The BBS RC 090/BMW Style 5 wheels thread

[Wu! Wraps]

guys i have some questions....

so i'm putting my style 5's back together. the centers & bolts are powdercoated and lips polished.

so i smack the face back into the barrel and it is a bit tight. i'm assuming it's from the powdercoating. there is a bit of powder on the area where the face meets the lip. i smack one side and the other side lifts a bit...

question1: most threads i've read people say they just "seat in"... mines are not quite seating in with ease. is it because of the powdercoating or are all style 5's a bit tight going back together?

question 2: i'm wondering if once i get the bolts torqued back down will it kinda pull the face center and flat?... or should i dremel a bit of the powdercoat off the area that meets the lip?...

question 3: is it ok to smack the bolts back into the lip front the front?... i've kinda given them a light smack with a piece of wood and a rubber mallet just to get them started, is it ok to knock them into the lip as opposed to bolting the nut on from the back and slowly going in a star pattern and torquing down?...

thanks guys for your input!! getting these things refurbished has been a step by step process from hell!!...

mark

[tttomek88]

my daily compact from ger on styling 5 (rollin on M5 turbines in the future ^_^)





two more shots - trip to italy yeah!!!





sorry for bad pic quality

[da_joint]

http://vimeo.com/46081088

[IRON-E]

So after a little failure, this is what became of my set of wheels.

[COBYATCH]

I wouldn't say they look 3D, they have some dimension but they don't look like they are raised or anything.

My bad ahaha, that is what I meant. Thanks!

[dieseldubber]

Do you mean the entire roundel or just the bmw sticker part? You can get the roundel at ecstuning.com and they come with bmw stickers installed

[Trnc]

Been having these stacked in the corner of the garage for maybe a year now, def need refinishing.

RC035

Style 5, needs some love by 09 RS 5, on Flickr

Ordered centercaps last week, arrived the other day

What's in the box? Much needed centercaps. by 09 RS 5, on Flickr

Where did you get those new center caps? Im in the need for 4 new as im in the middle of a refurb of my RC090. The center caps is gone so i really need new ones to prep for paint.

[dieseldubber]

Yeah I'm definitely leaning towards BBS caps now. Do all the black/silver caps look 3D? Hard to tell from pictures.

I wouldn't say they look 3D, they have some dimension but they don't look like they are raised or anything.

[COBYATCH]

Yeah I'm definitely leaning towards BBS caps now. Do all the black/silver caps look 3D? Hard to tell from pictures.

[dieseldubber]

Just got a set from someone who ordered some P&P bolts.

Nice! Those wheels are going to look so sick



I would definitely pick bbs over the bmw logos, either the polished or black and silver ones

[Chuckdee]

The "black and silver" BBS logo will look perfect.

[COBYATCH]

Not sure if I should do BBS or BMW emblems. Any suggestions?

[einstein57]

Just got a set from someone who ordered some P&P bolts.

[dieseldubber]

Well I don't think that there would be enough movement since the faces stick pretty well inside the barrel alone, the bolts just provide clamping force.
If you can get more original bolts then I would but they would be extremely hard to come by

[einstein57]

The person who did mine has been building custom wheels for 30+ years. He sections wheels for salt flat cars and does the wheel widening for Carrol Shelby. I think if his welds hold up on an 800whp mustang them my little 400whp should be fine. I'm not worried about the bolts coming out. I'm worried about them shifting since they are over 1mm smaller then the hole they go in to. I have a feeling i'm going to punch it and the center will just shift inside the barrel and mar up the lips.