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[dug1200]

Thinking about getting either white or black rims for my 335d. Want as big of a lip as possible. Looking at either 18 or 19s. What is the best offset for flush but biggest lip?

[rvladescu]

Come on someone I have the same car and have the same question

[E-Ninety]

et 30-35 is usually a standard and decent setup for the 3 series without and fender rolling.. As for the lip, depends on the rim you choose.. 3-4" lip is common on the rears

[J02 335i]

I just ordered M3 reps in gunmetal 18X8.5 and 18X9.5 ET34 for my AW E90.

[Craig@SupremePower]

gunmetal...

[BMWsky]

I'm not a fan of black rims, ever...but that's just my opinion as lots of others really like them. My preference would be silver, hyperblack, or gunmetal.

[dug1200]

Thanks for the input. The only thing is that i hate 2 tone rims. I have not seen any all gunmetal. Usually they have a polished lip. The other option I was playing around with was a set of Volk mag blue ce28s. I realize there is a small lip, but I loved them on my G.

[hipnotic]

white would look sick if your car is heavily modified but can't go wrong with black

[Quisp]

I saw a photo of a white bmw with black wheels and wide white lips,
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2521/...a969fd10_b.jpg

[dug1200]

Originally Posted by Quisp

I saw a photo of a white bmw with black wheels and wide white lips,
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2521/...a969fd10_b.jpg

i guess the 2 tone is ok....... just dont like chrome lips..i can see people not liking it saying to jdm, but the new lines of the bmw are very japanese compared to past designs.

[John_01]

IMO, Black is too much contrast on AW. Hyper-silver or Gun-metal are the best colours. Advan's dark gun colour is an especially nice one.

Offsets really depend if you want:
A) Tyres that fit properly
B) Tyres that rub only on big bumps
C) Tyres that rub most of the time

335D -> Sedan right?

[dug1200]

Originally Posted by John_01

IMO, Black is too much contrast on AW. Hyper-silver or Gun-metal are the best colours. Advan's dark gun colour is an especially nice one.

Offsets really depend if you want:
A) Tyres that fit properly
B) Tyres that rub only on big bumps
C) Tyres that rub most of the time

335D -> Sedan right?

335d correct...option b or a...big lip is preferable. looking at HREs

[John_01]

A few people have used 10" ET38 or ET37 on the back of an E90 LCI sedan. It shouldn't rub too much unless you dropped. 265 tyres are probably the way to go. VMR supply ET38 10", and Linea corse have a few 10" wide wheels with ET37. Maybe try searching the forms for terms like LCI ET38 265, etc. Here's one I found.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8017302

[Projekt_BooGie]

Originally Posted by dug1200

Thinking about getting either white or black rims for my 335d. Want as big of a lip as possible. Looking at either 18 or 19s. What is the best offset for flush but biggest lip?

I would say 19's prob will give you a larger lip then 18 for the simple reason there are more 19x10 options then 18x10. If money is not that big of an issue I would say do a set of custom 3 piece wheels and you can get them basically EXACTLY how you want them. Color and all.

[mikracer]

What you can get is dependant on what your budget is. Any rim with a decent lip will probabaly be a 3 piece wheel which costs much more than the typical VMR, Miro, Avant Garde, etc.

[landau88]

In my opinion, gunmetal looks best on every color EXCEPT white. Go with black.

[dug1200]

Im looking at HREs, Volks or Works so custom offset it not going to be an issue. Have been looking at 19s with 9 front and 10 back. The offsets were my main concerns since Im a new owner and have not had much experience with these cars.

[Quisp]

I have black wheels on my new car and it is alpine white. Not a big fan of them. They blend in with the tires too much and dont really show up or do anything visually(at least for me) Gpoing to sell them in a couple weeks when my new wheels are ready.

[335forme]

GOLD

Here are my wheels (had centers of the 3 piece iForged Retros powdercoated).

This white car is not mine but I love the white/gold look.

[dug1200]

Originally Posted by Quisp

I have black wheels on my new car and it is alpine white. Not a big fan of them. They blend in with the tires too much and dont really show up or do anything visually(at least for me) Gpoing to sell them in a couple weeks when my new wheels are ready.

what are you getting?

[Quisp]

Getting a set of Morr wheels, signature silver. Wish i kept my Advan F7 wheels from my last car(silver), they were nice and would have looked good i think.
Have you looked at the RE30 formula silver with D/C lip? Had them on a TiAg but they would look good on white too!(pic)

[dug1200]

im looking at the ce28 if i go volk, t1s if i go work and 560 or 563 if i go hre. just saw the adv1. the 10 and 5 are nice, but dont know too much about them.