The BBS RC 090/BMW Style 5 wheels thread

[High_5er]

The set I'm building for the wife. Ignore the center cap, going with official BBS caps

Kristas Style 5s by jasonwithers, on Flickr

Those centercaps are tits! Ive never seen the Motorsport decals on the caps before

[samsam]

My e46 m3 fast road / track car on staggered 18" style 5's

BBS RC061 18x8 ET20 235/40/18
BBS RC062 18x9 ET22 265/35/18 with 15mm spacer


IMG_9251 by samratcliffe19, on Flickr

I also have a BBS RC092 18x8 as a spare / coffee table

[samsam]

funny i was just looking into widen style5s and i realized the sarto racing e36/rocket bunny is actually rocking reverse style5's.

look at the rear lip, its exactly the same. looks like they drilled a hole for a valve stem on the back lip and probably welded the front valve stem hole up.

I think these are RS's wheel bolts sit too proud to be a style 5 centre.

[Withers]

I actually like that center cap better.. it's different

I like it a lot too, but these are going on a MINI Cooper and running BMW caps just seems wrong. I'm going to sell them to the vintage BMW motorcycle crew, they'll sell like hotcakes.

[meech]

I know a lot of people use rs bolts and say that it works fine. As for the real drill idk

[dizzariot]

Hey guys,

I bought my first Style 5's off this forum sometime last year. I'm finally back in CA with the military and looking to get my wheels refinished. I've already got a quote for refilling the stock bolt holes (mine were redone to 5x100) and powder-coating the faces from Wheelflip.

Why am I here? Probably some basic questions that will annoy you gurus on here, but I have a headache and need a new eyeglasses prescription so I'll take the lazy route and ask here. Please grant me this one-post-freebie...

What bolts should I use for these wheels if I choose to buy brand new? Black Forest has already confirmed most of my research (no RS bolts, only OEM Style 5 bolts) but I'd like to ask you guys here. I want to drop the wheels off with the new bolts so I can have them assembled for me.

Also, for any of you guys rocking these wheels with a 5x100 redrill, are there any decent 'male key' lug nuts out there? These ones I'm using are just ugly. It'd be awesome if they had the plastic end piece like the Project Kics come with.


Any and all help is appreciated. I've seen so many awesome sets on here.

-D.

[Black]

I actually like that center cap better.. it's different

[fivelitre]

Digging the pink for the wifes ride...

I've just picked up a set of 17" Staggered RC090/91's for the e34 Wagon and have drawn a blank what colour to go for... Any idea's guys and gals? The car is Maledivenblau Metallic (Blue).

C.

[Withers]

The set I'm building for the wife. Ignore the center cap, going with official BBS caps

Kristas Style 5s by jasonwithers, on Flickr

[Svt1391]

Wheel noob in general here..what does the reverse mount change the offset to? Sorry if this was mentioned already. I just stumbled across this thread on a random search

[FredRC]

I got a set of bolts from a buddy and want to verify that they are safe to use. He told me they came off of 18inch style 5s


I have BBS RC090. They are BMW wheels. http://i60.tinypic.com/sq75du.jpg Thats the link to the image. The left bolt with the finer teeth is the original, the one to the right is what I want to use. It slides in easily, and I sits nice when I tighten it from the other end. Are they ok to use?

left are Bmw Style 5s bolts, right is BBS RS Bolts. Many people use them in their rebuilds as Style 5s are difficult to find. You should have no problem, make sure you use enough thread locker.

[E46tknv]

Can I use these bolts?

I got a set of bolts from a buddy and want to verify that they are safe to use. He told me they came off of 18inch style 5s


I have BBS RC090. They are BMW wheels. http://i60.tinypic.com/sq75du.jpg Thats the link to the image. The left bolt with the finer teeth is the original, the one to the right is what I want to use. It slides in easily, and I sits nice when I tighten it from the other end. Are they ok to use?

[tEckniks]

Sorry for bump, but have you managed to finish them ?
Just can't find any decent pics elsewhere with reverse mount on car.

funny i was just looking into widen style5s and i realized the sarto racing e36/rocket bunny is actually rocking reverse style5's.

look at the rear lip, its exactly the same. looks like they drilled a hole for a valve stem on the back lip and probably welded the front valve stem hole up.

[Fetka]

work in progress...
Reverse mount



17x8 ET-45

Time to update! I finally got another set of RC090, so now I can finally work on my flipped barrel spare set again.
Sometime next week, I should be able to mount my tires on this baby! Then about a month later I can test them on the car since I'm broke right now, waiting to buy Megan's LCA so I can adjust the camber

Sorry for bump, but have you managed to finish them ?
Just can't find any decent pics elsewhere with reverse mount on car.

[e1000]

You can do those sizes, all depends on the purpose. I'd do 205, max 215 on a 8".

General purpose is stance!

Change rear wheels from 8J to 9J. Please advice tyre type for mentioned.