New Company. New Products - Reproduction wheels for BMW

[arrutled]

look at the wheels which do fit our 1's. Breytons are pretty ugly and I swear they have sold more than twenty. Our job as the consumer is to supply demand, and we have done that, now I demand supply!!!!

[Bdh821]

someone needs to hurry up before everyone decides to go to another rim. I know I'm getting very antsy and am very close to just buying VMR CSLs and just dealing with whatever issues it has. Stock rims are just boring

[Jockey]

Originally Posted by M3_Dust

velocity motoring 18" CSL replica wheels are $700/set.

just trying to keep it in perspective here

I am willing to pay $1k for wheels that actually fit, though.

Yep, and they are made in a more common offset (read bigger demand). Just not in an offset that really fits our car.

[ulrichd]

Guys,
I got a PM from Alufelgen saying they would proceed with 15 for the 18" 8/9 group buy. I am currently out of the country on vacation but please look at the last list and see if you are still good to go.

1. KeithLM
2. UlrichD (18x8,18x9) (Silver)
3. CDR_UK (for CSL reps in 18x8 + 18x9 with correct offsets, and not too heavy!)
4. SCHN3LL (18x8, 18x9, Matte Black)
5. pheller (18x8, 18x9, OEM silver, must weigh less than stock)
6. BMWTT135i (18x8, 18x9) (Gunmetal)
7. 3val (8"/9" in oem silver)
8. ptack
9. gsr18 (18x8,18x9 gunmetal or silver)
10. Jockey (18x8, 18x9) (Gunmetal)
11. Bdh821 (18x8, 18x9) (strongly prefers hyperblack)
12. BlacknRedi (18x8, 18x9) (mattle black with red stripe or gunmetal)
13. infinitekid2002 (must weigh less than stock, 24.2 & 26.2 f/r respectively)
14. Eurofan (18x8, 18x9) (gunmetal)

[axoid]

1. KeithLM
2. UlrichD (18x8,18x9) (Silver)
3. CDR_UK (for CSL reps in 18x8 + 18x9 with correct offsets, and not too heavy!)
4. SCHN3LL (18x8, 18x9, Matte Black)
5. pheller (18x8, 18x9, OEM silver, must weigh less than stock)
6. BMWTT135i (18x8, 18x9) (Gunmetal)
7. 3val (8"/9" in oem silver)
8. ptack
9. gsr18 (18x8,18x9 gunmetal or silver)
10. Jockey (18x8, 18x9) (Gunmetal)
11. Bdh821 (18x8, 18x9) (strongly prefers hyperblack)
12. BlacknRedi (18x8, 18x9) (mattle black with red stripe or gunmetal)
13. infinitekid2002 (must weigh less than stock, 24.2 & 26.2 f/r respectively)
14. Eurofan (18x8, 18x9) (gunmetal)
15. axoid (18x8, 18x9, Matte Black)

There is you 15. I've been holding off offically jumping onto this group buy becasue I do like the Breyton's and I will be buying something in a the next couple months and it didn't look like this was going to move forward in that time frame.

[gsr18]

I'm pretty sure KeithLM bailed out. He went for Breyton's I think. One more to go!!!

1. UlrichD (18x8,18x9) (Silver)
2. CDR_UK (for CSL reps in 18x8 + 18x9 with correct offsets, and not too heavy!)
3. SCHN3LL (18x8, 18x9, Matte Black)
4. pheller (18x8, 18x9, OEM silver, must weigh less than stock)
5. BMWTT135i (18x8, 18x9) (Gunmetal)
6. 3val (8"/9" in oem silver)
7. ptack
8. gsr18 (18x8,18x9 gunmetal or silver)
9. Jockey (18x8, 18x9) (Gunmetal)
10. Bdh821 (18x8, 18x9) (strongly prefers hyperblack)
11. BlacknRedi (18x8, 18x9) (mattle black with red stripe or gunmetal)
12. infinitekid2002 (must weigh less than stock, 24.2 & 26.2 f/r respectively, gunmetal)
13. Eurofan (18x8, 18x9) (gunmetal)
14. axoid (18x8, 18x9, Matte Black)

