11-20-2021, 03:14 AM | #67 | ||
Lieutenant
534
Rep 403
Posts |
Quote:
|
||
Appreciate
1
M4Tejas813.00 |
11-21-2021, 05:02 AM | #68 | |
Lieutenant Colonel
3238
Rep 1,661
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
11-21-2021, 11:52 PM | #69 | |
Leave the gun. Take the Canoli.
9177
Rep 7,748
Posts |
Quote:
__________________
Current: 2023 Santorini Blue ///M8 ||| 2023 X3 M40 --> 2025 X5 M60 (ordered)
Retired: 2021 Enzian Blue ///M4 ||| 2018 ///M4 ||| 2017 ///M4 ||| 2014 435i ||| 2009 335i Coupe ||| 2007 335i Coupe |
|
Appreciate
1
pizza240824.50 |
11-25-2021, 05:05 PM | #73 |
Leave the gun. Take the Canoli.
9177
Rep 7,748
Posts |
I like the contrast of the 825's with the darker color. I haven't really seen the 826 bi's in person to know how light or dark they actually are. If they can have some lighter tones they might be good as well.
__________________
Current: 2023 Santorini Blue ///M8 ||| 2023 X3 M40 --> 2025 X5 M60 (ordered)
Retired: 2021 Enzian Blue ///M4 ||| 2018 ///M4 ||| 2017 ///M4 ||| 2014 435i ||| 2009 335i Coupe ||| 2007 335i Coupe |
11-25-2021, 06:01 PM | #74 | |
Lieutenant Colonel
3238
Rep 1,661
Posts |
Quote:
Fast forward to the rim designs you see on 3, 5 and 7 Series sedans and X1 through X7 SAVs .. not a silver barrel to be found, and only a hint of polished silver on the rims' faces. |
|
Appreciate
1
M4Tejas813.00 |
11-27-2021, 06:46 AM | #75 | ||
Major
429
Rep 1,109
Posts |
Quote:
|
||
Appreciate
1
pizza240824.50 |
11-27-2021, 07:15 AM | #76 |
Lieutenant
665
Rep 516
Posts |
These images just about sum up the dilemma I'm having with spec'ing Tanzanite: side on, I think you can just about get away with the bicolour 826s, providing of course they're clean and you have a bit of sunlight to catch the spoke surfaces; but if you look at them aslant in real life (that is, from the kind of angle represented in the top two pictures) then the black sides of the spokes almost completely take over, and the wheels look virtually shadowed out under dark coloured arches. I love the design, and agree with other folks that the 'webbing' effect is classic 'M'. But dark or even grey complexion rims really get lost in poor light under these kinds of greens and blues (and overcast days are not exactly few and far between here in the UK!). Which is why I'm leaning toward the 825s, just for the sake of the consistency with which their brightness would help the rims to 'fill out' the arches and thereby offer some contrast--regardless of whether the sun is out--with the paintwork.
__________________
Current:
F90 M5 Competition Previous: G20 M340i G20 330i M Sport |
Appreciate
4
|
11-27-2021, 11:24 AM | #77 | |
Lieutenant
1102
Rep 598
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
4
|
11-29-2021, 10:52 AM | #78 |
Leave the gun. Take the Canoli.
9177
Rep 7,748
Posts |
Right. I'm equally confused. It's way more obvious when it makes a shiny black wheel into a dull grey than with it makes a silver wheel a slightly different much less obvious shade of silver.
__________________
Current: 2023 Santorini Blue ///M8 ||| 2023 X3 M40 --> 2025 X5 M60 (ordered)
Retired: 2021 Enzian Blue ///M4 ||| 2018 ///M4 ||| 2017 ///M4 ||| 2014 435i ||| 2009 335i Coupe ||| 2007 335i Coupe |
Appreciate
1
M4Tejas813.00 |
11-29-2021, 01:01 PM | #79 |
Second Lieutenant
388
Rep 217
Posts |
I think this becomes a philosophic discussion here. Why should a glossy but dark wheel show dark dust more apparently than a silver wheel that more obviously will lose its original bright shine? For both reasons (glossy shine an/or silver) did I decide to go for the orbit grey 825 in summer and the 829 in winter. Both have a matte surface from beginning on.
__________________
2022 M4Cx in Brooklyn Grey
|
Appreciate
0
|
12-03-2021, 07:19 AM | #81 | |
mt4life
641
Rep 420
Posts |
Quote:
See below, I think there’s plenty of contrast but subtle. This pic was taken in the late afternoon with the sun going down and no direct sunshine on the car |
|
12-04-2021, 06:24 PM | #82 |
Lieutenant Colonel
3238
Rep 1,661
Posts |
Same here -- and I had (6) E46 M3s over the years. The optional 19" rims with the polished faces were killer, as far as I'm concerned. In many ways I've configured my G82 to pay homage to my favorite E46 M3 of all, a Carbon Black coupe with those particular rims. Some may consider the look dated; I think it's classic.
Last edited by luckylingy; 12-04-2021 at 06:45 PM.. |
Appreciate
0
|
12-20-2021, 09:54 AM | #83 |
Major
429
Rep 1,109
Posts |
For those wondering (like me) about the weight difference between the 825m vs 826m wheels, someone sent me this. I know we originally got the ambiguous message that the 826m's were the lightweight option according to one of those M videos that BMW released….but if you trust these numbers, it looks like they're almost identical. In fact, it looks like the 825m's may be a touch lighter. Obviously the treadware difference plays a small role….
|
Appreciate
4
|
12-30-2021, 02:13 AM | #84 |
Private First Class
55
Rep 118
Posts |
After reading these posts, I tried to change my build to 826M, but was told by my SA that the build was locked due to production scheduling.
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-02-2022, 05:48 AM | #85 | |
Lieutenant
534
Rep 403
Posts |
Quote:
It turns up this week so hopefully it was the right call! |
|
Appreciate
1
M4Tejas813.00 |
01-02-2022, 09:02 AM | #86 |
Private First Class
214
Rep 109
Posts |
I find the 825bi much brighter than the pictures in this thread are showing. Here's a pic that shows them off.
__________________
2022 G83 XDrive Comp - Dravit Grey
AST Lowered - VSC Valve Control - TLG Mud Flaps - AutoTecknic Carbon Head Rest Covers |
Appreciate
7
midlifecrisis810.50 luckylingy3237.50 Art__Vandelay1962.50 SimsimmaM3172.00 maxsaint130.50 Slprciv3.00 maelfyn156.50 |
01-06-2022, 12:32 AM | #87 |
Captain
688
Rep 750
Posts |
figured i'd show a pic with a drop and some spacers....
|
Appreciate
8
maxsaint130.50 midlifecrisis810.50 SimsimmaM3172.00 M4Tejas813.00 Slprciv3.00 DocWeatherington2943.50 MPower2932.00 pizza240824.50 |
01-06-2022, 11:46 AM | #88 |
Major
811
Rep 1,211
Posts |
I'm a fan of the bi-color 825s. Several friends have commented positively on the look, and I don't have any regrets. I wanted the wheels to stand up to the bright paint color and not get lost. I think I succeeded.
__________________
2017 X5 35d (Performance Center delivery March 2017)
2019 230i X-drive 2022 M3 base 2000 328i sedan (UUC suspension - still the favorite), 2006 M3 slick top - Alpine White/Cinnamon SOLD! 2008 E90 M3 SOLD! 1991 325iX (both great), 2019 Miata RF - various others not as memorable but gone. |
Appreciate
3
|
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
|
|