BBS LM refinish

[Revolution993]

Do you think the face’s would reverse mount without machining ?

[Dr Ed]

Looks awesome!

[///Grandalen]

Amazing work, holy shit!

[errdisab1e]

Just got my set yesterday, want to rebuild them so bad now! Love looking at wheel builds like this one!

100% agree. Looking forward to seeing your set

[L O R D]

So much want

Just got my set yesterday, want to rebuild them so bad now! Love looking at wheel builds like this one!

[shortwave360]

Actually, white works best on aluminum. Also, use baby powder or white flour to remove swirls.

Thanks for the tip, I'll put the knowledge to use soon.

Car builds sometimes go slow and the wheels are the last thing that gets painted so this thread stays incomplete until then. You all can laugh a bit and some will feel my pain. My tastes became more radical and I decided that I wanted a more aggressive look and ended up changing up the tires before I even ever mounted the wheels. Here are new fitment pics and a peek of the work in progress to date.

[SeeClass]

Actually, white works best on aluminum. Also, use baby powder or white flour to remove swirls.

[shortwave360]

Can you explain what compound(s) you used to finish off the polis?

It was a fairly basic 4 compound kit I used. Much like this. I skipped the white and just did a black, brown, red in that order. I spent the most time using black. Polishing went really quick because I was up to a 1000+ grit finish once I started working on the buffing wheel. Making sure to not use too much compound is key. I chased goo balls around on the first barrel before I really figured out the right amount to use.

Still plugging away at the build for the car. Here is a preview of the color the centers will be:

[.Mad Hatter.]

Can you explain what compound(s) you used to finish off the polis?

[lzybum]

i did the reverse mount on mine and i measured the offset change to be 15mm

i started with 17x9 +20 and ended up with 17x9 +5

IIRC the mounting part of the face is 9mm thick and the barrel is 6mm thick

interestingggg lol
guess i have to massage the fenders a bit more then lol

[180roman]

i've heard people say it changed offset by 12-15mm which seems a bit too much. 8-10mm sounds more like it lol.

i did the reverse mount on mine and i measured the offset change to be 15mm

i started with 17x9 +20 and ended up with 17x9 +5

IIRC the mounting part of the face is 9mm thick and the barrel is 6mm thick

[lzybum]

From what people say and my own estimates, 8-10mm offset change. Machining the face I would guess to be around 1mm.

i've heard people say it changed offset by 12-15mm which seems a bit too much. 8-10mm sounds more like it lol.

[shortwave360]

any updates? =D
btw can u estimate/measure how much offset is affected by reverse mounting the faces?

sadly... no. Had a lot of set backs with getting my mgmt and suspension all together. According to the tracking number I will receive the "final" bit tomorrow, the rear bags. Installation of the suspension and fabrication of the arches would require the wheels to come on and off several times and it seemed best to leave them unfinished until the final stage.

From what people say and my own estimates, 8-10mm offset change. Machining the face I would guess to be around 1mm.

I will be pretty dam excited to have the car come together over the winter and will be sure to update accordingly!

[lzybum]

any updates? =D
btw can u estimate/measure how much offset is affected by reverse mounting the faces?

[lzybum]

fark that looks sick!