[Digitalize]

The UK and US are very different, people don't want to spend £1000+ on wheels over here, it's why reps are so popular.

[Fundguy1]

Originally Posted by Digitalize

The UK and US are very different, people don't want to spend £1000+ on wheels over here, it's why reps are so popular.

Reps are cheap knockoffs. Oem are incredibly over priced. About 3 times vs aftermarket for similar quality. That's why I don't get why people don't use them. You can get similar style to crazy, whatever your taste, and spend half of what you would on oem for a better than oem wheel.

[Digitalize]

Originally Posted by Fundguy1

Reps are cheap knockoffs. Oem are incredibly over priced. About 3 times vs aftermarket for similar quality. That's why I don't get why people don't use them. You can get similar style to crazy, whatever your taste, and spend half of what you would on oem for a better than oem wheel.

I have no problem with aftermarket wheels, I actually have some on mine, along with working with wheel companies, I'm just saying in general that BMW owners prefer either OEM or Reps of OEM wheels, it's the UK style to be honest, OEM+ is very big here.

[Fundguy1]

Originally Posted by Digitalize

I have no problem with aftermarket wheels, I actually have some on mine, along with working with wheel companies, I'm just saying in general that BMW owners prefer either OEM or Reps of OEM wheels, it's the UK style to be honest, OEM+ is very big here.

Yeah. It's really weird. It's only there. I totally don't get it. Aftermarket wheels here say I made it. I'm special. This is an expression of who I am. My style. My taste. And that's just the visual. From a technological standpoint as well as economic they're superior too.

Course I also don't understand why they all come to disney, lie their puggy pale pasty bodies on the beach with no suntan lotion, and burn themselves to a crisp. Just means pain and peeling for a week. I don't see other tourists doing it.

[Digitalize]

Modified cars in general are looked down upon, people just think you're a chav or a boy racer, so for many doing a few subtle modifications that makes their car different without screaming about it is ideal.

As a general rule, we don't need to use sun cream often or at all at home, so many people go abroad and don't even think about it.

[Rialas]

Originally Posted by Fundguy1

Yeah. It's really weird. It's only there. I totally don't get it. Aftermarket wheels here say I made it. I'm special. This is an expression of who I am. My style. My taste.

Hey Fundguy,
We both watch the first moon landing. So act your age bruv.

Someone just posted this on a classic us car forum.
It was even too much for them to tolerate. Haha.

[Fundguy1]

Originally Posted by Digitalize

Modified cars in general are looked down upon, people just think you're a chav or a boy racer, so for many doing a few subtle modifications that makes their car different without screaming about it is ideal.

As a general rule, we don't need to use sun cream often or at all at home, so many people go abroad and don't even think about it.

Gotcha. Except chav. Lol. Idk what that is. Over here there's 3 different types. Oem, which is I'm either really boring, I drive a 4 cylinder gold camry, tasteful mods, which are the mods that are practical and stand the test of time from a style standpoint, and ghetto/poser/wannabe/boy racer. These are the ones done purely for looks and are typically mods that are a fad. The last is the kind that are looked down on here. Examples of past mods of this type are multiple rear wings stacked on top of each other, triple color coded windshield wipers, spinner wheels, donk wheels, mini wire wheels, etc. With so many people going to this extreme, adding tastefully aftermarket wheels, appropriate body parts, etc is widely accepted and preferred. The accompanying expression of that's cheese, and that's the right way to do it is typical. Current example of the too much mod is stancing. Purely for looks, impractical, boy racer, etc. I give it 2 years more just like the other fads.

[Fundguy1]

And people of the British Isles. BUY SUNSCREEN! In Florida use at least spf 30, which means 30 minutes in the sun with this level applied is like 1 minute without sunscreen. You don't have the skin for the sun naturally, you haven't built up a base tan, I've seen many just cancel their trip after a day or two or spend several days in their hotel room moaning in pain. Regardless, Mickey says hi and welcome.

[Ao1]

Originally Posted by Fundguy1

Gotcha. Except chav. Lol. Idk what that is.

We are dived by language. I lived in the USA for a while and got funny looks asking for a bath robe or a jumper in shops.

Here is the definition of a chav:

Used as a disparaging term for a poor or uneducated young person, especially one who behaves in a brash or vulgar manner and wears ostentatious clothing and jewellery.

It's a British thing so you are likely to fail the test:

http://junktrove.com/quizzes/chav-test/

Chavs are likely to come back from holiday lobster red after falling into a drunken coma on the beach. The won't know what sun cream is

[Fundguy1]

Ah chav=ghetto. Gotcha!

[Ao1]

probably closer to trailer trash, but with ghetto bling.

Edit, to get back to topic I would not put gran coupe alloys on an e9X. 313's are the best looking OEM wheels for non M cars imo.

[Fundguy1]

Originally Posted by Ao1

probably closer to trailer trash, but with ghetto bling

Gotcha. There is a fine line but it's easily tested. Is it functional, practical, performance enhancing, etc. Colors on wheels mostly if they're subdued and complimentary are fine. Mine being British bronze are borderline but I live in south Florida so they're pretty mundane.

Spinners, donk, stance, etc are the over the line ones mostly now.

However using wheels from different body styles are definitely a no no. It means you probably couldn't afford standard wheels or aftermarket, so you picked up a cheap throw away set off ebay from someone who upgradedicated to aftermarket and wanted to unload them. Status reducing big time.

[Fundguy1]

Originally Posted by Rialas

Hey Fundguy,
We both watch the first moon landing. So act your age bruv.

Someone just posted this on a classic us car forum.
It was even too much for them to tolerate. Haha.

