Official APEX Wheels Showroom Gallery Thread

[135iam]

Thanks to VMA1788 for showing me the way!

No rubbing, no roll, no pull

[vma1788]

One fine looking vert!

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Great looking 135i's 135iam, potxoli and mccandless, thank you for sharing. potxoli we hope that you are able to pinpoint what is causing the rub based off of our suggestions via PM.

[02rsxpilot]

No love for the AERO-7 on 1ers. I may have to change that.

[potxoli]

Originally Posted by David@ApexRaceParts

Great looking 135i's 135iam, potxoli and mccandless, thank you for sharing. potxoli we hope that you are able to pinpoint what is causing the rub based off of our suggestions via PM.

So I tracked down the issue. It is rubbing a very small bit against a plastic triangle that connects the bumper to the fender. About 1-2mm of plastic has been taken out already. This might be a function of the 235/40-18 Sumitomo HTR ZIII having a sidewall that is more square than PSS perhaps? It also seems to only happen on the right side which could either be me hitting potholes only on the right or that my right side is a few millimeters different the the left in alignment. I will have the car re-aligned when I'm back at the dealer just in case

Anyhow, 30 seconds with a dremmel should take care of the problem in the short term.

[Leo317]

Originally Posted by ApexRaceParts

• Apex ARC-8's, Custom painted red, 18x9.5" ET22 and 18x9.5" ET62
• 265/35/18, Toyo R888's
• Camber Plates necessary for the front. Also coilovers utilizing a cylindrical linear spring for inner clearance
• Negative camber in the front and rear
• Custom front widebody fenders and matching bumper. Rear wheel was spaced out 3-5mm to prevent inner rubbing. The rear fender was then rolled and massaged.

Beautiful car! Just wondering where u got the hood from

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by 02rsxpilot

No love for the AERO-7 on 1ers. I may have to change that.

We'd love to see you share photos of your car on AERO-7's, please do.

Originally Posted by potxoli

So I tracked down the issue. It is rubbing a very small bit against a plastic triangle that connects the bumper to the fender. About 1-2mm of plastic has been taken out already. This might be a function of the 235/40-18 Sumitomo HTR ZIII having a sidewall that is more square than PSS perhaps? It also seems to only happen on the right side which could either be me hitting potholes only on the right or that my right side is a few millimeters different the the left in alignment. I will have the car re-aligned when I'm back at the dealer just in case

Anyhow, 30 seconds with a dremmel should take care of the problem in the short term.

Glad to hear that you were able to find out the underlying cause of the rubbing. Sumitomos shouldn't run wider than a PSS, but perhaps they changed their tire from what we have experienced.

[justanothrone]

Apex Arc 8 Anthracite
225/40/18 and 265/35/18
Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position
Camber -1.8 degree all around.
Dinan stage 3 suspension.
Fenders not rolled, no rubbing at all inside or out.

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Awesome 1-series, justanothrgi, thank you for sharing your car with us.

[justanothrone]

Originally Posted by David@ApexRaceParts

Awesome 1-series, justanothrgi, thank you for sharing your car with us.

No problems. Thanks for making great wheels. A lot of room leftover for 275s in the rears with no additional work but I think with 235 in the front I would rub the struts without a 5mm spacer if I stay at -1.8 camber.

[CHITOWN1series]

Here are some aero 7s!

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Now that's something you don't see as often, thanks for sharing CHITOWN1series!

Originally Posted by justanothrgi

No problems. Thanks for making great wheels. A lot of room leftover for 275s in the rears with no additional work but I think with 235 in the front I would rub the struts without a 5mm spacer if I stay at -1.8 camber.

What kind of tires are you using? We have not had a problem with 235s up front even with OEM suspension. The rears, however, do touch the subframe with a 275 with the ARC-8's up on the lift.

[02rsxpilot]

Originally Posted by CHITOWN1series

Here are some aero 7s!

Nice! Red calipers would set it off with the black wheels.

Hoping to pick up the AERO-7s this summer for the second half of the track season. Can't decide between hyper silver (OEM look) or hyper black on my Deep Sea Blue though...

[Kgolf31]

Showing off my ARC8s some more.

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Great looking 1 series Kgolf31, love seeing it in action!

[BLU135i]

MY EC7's Stock M-sport suspension. My only issue was finding a shop that would install high offset rims on my car. Babies.....

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Thanks for sharing BLU135i! What happened with the shops, were they refusing to install the wheels?

[mike082802]

when are the arc 8 in hyperblack in 18" going to be back in stock?

[BLU135i]

Originally Posted by David@ApexRaceParts

Thanks for sharing BLU135i! What happened with the shops, were they refusing to install the wheels?

Yeah finally took it to a bmw tuner shop and they installed no problem for half the price. Lol

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by mike082802

when are the arc 8 in hyperblack in 18" going to be back in stock?

As of now, we do not have an exact ETA, but we are expecting them to restock a little later this year.

Originally Posted by BLU135i

Yeah finally took it to a bmw tuner shop and they installed no problem for half the price. Lol

We have definitely had quite a few tire shops call us to tell us that the wheels won't fit. BMW mechanic and tuner shops have been good at installing the wheels without second-guessing the fitment though. Glad you were able to sort that out.

[ASPEC135i]

Apex wheels are ALWAYS a WIN on BMW's!

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Thanks for sharing the photo of your car with us [b]ASPEC135i[b]. Your car looks great!