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[FotiosF90M5]

What wheel do you guys like better, any opinions would be greatly appreciated, I just cant decide

[FotiosF90M5]

its driving me nuts, I already have the 19in 162 in my garage,but its 16 degrees where I am so I cant put them on yet. my car will look like longs did when I put everything on, what would you do?

[FotiosF90M5]

hey slammedbimmer, do you know how much carlos needs as downpayment for the csl's,because I might put my name back on the list.

[FotiosF90M5]

then I could sell my stock 162's and buy the snow tires, good idea, word.so either way you like the CSL's better.thanks man

[FotiosF90M5]

I already told him that hed sell so many he wouldnt even be able to keep up, Im so goddamn inpatient

[ElCapitan]

Personnaly I am CSL wheel addict. I have 18" CSL rep ready for my E46 330 and I plan on doing the same for the E91 (18") and for the M3 (19"). My all fleet will have CSL wheels. And I don't care if some think it is too much. I like it that way.

[FotiosF90M5]

I dont blame you, they are beautiful wheels, but the 162 looks very good too.Which company for csl's do you use?

[ElCapitan]

Originally Posted by fotios330i

I dont blame you, they are beautiful wheels, but the 162 looks very good too.Which company for csl's do you use?

I got the set for the E46 330xi on eBay real cheap ($569 USD)and fast (18"/8" ET 42mm) all around. I might go with JLevi for the two other cars if the price is right because of ideal fitment on the E90 (same as E46 M3).

[FotiosF90M5]

Ive heard the M offset for the e90 rubs.Thats the offset I want but I dont want to roll the fenders.

[Norsk]

CSL

[ElCapitan]

Originally Posted by fotios330i

Ive heard the M offset for the e90 rubs.Thats the offset I want but I dont want to roll the fenders.

Is that the case for 18" and 19" or just 19"? In that case I will prolly buy another set on eBay for cheaper for a non-staggered set up that fits E46 though (I might get spacers later on)

[FotiosF90M5]

considering the poll results so far it seems that it is a very tough call.

[FotiosF90M5]

CSL's smokin the 162 now, I think I might have to sell the 162's, anyone??

[FotiosF90M5]

for an e90 you can get the et45 in rear and put on 15mm spacer and you wont rub, I think the staggered looks much much better than non staggered.

[FotiosF90M5]

Anybody have velocity's csl on their car, if so can you tell me if they concave in the rear a decent amount or not, thanks

[Wosby]

Originally Posted by fotios330i

What wheel do you guys like better, any opinions would be greatly appreciated, I just cant decide

What are the specs on the two wheels?

Wheel size (19*??), tire size, offset (front & back), unsprung weight, price? Need some help deciding!

Wosby

[FotiosF90M5]

csl 19/8.5-19/9.5 et 45 in rear w/15mm spacer et f 40-44? 28?

162 19/8-19/9.5 et 28 et 32 r 34 lbs

[Joop!]

CSL's, only 162's when they are in OEM 18".

[Rover]

I like the factory...335 sport wheel the best. More substantial look.

[Rover]

I like the factory...335 sport wheel the best. A more substantial look.

[Mike@ModBargains]

The first thing I like to say about our BMW CSL style wheels is that I have them installed on my own personal car. I got them installed on February 24th, 2005 (almost 2 years ago). They are still on my car to this day. The finish on the CSL wheels for my BMW is still flawless, there are no bends or cracks in the wheels after I have hit numerous potholes and even slid off the pavement at one point in time. If the owner of a company having CSL wheels installed on his own car doesn't make you confident about these wheels, then I don't know what will

Here is what one of our customers said about the CSL wheels:

Ever since getting the CSL replica wheel and tire combo, I have been tracking the car VERY heavily. I have gone through 3 sets of tires, and the wheels have been in multiple high and low speed collisions. I am just amazed by the quality of the wheels, they have held up extremely well with all this abuse, and while my stock 16" wheels actually BENT at even slower impacts, these have held up and only show signs of a basic "curb rash" rather than deformation. I went through 3 sets of front wheel bearings and every single front control arm bushing is destroyed, while the rims are not even bent.

Reasons to buy your CSL wheels from **********s:

1. The owner of **********s was the first to have CSL style wheels installed on his own personal car. That was nearly two years ago and the wheels are still on his car. That says something about our own belief in these wheels as well as the level of support you will get from us on them.
2. **********s has a very close relationship with the manufacturer of the CSL style wheels for your BMW, which allows us to provide top notch customer service and fast delivery times.
3. We guarantee the fastest shipment.
4. We're obsessive about making our customers happy.
5. We offer a low price guarantee on all of our CSL wheels.

So for all of these reasons (and because they look really good) I highly recommend the CSL wheels! The weight for 19x8.5 is 24.75 lbs, and the 19x9.5 is 25.25 lbs so they are very light for a cast wheel, lighter than a lot of OEM BMW wheels in fact. So I don't see much value in spending a couple thousand more for forged wheels when these are already so strong and fairly light.

[FotiosF90M5]

so far csl ahead, any other opinions, the 162 replica is dead on!