Should I buy new wheels or repair my bent BBS RA?

[mikejungle]

So I've been running on a spare bottlecap for a while now, and I was wondering what you guys think I should do.

I have 15" bbs RA's and the one wheel was crushed when I got a flat. I don't know why it happened...I thought wheels were stronger than that.

Now, the question is, should I get new wheels or repair the old one? They're only 6" wide, so I can't go very wide, but I also only have an eta.

Please give me your input.
Thanks.

[grippymonkey]

I would go for something new to be honest. 15x6 wheels aren't exactly awesome on an E30 even if they are BBS. The fact that they got bent all up pretty easily proves that they are on there last leg. Wheels believe or not wear out just like anything else. There's no telling how many miles have racked up on those babies over the yeas. I know it's not a track car, but it's pretty common for cars that see heavy duty tracking to replace the wheels season to season due to them getting worn. So just adding up the years of regular abuse your RA's have seen may be the time for something fresh.

[Evan12]

New, 16s with at least 7.5inches of rubber.

[mikejungle]

I'm thinking ESM 002's...yes?

And should i stagger it so that i have 9's in the back and the 7.5's in the front or are the 9's overkill on a weak car like the eta? or will it benefit despite its weakness?