Wheels almost as old as me [pics inside]. No disappointments!!

[BoxDriver2]

Bolt on 5x108 :-D

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u269/Saabaru25/P6200556.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u269/Saabaru25/P6200547.jpg

[80'242GT]

im jealous :omg:

[amargill19?]

damn b, super wide spacerzzzzz

[BoxDriver2]

No spacers....should be good to go :)

If I want to punch them out, i have spacers waiting. They aren't on the car yet though. Need tires. Friend is storing them for me.

[Orange_Crusader]

I'd say amar meant that they're mounted with ~200mm spaces right there :lol: Very nice wheels, love that look on 745's.

[BoxDriver2]

Oh yeah, definitely not ON the car. Just next to it for a reference pic :lol:

These will definitely not be sold, either....motivation to get the car running...eer....back together again like that baller humpty dumpty.

[shaved240]

get those things on asap

[klr142]

16x8?

They're definitely HOT.

[McLovin]

Dude. You should seriously space them out like 100 mm or so. I always thought that would look gangsta.

[aibast]

realy cool wheels. Usualy this kind rims look to ricer or boy racer but these are cool. Realy cool.

[SwedishBrick242...]

More sick ass wheels from the forum wheel whore.

[fpeck1948]

Those look pretty close to these. I bought them from tuff240.

Frank

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l235/fpeck1948/HPIM0451.jpg

[Wino]

If only you were in australia and looking to sell :-(

[slipstream3d]

Haha, almost any wheels are "almost as old as me" when it comes to an '87 740... I was two when my car was built, lol.

[BoxDriver2]

Those look pretty close to these. I bought them from tuff240.

Frank

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l235/fpeck1948/HPIM0451.jpg

EDIT: Looks like your rear wheel is bent ~1 oclock

Nice wagon...reminds me of the one I should have kept. I did keep the wheels. I heard ARE was sued by BBS for copying them....can anyone confirm?


http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u269/Saabaru25/pa080067_962.jpg


Wheels I will be selling ASAP 18" forged SSR GT1 really rare, volvo pattern [special ordered]
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u269/Saabaru25/P5011472.jpg

[Tuff240]

BBS have nicer center caps quality wise, but other than that, I like the looks of the ARE's better. They usually have a deeper dish than the same size BBS.

[BoxDriver2]

For the sum i paid, i am very happy. :)

All of my AREs have had a nice lip, but not like these. My AREs were all 7 or 7.5" wide, while these are 8" with a healthy lip.

[BoxDriver2]

Also will update the vehicle thread. For a while it has been neglected due to other priorities but it will be up and running within the next few weeks....with a host of new parts :)

[klr142]

Sweet news man!

[Vol242vo]

UU==========================D Boooiiinnnngg!

[F1reBird]

EDIT: Looks like your rear wheel is bent ~1 oclock


i'm pretty sure thats just the reflection of the light aka glare

[GSWAGON]

love em!

I had a line on some epsilon 16X8 but the seller seemed shady so I backed out of it...

I am still looking for some wide 3pc. 80's wheels for my wagon...would like 17's but those are sick.

[BoxDriver2]

Problem is, in the 80s 17s were a huge deal. I had my Borbet Type A which were rare early 90s iirc [and have been passed around to a few members now, wonder who has them...]. So I figured I'd settle for these :)

Not much was around for a 17" then....

[wingnut]

Daaaaaamn. Those are my dream wheels. Wanna share your secrect on how you find em?

[BoxDriver2]

No secret to it really. I just look around, literally.

[volvorsport]

what did they originally come off ?

[dhallilama]

when i hear "wheels almost as old as me" and i don't see anything like magnesium kidney beans, i feel oooolllld :)

[BoxDriver2]

Go look at AREs new[er] salt flat specials...kind of kidney bean....so don't feel old ;-)

[Leewaa]

they look really similaliar to the standard wheels that were on my dads 740iL bmw..
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o84/leewaa/DSC03061.jpg

[GhengisKhan]

Can you even turn with those? Massive eh?

[BoxDriver2]

Can you even turn with those? Massive eh?

Not mounted on the car in the pics :lol: Just resting next to it.

[GhengisKhan]

Not mounted on the car in the pics :lol: Just resting next to it.


:oops: Yeah, I...uh... knew that... :oops:
Maybe you should slap some duallies on your Volvo, chicks will be all over you :oogle:

[BoxDriver2]

Dualies are nice, if you have a use for one [a truck, not volvo], especially a diesel.

[SquareD]

Very nice find Dan. Gotta love the mesh...

[hockey930]

thoes are sweet

[BoxDriver2]

Will have new tires soon :) Then more pics.

[Sonik]

I hate you with your nice wheel-ness. lol

[Forg]

they look really similaliar to the standard wheels that were on my dads 740iL bmw..
BMW used BBS's as standard fitment for quite a while; unsure if that model of 740iL had BBS's, but even if not, BMW followed the style they'd started earlier.

Another example of the same thing; Ford did the same with EB & ED Faimont Ghias. The EB had factory-fitted 15" BBS rims, and the ED had a no-brand-name rim that had been designed to look like an evolution of the one they had on the EB (it was probably made by CSA or some-such - and probably cost Ford a fair bit less per wheel than the BBS's :)).

[BoxDriver2]

BMW has used a plethora of BBS wheel styles over the years. They did use RS wheels as well. Basket weave is common place at BMW and VW.