bbs rs custom set 16" 4x100

[VinceSPEC]

as promised, here are a few crappy phone pics of the redrill and welding work.

there are 3 centers in this pic


heres the back pad after the fill and drill



put the fourth wheel together so i can test fit tomorrow on the e21



this is what the rear wheels will look like. 16x9 with 3" stepped lip. centers are currently polished, but ready to go in for a little media blasting and some fresh powder

[SimplyDope]

Awesome work!

[iamsam]

[bmwsone01]

You should take more up close shots of the face, of the fill/drill.

[VinceSPEC]

yeah the one i took with the iphone was blurry. Will get more pictures soon of it. the drill came out perfect, the centerbore where the cap threads is still all there, and the welding (although an absolute nightmare to do because the centers are so thick) came out great.

this may possibly be the last set of centers I personally fill and drill because of the time involved in filling the holes. Some RS have small 12mm holes which arent that bad to weld, but the 14mm holes are much deeper and take quite a bit of time to weld properly. Especially since there is no difference in the structural rigidity of a dual drilled center vs a filled and drilled center. lol the centerbore on a wheel takes all of the stress, not so much the bolts.

[VinceSPEC]

alright, so just got a call that the lips for this set are ready to ship today. If someone wants a different size, let me know asap so i can change the order. Otherwise this set is going to have 2.5" front stepped lips and 3" rear stepped lips. Once they get here, i dont plan on changing them up for other sizes.

In the case these are the lips, the wheels will be 16x8.5 and 16x9. should be perfect fitment for an e21 or e30 body with a semi stretched tire.

[VinceSPEC]

here are some shots of the 16x9 on my e21. 3" lips fit with ease, could easily do a 3.5" lip with the way the car is currently set up.

I decided to swap out the polished center for one i had sprayed a color similar to macademia metallic from porsche. 24k gold bolts, 3" stepped lip, conical cap. color is temporary, just did it to show possibilities







and a pic of the welding and drill (yes dont mind the 4th lug was not in. it was just a test fit.



these wheels were made for a low e21 / e30! someone pick these up

[VinceSPEC]

one more... i love this center color

[downernsp]

Thanks for making me cry....

[VinceSPEC]

haha awesome reaction ^

[IRUNEDM]

soooo tempting haha

[pilotskillse30]

Almost tempted to go for a square set up Vince, 17x8 or maybe 17x8.5..we'll talk..thanks again for that awesome spare!

[chitow]

Hi i have a set of bbs rs 003 they're 16 x 7 with 1" lips and was looking for a pair of 2" lips for my rear wheel do you have any?

[VinceSPEC]

sorry, rs003 lips are the 15" face with upsized 16" lip which is hard to source at the present time.

Pics of the spare will be up shortly with the tire on. it did come out sick, and i order a few lbs of the powder i used on it, so we can definitely do a set in 17" in the future for ya with the exact same color.

[VinceSPEC]

since pilotskillse30 brought it up, here are some pics of his spare modeled after mine. I just finished it up a few hours ago, and thought I would share







mmm flat backed 4x100



grey metallic powdercoated centers, 24k gold bolts, 1/2ht hex to match center, inner lip is glass bead blasted, and then the space saver tire. 16x4.0"

and heres the original i designed and created, modified, and modified some more for myself about 2 years ago


pearlescent white 5x114 center, 24k gold hex, 24k gold spike bolts, 3" stepped lip mirror polished, 1.5" inner lip polished, 125/90/16 space saver tire (stretched on 16x5.0" wheel)