New Rims on the 540i Opinion Please

**palomino** · 02-27-2006, 02:05 PM

The wheels are nice, but Im not a big fan of chrome on BMWs. Its doesnt seem to go with the sporting nature of the ultimate "driving" machine.

I like the lip on those though!

**Beemerboy** · 02-27-2006, 02:23 PM

Thanks all for the advice I went with the 18`s and like the look...I`m going to have new shocks and struts installed and I`m thinking about lowering it one inch when I do that....I also had a Magna flow muffler installed the next day...sounds great like a bear fighting

**derekbmw** · 02-27-2006, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Beemerboy

Thanks all for the advice I went with the 18`s and like the look...I`m going to have new shocks and struts installed and I`m thinking about lowering it one inch when I do that....I also had a Magna flow muffler installed the next day...sounds great like a bear fighting

looking good
get coilovers

**hemin8r** · 02-27-2006, 02:46 PM

Good choice on the 18`s. Some people over do it on size which then turns out to look ridiculous. Yes, definitely lower it a bit to give it that stance.

**rockford33** · 02-27-2006, 04:48 PM

Pretty good looking. A little too bling for me though. Personally, I would have gone black rims with a polished lip for that car. Those would have looked sweet. Definitely a +1 here for lowering the ride an inch. That in itself will make a nice difference in the appearance.

**Beemerboy** · 02-27-2006, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by rockford33

Pretty good looking. A little too bling for me though. Personally, I would have gone black rims with a polished lip for that car. Those would have looked sweet. Definitely a +1 here for lowering the ride an inch. That in itself will make a nice difference in the appearance.

That`s why there are about a million rims on the market....I like the bling on my rims...I`m going to lower it but will have to wait until I change the shocks and struts

**Steve1996LT1** · 02-27-2006, 07:38 PM

I like the bling of chrome wheels as well. The magnaflow exhaust looks good and sounds awesome as well. I have the magnaflow exhaust on my vette. Everyone has their own opinion on wheels, that is for sure.

**Beemerboy** · 02-27-2006, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by Steve1996LT1

I like the bling of chrome wheels as well. The magnaflow exhaust looks good and sounds awesome as well. I have the magnaflow exhaust on my vette. Everyone has their own opinion on wheels, that is for sure.

Nice car what part of the bay are you in....I`m near Santa Rosa