APEX EC-7 Wheels: Now Available!

[David@ApexRaceParts]

APEX EC-7 Wheels

APEX is proud to introduce its new EC-7 wheel. This new wheel addresses the concerns of more and more racers and track day enthusiasts: long term durability, fit and performance. With the increase of faster and heavier cars being used in racing, HPDEs, and spirited driving, the EC-7 was designed and engineered to handle extreme abuse on track and street, offer a wide range of direct fitments, while producing a lightweight wheel. The new features offered make the EC-7 the perfect compliment to the APEX ARC-8.

What's new?

An optimized car setup begins with the perfect wheel fitment. Without the perfect offsets, maximum tire widths and the potential of your car are always compromised. With this in mind, the EC-7 has three unique face profiles ranging from shallow to deep concavity resulting in 13 unique 18" sizes. This wide range of fitments allows for vehicle-specific caliper clearance, offsets, and tire widths, creating the most optimal setup possible.


APEX EC-7 in Race Silver - Profile 3

Product Details

The EC-7 adds 7 new BMW sizes not available in the ARC-8 design. The 3 face profiles offer maximum concavity and reduced weight. This avoids the common adaptation of a single face profile for unintended fitments or dependency on spacers.


APEX EC-7 Wheels Size & Profile Chart

The EC-7's spoke profile has been designed with a curve to provide additional caliper clearance. It can clear a BBK spacer free on applications where the ARC-8 could not. A significant improvement to the EC-7 is the increased barrel clearance that now allows for the 18" version of this wheel to properly clear the Brembo 380mm BBK.

Just like the rest of the APEX wheel line, the EC-7 is once again produced using the Flow-Forming technique. Flow-forming, which has also been called “roll forging” or “spin forging”, produces a barrel with similar strength to that of a fully forged wheel. This significantly reduces weight in the barrel, which has the greatest impact on rotational mass. We’ve produced an even stronger wheel by combining the strength of the lightweight barrel with a more robust face design. The EC-7 welcomes endurance racing and potholes.

Designed for BMW applications, the EC-7 accepts TPMS sensors, factory lug bolts or stud conversion kits, and OEM roundel center caps. All wheels come with APEX center caps.


APEX EC-7 Wheels accept OEM BMW Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

Available Sizes and Weights and Pricing:

• 18x8.5" ET45 - 19.55lbs - $294
• 18x8.5" ET35 - 20.10lbs - $294
• 18x9.0" ET42 - 20.75lbs - $299
• 18x9.0" ET31 - 21.25lbs - $299
• 18x9.5" ET58 - 20.65lbs - $319
• 18x9.5" ET43 - 21.55lbs - $319
• 18x9.5" ET35 - 21.70lbs - $319
• 18x9.5" ET22 - 21.75lbs - $319 - 1M Fitment
• 18x10" ET43 - 21.70lbs - $329
• 18x10" ET33 - 22.50lbs - $329
• 18x10" ET25 - 22.45lbs - $329 - 1M Fitment
• 18x10.5" ET27 - 22.50lbs - $349 - 1M Fitment
• 18x11" ET25 - 23.35lbs - $359 - 1M Fitment

Available Finishes

• Race Silver
• Anthracite
• Satin Black

Warranty Summary:

2 year Structural, 1 year limited finish warranty guarantees wheels will be free from defects in materials, workmanship and paint finish under normal and reasonable use.

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Ordering and Contact

• Phone: Call (888) 499-9135 EXT. #1 for phone orders.
• Payment: Credit and Debit Cards: Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover, PayPal. Bank Wire Transfers are also available. Contact us to use a wire transfer for payment on your order.
• Tax: California customers will be charged 8.75% CA sales tax.
• Shipping: APEX ships all orders with UPS.
• APEX Hours:
  Monday thru Friday: 9AM to 6PM PST
  Saturday and Sunday: Closed
• Warehouse and local pickup: The APEX warehouse is at 7888 Marathon Drive, Unit A, Livermore, CA, 94550 (Map It), (888) 499-9135 EXT. #2. This is where you pick up local orders.
• Service and Installation: Apex Performance Services - Dublin: 6443 Golden Gate Drive, Dublin, CA 94568 (Map It), (888) 499-9135 EXT. #3

[gs/e60/1m?]

Any rubbing in the front on the Valencia Orange? equipped with spacers?

Will this set up rub if the car is lowered by 1.5cm (metric size)?

How long does it take to get them overhere in Belgium?

[David@ApexRaceParts]

Originally Posted by gs/e60/1m?