[infinitekidM2C]

update me for gunmetal

[M3_Dust]

I am in as soon as offsets are confirmed and we have a firm timeframe

the vendor has the wrong offsets for the stock wheels just FYI

[M3_Dust]

Originally Posted by AluFelgen

The OEM offsets are 18x7.5ET47 and 18x8.5ET49. The issue with the current offerings is that they are trying to make the wheels fit when they don't. A proper setup should not have the wheels sticking out of the fenders. That is not aggressive. That is not properly done. We believe a 8.0F/9.0R with the appropiate offsets would be just what the 1-series needs. You can even run 235/265.

I believe the OEM offsets are 49 f and 52 r

this is why I suggested 8" et45 f and 9" et48 r

[ulrichd]

Ok Alufelgen, we have 14 plus M3Dust is No. 15 (plus I suspect others)once the offsets and timeframe have been established. Let's proceed.

[jlee]

i'm in !

[ALUFELGEN]

Excellent. So here is the final list:

1. UlrichD (18x8,18x9) (Silver)
2. CDR_UK (for CSL reps in 18x8 + 18x9 with correct offsets, and not too heavy!)
3. SCHN3LL (18x8, 18x9, Matte Black)
4. pheller (18x8, 18x9, OEM silver, must weigh less than stock)
5. BMWTT135i (18x8, 18x9) (Gunmetal)
6. 3val (8"/9" in oem silver)
7. ptack
8. gsr18 (18x8,18x9 gunmetal or silver)
9. Jockey (18x8, 18x9) (Gunmetal)
10. Bdh821 (18x8, 18x9) (strongly prefers hyperblack)
11. BlacknRedi (18x8, 18x9) (mattle black with red stripe or gunmetal)
12. infinitekid2002 (must weigh less than stock, 24.2 & 26.2 f/r respectively, gunmetal)
13. Eurofan (18x8, 18x9) (gunmetal)
14. axoid (18x8, 18x9, Matte Black)
15. M3_Dust
16. JLee

If we get confirmation from everybody we`ll start production. As far as offsets we have 8.0ET48 Front and 9.0ET48 Rear as our first prospect. What are your thoughts?

Time frame: 90 days for production/delivery

I`m really excited to see this moving

[Bdh821]

Good to go!

[M3_Dust]

Originally Posted by AluFelgen

Excellent. So here is the final list:

1. UlrichD (18x8,18x9) (Silver)
2. CDR_UK (for CSL reps in 18x8 + 18x9 with correct offsets, and not too heavy!)
3. SCHN3LL (18x8, 18x9, Matte Black)
4. pheller (18x8, 18x9, OEM silver, must weigh less than stock)
5. BMWTT135i (18x8, 18x9) (Gunmetal)
6. 3val (8"/9" in oem silver)
7. ptack
8. gsr18 (18x8,18x9 gunmetal or silver)
9. Jockey (18x8, 18x9) (Gunmetal)
10. Bdh821 (18x8, 18x9) (strongly prefers hyperblack)
11. BlacknRedi (18x8, 18x9) (mattle black with red stripe or gunmetal)
12. infinitekid2002 (must weigh less than stock, 24.2 & 26.2 f/r respectively, gunmetal)
13. Eurofan (18x8, 18x9) (gunmetal)
14. axoid (18x8, 18x9, Matte Black)
15. M3_Dust
16. JLee

If we get confirmation from everybody we`ll start production. As far as offsets we have 8.0ET48 Front and 9.0ET48 Rear as our first prospect. What are your thoughts?

Time frame: 90 days for production/delivery

I`m really excited to see this moving

I'm really not sure those fronts will work with that offset, there will be a 5mm reduction in inner clearance (which is already very scarce even with the stock wheels and tires) and the spoke design of the CSL wheel may not clear the brake calipers. I really think et45 on the front would be better and much more likely to clear the brake calipers on the 135i without issue. I could be wrong and I also suspect that you don't want the front wheels to appear more concave than the rear, since there will be very little as it is with those high offsets on a CSL style wheel.

