VO gone gunmetal

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by frazo

Looks like OEM wheels to me

Similar but different. OEM 359 M Y-spoke Competition rims (compared to BBS CH-R rims):

• 8 U-shapes and 8 Y-shapes (instead of 7 U-shapes and 7 Y-shapes)
• the U-shape pattern is more rectangular and smaller, alike a tuning fork (instead of more rounded corners and a bit broader);
• the Y-shape pattern is sitting lower (almost V-shape) (instead of more Y-shape than V-shape);
• ///M logo + BMW roundel (of course) (instead of engraved "Motorsport" and BBS lettering + BBS roundel + BBS valve);
• no gunmetal available (only silver [1M] or black [M3 GTS]) (instead of "Satin Titanium" [gunmetal]).

Design-wise in general: the stock 1M rims are more straight lines + sharper corners (more "busy" if you want), while the BBS CH-R has less straight lines + softer corners (more "airy" if you want).

Oh, and guess who's the manufacturer of the stock 1M rims ?

359 M Y-spoke Competition:


BBS CH-R:


Examples of back-to-back comparison between OEM 359 M Y-spoke Competition rims (BSM) and gunmetal BBS CH-R rims (VO):

[Chris ABP]

Here are some pics of my 1M with its OE rims in black and its new BBS CH-R rims in silver....







Love them both!!!

Chris

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Chris ABP

Here are some pics of my 1M with its OE rims in black and its new BBS CH-R rims in silver....
Love them both!!!

Thanks, Chris. I know the feeling.

I added your BBS pictures in the pictures overview (it did not feature yet an AW 1M with Silver shoes):
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...0&postcount=11

[Luca335]

Anyone knows what is the best way to add color accent trim to the rims (without painting)? Is this Alloygator.com thing any good or does it look cheap?

[comar1979]

BBS !!!