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Aftermarket wheels or refinish?
Hey all - I'm considering either aftermarket wheels or refinishing my 601's. I'd really like to go to a 315 tire in the back but I know I'm pushing it w/ the M5 fittment 601's on the comp pack suspension.
So with that said, what aftermarket wheels do you guys have? What do you guys recommend w/o spending $7k on wheels (don't need the pay to play jokes, I bought my car cash; just have different priorities) Looking more for brand recommendations as I know specific models/looks are subjective. Lastly, have any of you guys had your oem wheels refinished? What was that process like? Thanks!
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I've been thinking about aftermarket wheels for a while but honestly OEM looks the best. I had the stock ones powder costed gloss black. Process is pretty simple; get them dismounted and sent to the paint shop, think it takes about a week and then remount and balance and your done. One thing I would recommend is to get them ceramic coated before putting them back on the car (easier to wash the brake dust off)
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Definitely going to ceramic coat them, I've already purchased the coating (Geyon), just need to find time during the next wash to remove the wheels, give them a solid wash/cleaning, claybar, polish w/ some light compound polish, then ceramic coat. It's a helluva process.
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Savini Wheels
Looking more for brand recommendations as I know specific models/looks are subjective.
My brand recommendation from personal experience is Savini Wheels http://saviniwheels.com/ I've put styles from their Black di Forza & SV-F Flow Form collections onto my F10 M5, GLA45 AMG & ML63 AMG and have had great experiences with them all. My Alpine White F10 M5 has 22" SV-F 2's in Gloss Graphite on them. http://saviniwheels.com/sv-f/sv-f-2-new/ You can see what mine look like on IG @thef10m5 I wanted a concave mesh look in graphite and tried the SV-F 2's in 22 inch as the Savini owner had 22's on his F10 M5 and suggested I try it. I added spacers on mine for a slightly beefier stance. |
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I debated with getting wheels too but decided to get the stock 343m wheels powder coated gloss black. These wheels are beautiful!
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I think 21's are too big for me. I prefer a slightly smaller, meatier look.
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I have powder coated the 601s on my M6 GC CP. I like the look Need to clean them before taking a picture however...
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