[ulrichd]

Originally Posted by AluFelgen

If we get confirmation from everybody we`ll start production. As far as offsets we have 8.0ET48 Front and 9.0ET48 Rear as our first prospect. What are your thoughts?

Time frame: 90 days for production/delivery

I`m really excited to see this moving

I am in. I'll stay out of the offset discussion as I am not an expert. I'd like to keep some of the concave shape on the wheels but also don't want them sticking out of the fenders.

[ptack]

What will be the finishes? I see requests for silver, gunmetal, black, and hyperblack. Will alll of these finishes be available and can you show what they look like on other wheels that you make? I did not orginally specify a color, but I'm probably looking for hyperblack.

[gsr18]

Originally Posted by ptack

What will be the finishes? I see requests for silver, gunmetal, black, and hyperblack. Will alll of these finishes be available and can you show what they look like on other wheels that you make? I did not orginally specify a color, but I'm probably looking for hyperblack.

Alufelgen mentioned early on that the colors offered were going to be OEM silver, gunmetal, and matte black. Don't believe hyperblack is offered.

[Eurofan]

Im still in, as long as they clear brakes and dont rub.

[Jaguar66]

I am curious. The posted pictures of these wheels are no longer visible. Do you still have pictures?

Originally Posted by AluFelgen

AluFelgen Company is pleased to introduce OEM Reproduction wheels for BMW enthusiasts and we have not forgotten about the 1-Series community! One hundred percent designed at the OEM level, quality & specifications. We will focus all our efforts into the BMW market only. We are on schedule to launch our 19" Style 127M (CSL) and follow up with a proper 166M (M5) and 167M (M6) replica wheel in 19" as well. We will also bring back the classic 19" 162.

Replica wheel manufacturers have a tendency to manufacture a wheel for all applications. You can clearly see the same wheel profile regarding of the wheel width. Not in our case. We will manufacture the wheels profile and offset specifically for your vehicle to prevent the typical “replica” wheel look created when wrong offsets are used. We also manufacture the wheels 99% in appearance to the original.

Our wheels are manufactured with the highest quality casting method as oppose to most replica wheels manufacturers who prefer to use a cheaper casting method, Gravity casting, that creates easily bent and hard to balance wheels. Our cast wheels are made by Low Pressure casting which is the same used by Ronal to manufacture all BMW OEM wheels. All wheels are also clearcoated for better appearance. All our setups would be staggered as well.

We decided to introduce our company with a proper CSL replica wheel simply because the market does not offer it yet. The are two current CSL offerings and on one the spoke thickness is clearly narrower than the original CSL design and the other one lacks the concavity of the CSL, both giving you the typical replica look instead of the OEM look you are trying to achieve.

We would love to explore the possibility of manufacturing a wheel specifically for you. As you can see below our CSL is dead-on with the OEM CSL. I think the CSL looks phenomenal on the 1-series, however, the market lacks a 1-series specific offset. We would like to see your interest and opinions and if there is enough demand we would have no problems making it a 1-Series specific offset in 18" or 19" for you!

Here are photos of the actual product:

Front:





Rear:




OEM Left - AFC Right.

[Schn3ll]

I am still in, but what is the max width of rear tire we can fit with the selected offsets? I am hoping for a 265 with no rub on stock fenders!!!

[Jockey]

I'm still in!!!

Originally Posted by Schn3ll

I am still in, but what is the max width of rear tire we can fit with the selected offsets? I am hoping for a 265 with no rub on stock fenders!!!

A 255 should definitely no problem, it would be nice to see a 265 fit but I think someone might have to be the guinea pig (plus I think it's going to depend on tire brand too).

[Schn3ll]

Originally Posted by Jockey

I'm still in!!!



A 255 should definitely no problem, it would be nice to see a 265 fit but I think someone might have to be the guinea pig (plus I think it's going to depend on tire brand too).

Wishful thinking I suppose. Hopefully Alufelgen can chime in on this...