Used Wheel Picture - what is this ridge that I am seeing?

[George]

Yes. If I were to buy a set of wats like that, custom barrels/backspacing/widths would be in their future

is it that easy to get new barrels for them stateside?

[— kung fu jesus —]

Yes. There are quite a few manufacturers of spun shells. A couple in Canada, too. Kodiak, VRwheels, tunershop, just to name a few.

[— Dandy —]

Got this from Kodiak:

We are no longer producing aftermarket replacement shells including BBS RS and RM wheels.

I honestly do not see much rebarreling going on for 15" wheels. I've seen a lot of talk but little in the way of real results. BBS seems to have some options. Maybe some of the bigger wheels have options. I see steel wheels being rebarreled and I see width or lip being added to the back of regular wheels. Refinishing, however, seems to be thriving.

My idea is to actually barrel swap if needed. We'll see if it works.

[George]

Yes. There are quite a few manufacturers of spun shells. A couple in Canada, too. Kodiak, VRwheels, tunershop, just to name a few.

just checked and it would be cheaper to get the wheels in the size I want from Japan with 4x114 PCD and change the centers

[— kung fu jesus —]

George, there is a guy in Poland that does a lot of this sort of work. I also see a few others in eastern Europe doing it too. They sell them on a few BMW forums I visit from time to time.

[George]

I tried to look up anyone doing this in europe but couldn't find anyone... I'll have to try harder. Thanks for the advice!

EDIT: oh btw as far as I remember, RS8s are two piece so you can't change just the outer lip

[— Dandy —]

They are two piece (removeable face from a single welded barrel), correct.

[— kung fu jesus —]

I may be mistaken, but you can convert 2 pc to 3 pc. Besides the guy in Poland, there is a shop in New Jersey converting 1 pc wheels to 3. There was a set of BMW "bottlecap" wheels that were converted recently, caused a LOT of tongue wagging in the e30 world.

[— kung fu jesus —]

George, here is more on that...

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=42940

[WASABI]

WOW!!! These are AWESOME!!!!!

[— kung fu jesus —]

Yes, I was blown away, too. I have many questions about them, but I have to admit, the results are stunning! I wondered how stock NA daisies might look done the same way as 3piece 15s.

[George]

that's pretty impressive! I know I could have the weld between the outer and inner lip ground of, but I'd not do that... I'll get in touch with this guy to see how much would it be to widen my set. Thanks again