I don't like it either. Too low, rubber band tires. Not most people's style. Maybe for a car show. But would be impractical and suck to drive.

[Ao1]

Originally Posted by Fundguy1

Gotcha. There is a fine line but it's easily tested. Is it functional, practical, performance enhancing, etc. Colors on wheels mostly if they're subdued and complimentary are fine. Mine being British bronze are borderline but I live in south Florida so they're pretty mundane.

Spinners, donk, stance, etc are the over the line ones mostly now.

However using wheels from different body styles are definitely a no no. It means you probably couldn't afford standard wheels or aftermarket, so you picked up a cheap throw away set off ebay from someone who upgradedicated to aftermarket and wanted to unload them. Status reducing big time.

Having got carried away with mods previously I have developed a mod acid test to keep me in check. imagine that the car had managed to achieve classic car status. Would the mod add value or devalue the car? If the mod would devalue the car don’t do it.

Apply this logic to the E92 with M6 alloys. In 30 years would someone be keeping those wheels or would they be trying to replace them with (the correct) OEM wheels?

It does not matter if the car is never likely to achieve classic car status. You just need to imagine it will and follow the logic.

In this case little imagination is required, because the M6 wheels just don’t look right on an E92.

[Fundguy1]

I would tend to agree, but I'd put function ahead of that. These cars aren't and won't be worth anything in 20 yrs. They aren't SL's or M3s. And wheels don't apply to that as you just keep the old set, slap them on when you sell, and sell off the aftermarket ones in a matter of minutes.

[KiwiRD]

Interesting thread. I lived in London for 8 years, and used to travel to the US every month for work in my time there. In my experience, there is a marked difference between people from the UK and the US in their approach to modifying cars (and in general!). Aside from the chav brigade, Brits are far more subtle and prefer to keep things sedate and low-key when it comes to appearance. 'Understated' is probably the best way of describing the style. It's also more about the irony of having a modified car that looks stock. It's also to do with not going 'over the top' and keeping things within the acceptable parameters of what is a fairly discrete society.

People from the US on the other hand are less concerned with what others think, are maybe a little more adventurous, and probably just more brazen about things. I had to laugh at the comment about custom wheels being a sign of success though. That's nonsense - as is suggesting that someone who has OEM wheels from another model can't afford aftermarket. Not only would that be an assumption, it's also arrogant. But above all, people will do what they want with their cars - there's no right or wrong style. Some would say that bronze/copper/gold wheels are tacky - no matter how much they cost, or where the car is registered. Others would love that style, and neither is right or wrong - it's just an opinion. However, wearing sunscreen is always a good idea!!

[RajB]

I've modified every car I've owned and have a wheel addiction for sure. I actually think people would most definitely buy aftermarket expensive wheels if they had the funds and were into function over form. The majority want looks and so will happily buy replica wheels etc due to their car being a daily etc and not too fussed over weight saving etc.

Every set of aftermarket ally's I have purchased and then sold have gone no issues but all at the £1k mark compared to new prices of £1.5k upwards.

[Fundguy1]

I keep hearing expensive and looks. I don't get it.

1 Aftermarket non replica wheels are cheaper than oem wheels for similar quality.
2 aftermarket replica wheels are similar price to non replica but 95%of the time horrible Chinese crap
3 Looks are individual taste. How can one designer who is in charge of making boring mass appeal designs that are acceptable to the majority of peoplebe the best design to a whole country? Answer, they can't. Real answer is posted by KiwiRD. British people seem to be obsessed with trying to look normal and part of the crowd instead of being individuals. They actually worry what would somebody think. Holy bat crap batman. Does everyone also buy the same shirt, shoes, etc?

Your car shold be an expression of you. A reflection of your personality, status, etc. A BMW is a performance luxury brand. It projects the image that you are an enthusiast and successful. Oem wheels say I bought the car and that's about it.
Reps of oem wheels say I'm cheap.
Non body style oem or Reps say I lack any creativity, individualism, often I'm cheap, and boring.
Cheap or cheesy aftermarket wheels that are overly gaudy say I'm a race boy.
But good quality and wheels that are correct fitment performance wise and not obnoxious say not only have I made it, I actually am different than the average Joe and you want to know me because I'm fun and successful.

At least thats how it is here.

What is acceptable looking varies from area to area. I'm in Florida, more loud and in your face. My wheels are tame by most standards. However in NY where I'm from they would be to large diameter, due to potholes, and the color there is more often black or grey, etc due to WInter road salts etc. Having colored wheels means either they're cheap and you don't care, which a glance will tell you, or you've got stupid money and csn afford a winter and sumber set etc.

[Fundguy1]

So the kiWI has the correct answer. The drive of the average brit to blend in and look normal is far greater than the amercantile drive to stand out and be noticed. They're th followers. We're the alphas. Makes sense since a large percentage of our ancestors were the alphas migrating away from Europe and England.

[Rialas]

Originally Posted by Fundguy1

So the kiWI has the correct answer. The drive of the average brit to blend in and look normal is far greater than the amercantile drive to stand out and be noticed. They're th followers. We're the alphas.

Says the man who is about to vote for either Hilary or Trump.

[bartbes]

M6 grand coupe wheels look good in 20" imo, but i would'nt want 20's on my e92. I have avant garde 355's on my car, wich I think look nice, but i'm from holland and we dont know shit around here.

[Fundguy1]

Originally Posted by Rialas

Says the man who is about to vote for either Hilary or Trump.

Neither were my first pick. I'm hoping for a Ronald Reagan or Margaret Thatcher type but what can you do. Face it both countries have had screwed up leaders for several yrs. Us with the worst US president sonce the 1800s. You with Mr socialism anti Brexit.