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  • golde30
    R3V OG
    • Nov 2003
    • 11464

    #1

    Found Hockenheims for 325!!

    so i found a set of 17x8 TSW Hockenheims for my 325i...they are used but in excellent condition. i actually came across these rims by accident one day when my frend asked me to drive him to his mechanic out in berkely to pick up his jetta. while i was at the shop waiting, the owner came out and complimented me on my e30, and said he used to have one also that was all suped up. then he said he remembered he still has the rims in his garage from his e30!!! so i look at them and they looked just like some BBS's, but i was already in the process of buying some other rims off of ebay (which i ended up getting screwed) so i told him i would come back some day and take a better look at the rims, since they were buried under some stairs and behind a massive tool box. so one month later (friday), i am in berkely buyin a new snowboard, and i remember the shop. so i stop by and ask the owner if he has time to pull the rims out, he says ok and i help him move a ton of crap, then pull the rims out and look at them. they are all mint, with just a lil curb rash on 2 of them, so i say to the owner SOLD!!! he sells them to me for $400, which is a great deal, since they have the center caps and everything, even have locking bolts for a bmw, and 2 of the rims have the hub shaved down a lil for better fitment on the back, with matching shorter wheel bolts. i am stoked, just put in an order for some 215/40/17's, hopefully i will have pics of the wheels to post up soon...no digicam of my own ... oh and i know ....
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  • M3 Ryan
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    • Oct 2003
    • 2298

    #2
    I had the 17x8's on my corrado... they looked tight on that car, but made it handle and feel like shit, they were SOOO heavy! and on a corrado, you can only run a 205/40/17 which is tiny.
    they lookbadass, but are too heavy, IMO.
    I paid $400 for my set 4 years ago with good Toyo T1S tires on them.
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    • golde30
      R3V OG
      • Nov 2003
      • 11464

      #3
      isnt a corrado FWD though? i am going to put them on and run them for awhile and see how it feels...if it feels like crap, then i will sell them and get something else...you got a super deal for 400 w/tires...these rims retail for like $250 a piece...
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      • nando
        Moderator
        • Nov 2003
        • 34827

        #4
        I used to have hocks on my car. they looked alright.. they're kinda ugly on a stock ride height car though.

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        • spencers
          E30 Enthusiast
          • Jan 2004
          • 1150

          #5
          Originally posted by nando
          I used to have hocks on my car. they looked alright.. they're kinda ugly on a stock ride height car though.

          http://www.325ix.com/pics/edit/thumbs/MVC-210Fst.jpg
          what is that picture supposed to be of? I cant even tell what kind of car it is! :P

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          • nando
            Moderator
            • Nov 2003
            • 34827

            #6
            lol, sorry, wrong pic.



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            • BMW BMXER
              R3VLimited
              • Oct 2003
              • 2325

              #7
              I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE hocks.

              Sold it.

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              • golde30
                R3V OG
                • Nov 2003
                • 11464

                #8
                yah, im sure they will look alot better on my lowered 4-door...that pic doesnt do these rims justice...i did however get a trade offer for some borbet type-t's with used tires. any1 know the weight of 16" borbets?
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                • Jonathan M3
                  E30 Mastermind
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 1837

                  #9
                  I had a set of 16x7.5 TSWs (the blades, not hocks) on my '87 325 and hated how heavy they were, they killed the car's acceleration and made the car feel like it weighed about 500lbs heavier with all the extra unsprung weight. They did help provide alot of extra grip though due to the fact that I was able to run 225/45/16 tires on them.

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                  • Jonathan M3
                    E30 Mastermind
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 1837

                    #10
                    Originally posted by golde30
                    yah, im sure they will look alot better on my lowered 4-door...that pic doesnt do these rims justice...i did however get a trade offer for some borbet type-t's with used tires. any1 know the weight of 16" borbets?

                    http://www.wheelweights.net/

                    borbet type-T's are 21lbs

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                    • Jordan
                      R3V OG
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 12907

                      #11
                      Originally posted by BMW BMXER
                      I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE hocks.
                      I concur
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                      • rwh11385
                        lance_entities
                        • Oct 2003
                        • 18403

                        #12
                        pretty sure these are hocks:




                        those are what hocks look like on a lowered ride.

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                        • ToplessE30
                          R3V Elite
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 4791

                          #13
                          Originally posted by rwh11385
                          pretty sure these are hocks:




                          those are what hocks look like on a lowered ride.
                          Yep, those are Hock's. That is David Gilbertson's car. They do look pretty bad ass on his car. Then again he does have suspension instead of stock ride height. Very clean E30.

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                          • rwh11385
                            lance_entities
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 18403

                            #14
                            Originally posted by ToplessE30
                            Yep, those are Hock's. That is David Gilbertson's car. They do look pretty bad ass on his car. Then again he does have suspension instead of stock ride height. Very clean E30.

                            -Gary
                            hate to get off topic..... :? but is he the current owner or previous? That car was on E30sport for sale like half a year ago. And what happened to the previous owner, and if he is the current, why isn't he on R3V? thanks

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                            • Digitalwave
                              is a poseur
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 6280

                              #15
                              I don't know, Hocks are kinda cool, but they look cheap.

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