you trust / Like/Love the product you will not bother where is it Produced.
Or if you want to support a company or A person you wont care too.
Is Iphone over price? which is also produced in China.
As Late Steve Jobs said LOVE the Iphone
 
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Agree with some of your points that country of manufacture or assembly in this case for BMW cars does not matter much as long as you trust the brand. But for a wheel like Breytons, for them to produce a 'one size fits all' wheel and expecting the customers to use spacers would not be acceptable to me but that is just a personal preference. It is like asking me to chop my leg to put a fake one on just because I don't like my hairy legs.....but it is a bit far fetched. ;)
 
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zennie;700588 said:
Agree with some of your points that country of manufacture or assembly in this case for BMW cars does not matter much as long as you trust the brand. But for a wheel like Breytons, for them to produce a 'one size fits all' wheel and expecting the customers to use spacers would not be acceptable to me but that is just a personal preference. It is like asking me to chop my leg to put a fake one on just because I don't like my hairy legs.....but it is a bit far fetched. ;)

Ed, bottom line is he does not have the wheels with the correct offset for you and just want to get rid of those he had on hand. If I were him, I'll just say, "how about I throw in spacers free if you take them from me?" I think customers will feel more shiok if they refuse it eventually.
 
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pengful;700626 said:
Ed, bottom line is he does not have the wheels with the correct offset for you and just want to get rid of those he had on hand. If I were him, I'll just say, "how about I throw in spacers free if you take them from me?" I think customers will feel more shiok if they refuse it eventually.

Peng, it sounds like him saying, "Yah I recommend sawing your leg off to replace with a prosthetic one but I'll throw in the fake hair implants to match your other hairy legs to make it a bit more attractive for you to consider..." :shakemyb:

I would feel scared to drive fast with spacers....not that I'll be going fast on this uncle 730i...:lol: I'll be going with the vertini concaves! :dance:
 
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zennie;700588 said:
Agree with some of your points that country of manufacture or assembly in this case for BMW cars does not matter much as long as you trust the brand. But for a wheel like Breytons, for them to produce a 'one size fits all' wheel and expecting the customers to use spacers would not be acceptable to me but that is just a personal preference. It is like asking me to chop my leg to put a fake one on just because I don't like my hairy legs.....but it is a bit far fetched. ;)
after market wheels come with spacer is not new to me
remember few years back BMW owned AC wheel company, that wheels also came with spacer to cater for diff series of bimmer ,
I will say is nothing wrong for this kind of spacer came originally with wheel manufactuer.
so far has seen AC and BBS spacer has the better configuration than Breyton .
 
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zennie;700182 said:
Thanks. Glad to know that and I feel the same way. Breytons are way overpriced for what they are worth, ie made in China. There is no difference than replica other than the design is original and possibly better QC. We assume that it is.

I really dislike the fact he only recommended and pushed Breyton rims only despite needing spacers. And when I asked for the m6 look on a 7 series, he said cannot. Wait, I though he uses spacers to begin with so any rims that fit old 5 should be able to fit right? He said, "yah but haven't tried spacers with replica". Anyway he didn't seem keen. Kept asking my budget. Why does he think it's all about someone's budget? It's just that we won't wanna spend unnecessarily or buy some inferior product. Will definitely check out LS and the new top93. I thought of giving ray a chance but too bad. Not sincere. Will look for one with good quality and one that fits perfectly with no spacers required. Stay stock 18" if must. :)

I personally think is OK to be asked for what is the budget when you are looking around for something
Let ask ourselve dont we have some budget in our mind before we can think of what the product we looking for?
Just like a Person go into 1 used car dealer , (budget only 80K base on 2 yrs old car)
and keep asking the salesman for BMW E60 /E90 Merc C class / E class. and telling the Poor Salesman price too high . :huhhuh:
Dont you think is better for you to tell or at least hint to him your budget so is much easier for Both party to find a solution?
Base on my feeling those my friend around me what the few key reason when looking for rim
Exp : (not in the order of merits) Quality / Branding / Design / Colour / weight / Country of Origin /
Cost / Seller :laughing: / popularity (common)/ Unusual (special).
Just MHO
 

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