The shortest wheel experiment ever?

[PropellerHead]

Well.. THAT didn't take too long.

In another thread ab tail lights, I kinda went off the rails about getting some Beyern 5's. It made sense, bc the purchase of Beyern 5's was kinda an 'off the rails' impulse buy. I found them. I liked them. I pulled the trigger. And so began a discussion about them on my X.

I began (admittedly) with some teaser pics for the group:






Much to the chagrin of the group, I had yet to post pics of the whole car. I needed time to soak them in. To see if I was hesitant ab them bc they were *different* or bc they just weren't ending up to be my style. I studied them every time I entered or exited the car. I polled many, many friends. Some in favor, some were not.

I looked at them in different light. Different pictures. Clean. Dirty- well as dirty as they could get in a week. And still I waited for the love to fill in. I determined that I liked the wheels. They LOOK awesome on their own. I *like* the deep dish. I love the muted spokes as opposed to chrome. And then I would step back and take in the whole car.



I never really just felt that magic I felt with my OE wheels. Tough to explain. Probably bc it is so deeply rooted in personal preference. Some folks may like them on my car. A lot of folks did. Some folks may like them for their OWN car. That works, too. As soon as I get them cleaned up, I am going to get the Premier account and post them for sale.

Often, I would find an angle I liked. Like this pic.



But alas. I think I figured it out. They're just so different from OE that it's obvious they're after market. That's just not my thing. I like the stock look that OEM parts offer.

And so, less than a week after I had them put on, I removed them. I immediately preferred my old reliables. A fun experience.



The wheels are great if I had wanted a square setup. They're each 20x10. They're only about 30lbs, so they're very light. Much lighter than most aftermarket wheels. Over the course of the week, I actually did scuff one of them with a small rock chip (or something). Nothing as bad as curb rash, but one of them is that much less than perfect.

So, when the time comes, I will put them up here. For now, I'm happily back to my OE setup.

[Ricky Bobby]

Thank the lord.

The full pics of your X Prop make me know you made the right decision to go back to OE wheels. Now where are those 20" 132's?

[Clockwork]

I LOVE those wheels.

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I always wanted to know how the'd look on my X, so when I bought a set of winter wheels, I bought the Beyern Rapp as the 5 was no longer for sale according to Beyern's website 3 years ago.
Nice find.
How much you want for them :p

[Green Dragon]

Prop,
I really like the wheels, but in the end, I'm with you. OEM for some reason, just flows better. When I see aftermarket on e53's, some work okay, and some absolutely not.

I'm in a similar predicament. I was playing with the idea of picking up a set of X5///M wheels, but ended up with an oem style 57's that I've always wanted.......... but now that I have them on, something is just not right. Is it because my X5 is an LCI and style 57's are dated with the pre-LCI?

They're growing on me with time, and with the KW install with some 4.8is flares may help. I think its just a mental thing.

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by Green Dragon

I think its just a mental thing.

Ohhh, there is NO doubt... Owning an X5 is def a mental thing!

[StephenVA]

Another good decision. Love the big brake Kit. Looks super on that color. Oh wait, it is MY FAVORITE color too!

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by Green Dragon

Prop,
I really like the wheels, but in the end, I'm with you. OEM for some reason, just flows better. When I see aftermarket on e53's, some work okay, and some absolutely not.

I'm in a similar predicament. I was playing with the idea of picking up a set of X5///M wheels, but ended up with an oem style 57's that I've always wanted.......... but now that I have them on, something is just not right. Is it because my X5 is an LCI and style 57's are dated with the pre-LCI?

They're growing on me with time, and with the KW install with some 4.8is flares may help. I think its just a mental thing.

Style 57? As in the 17" ones?

I don't think that its because your E53 is a facelift man, what happened to your stock 18" Style 133 (I believe thats the number), those Sport Package facelift wheels look great!

Style 57 in 17" does your X no justice IMO

[Naz24]

So now what? You bought the damn things, taking a huge loss on those suckers?

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by Naz24

So now what? You bought the damn things, taking a huge loss on those suckers?

Well, all is not totally lost. I learned something.

But yeah. I'll be out a few hundred bucks or so. Maybe more. Maybe it'll make a board member really happy. Something to be said for that....

[tmv]

Hate to say "I told you so" but I didn't like them at the beginning. They do no justice to your awesome iS at all, especially with the StopTech BBK. I think the main reason is that the spokes bend inward, which make the wheels look smaller and weaker.
I do like wheels with lip. All my rides has them.