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Old Jun 24, 2013 | 11:36 PM
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Wanting to go with 19" with a decent lip on the back, smaller lip on the front.

Would like to go with either silver or a brushed aluminum finish with the lip being Chrome or polished.

Sticking to 19" mainly so I have more options in terms of coilovers/slamming the car.

I found these two to be interesting:

iSS Forged Spyder: http://www.issforged.com/spyder/
iSS Forged Complex 5: http://www.issforged.com/complex-5/

My overall goal for the car is a luxury/clean/vip look... just without the wide spoked vip style wheels.

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Old Jun 24, 2013 | 11:47 PM
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nice ride!
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 01:32 AM
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Just checked the prices on the iSS Forged wheels, and MSRP starts at $3.5k so I will NOT be buying them Lol. I still like the designs, and want to use that as a base line for the style I am going for.
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 01:49 AM
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Another possibility:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/19-STAGGERED-5X114-3-SILVER-CHROME-WHEEL-FIT-LEXUS-IS250-GS300-GS350-GS450-/111103657821?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Wheels&hash=item19de4b475d&vxp=mtr
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 01:52 AM
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Default Picking out wheels, any suggestions?

o I thought I'd just quickly add to the current slough of threads regarding wheel choice.

Firstly here is a picture of my car. It's an '09 BMW 135i. This picture was right after I finished installing my coilovers, so the front is almost lined up with the top of my wheels now The rears will be coming down more too when I have the time.
I have been pondering over wheels for the past few months now, so I figured I'd ask you guys for some input. There's two different routes that I could go. I could pick up an older set of three-piece wheels and get them rebarreled and remade for my offsets and sizes, or I could order new wheels.

As far as the refinishing part goes, I was looking at maybe Gotti G1001's or Work Equips. (I'm a noob when it comes to refinishing wheels, so if these aren't even possible I apologize).

And for new wheels I was looking at the 3SDM 0.05's or maybe Rotiform NUE's (The cheap ones, I wish I could afford to get a custom set made).

I'm honestly open to any suggestions, just have to be 5x120, 18 x >8.5, and have a high offset.

Cheers!

2013 MERCEDES BENZ SL-CLASS
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 07:49 AM
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Check out MRR GT-1, they are more "budget friendly"... not quite the same spoke pattern as the Spyders, but you get the idea.


**Not my car... was posted on CL a long time ago by another member

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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by zmcgovern4
Check out MRR GT-1, they are more "budget friendly"... not quite the same spoke pattern as the Spyders, but you get the idea.

Your wheel remind me back in the day. I have same set of your, MRR GT-1 Chrome finished
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 01:38 PM
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SSR Werfen GT-03? I have them on my TP IS250 in 19s. They'll look a lot better when I have the fenders rolled, camber fixed and I drop it a little more.



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Here is a place you can look at all the wheels on a 2IS. I have forged wheels and yes they're a lot of money! There are a variety of wheels choices and brands in these threads. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ead-index.html
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