Any rubbing in the front on the Valencia Orange? equipped with spacers?

Will this set up rub if the car is lowered by 1.5cm (metric size)?

How long does it take to get them overhere in Belgium?

Currently the owner of that 1M is not experiencing any rubbing issues in the front, and he does not have spacers on his car currently. It should not rub even when you are lowered if you have the correct tire sizes for your car. I will PM you with a shipping quote for you to Belgium!

[David@ApexRaceParts]

This car is running our Anthracite EC-7s in 18x10" ET5 and 18x11" ET25 with the Toyo R888 in 275/40/18 and 295/30/18:



Feel free to give us a call if you have any questions about fitment!

[amgthis]

Originally Posted by David@ApexRaceParts

This car is running our Anthracite EC-7s in 18x10" ET5 and 18x11" ET25 with the Toyo R888 in 275/35/18 and 295/30/18:



Feel free to give us a call if you have any questions about fitment!

That's the exact setup I want. Those widths/offsets/tire sizes. Spot on. Definitely my next wheels once I buy coilovers

[Joe@ApexRaceParts]

1M owners have the ability to fit a 295/30/18 in the rear of their cars. This car is using an 18x10.5" ET27 with a 295/30/18 Toyo R888 but this could also be done with an 18x11" ET25 wheel!



Please call, email, or pm us with any questions you may have.

[fastauto]

Originally Posted by Joe@ApexRaceParts

1M owners have the ability to fit a 295/30/18 in the rear of their cars. This car is using an 18x10.5" ET27 with a 295/30/18 Toyo R888 but this could also be done with an 18x11" ET25 wheel!



Please call, email, or pm us with any questions you may have.

Any rubbing on the rear 18x11?

Not sure if I should do a 18 x 9.5(f) (265) and 10.5 (r)(285) to play it safe or roll the dice with a 18 x 10 (f)(275) and 11 (r)(295). Wheels will be for mostly track and some summer street driving. Not worried about camber in front as I can adjust that. J

[Joe@ApexRaceParts]

Originally Posted by fastauto

Any rubbing on the rear 18x11?

Not sure if I should do a 18 x 9.5(f) (265) and 10.5 (r)(285) to play it safe or roll the dice with a 18 x 10 (f)(275) and 11 (r)(295). Wheels will be for mostly track and some summer street driving. Not worried about camber in front as I can adjust that. J

Since you do have camber plates up front I would recommend going with the wider front set up. You could use our 18x10" ET25 wheel in the front with a 275/35/18 tire. In the rear you could easily use our 18x10.5" ET27 wheel with a 285/35/18 tire or 295/30/18 tire. The 275/35/18 front tire has a short enough sidewall compared to the other 2 rear tire options so it will proportionally look right. It is also possible to use our 18x11" ET25 rear wheel with a 295/30/18 tire. It would sit 8mm further out than the above picture and could possibly rub under full suspension compression. Many E9X M3 owners use an 18x11" ET25 rear wheel with a 295/30/18 tire or wider and do not have problems and the clearances in the rear of a 1M and E9X M3 are very close.

[gs/e60/1m?]

I'm gonna have to make me some room under the christmas tree cuz I ordered them today at my "local" indy shop.

[Joe@ApexRaceParts]

EC-7's are available for your 1M in staggered and square fitments! Any of the wheel fitments that we would suggest for your 1M would be using our most concave profile 3 wheels.



Please call, email, or pm us with any questions you may have.

[Joe@ApexRaceParts]

EC-7's are in stock for your 1M in multiple staggered and square fitments!



Please call, email, or pm us with any questions you may have.

[David@ApexRaceParts]

EC-7's are here for your 1M with the ability to fit over a 380mm Brembo big brake kit!



Please call, email, or pm us with any questions you may have.

[robertm]

Whens the group buy happening??

[Joe@ApexRaceParts]

Originally Posted by robertm

Whens the group buy happening??

Look for a group buy possibly at the end of the year! In the mean time I would keep an eye out on our Facebook, Websites, and forum posts for an upcoming sale coming very soon

[robertm]

Make it so!

[David@ApexRaceParts]

We have EC-7's in 1M fitments available now!



Please call, pm, or email us with any questions.

[Joe@ApexRaceParts]

EC-7's are available for your 1M in a variety of different staggered and square wheel fitments!


18x9.5" ET22 and 18x10.5" ET27 Anthracite EC-7's with 265/35/18 and 295/30/18 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires.

Please call, email, or pm us with any questions you may have!