The Lion King with its 20" Hartge Nova rims - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Fedde · 7th April 2002, 18:41

Hi folks!

I have not had the time I wanted to take and post pics of my
car until now, but here are some pics for you to enjoy. The wheels
are 20 inch Hartge Nova style rims with 245/35 in from and
275/30 in he back (Pirelli PZero Asimmetrico).

You'll find some more pics of the car at:

http://hobbystage.net/bmwm5/fedde/

Best regards,

Fedde

Rave E55 · 7th April 2002, 18:56

20's

nice! How is the ride? Is it much harder than 18's?

RAREM5 · 7th April 2002, 19:16

My God.. They look BAAADDDDD!!!!!

I want new rims and brakes (stoptech) ASAP!

RAREM5 · 7th April 2002, 19:18

Quote:

Originally posted by Fedde
Hi folks!

I have not had the time I wanted to take and post pics of my
car until now, but here are some pics for you to enjoy. The wheels
are 20 inch Hartge Nova style rims with 245/35 in from and
275/30 in he back (Pirelli PZero Asimmetrico).

You'll find some more pics of the car at:

http://hobbystage.net/bmwm5/fedde/

Best regards,

Fedde

Fedde,

I just noticed that your beast doesn't have ///M5 badge on the side...

Did you replace your side molding?

Rare

Fedde · 7th April 2002, 20:48

Rave M5: To be honest I do find the ride to be fairly smooth
anyway. It is of course harder than with smaller wheels, but
the change is not THAT big in terms of roughness. On the
other hand, the grip and the handling is so enormously
improved

RareM5: The car was originally owned by Klas before me and
Klas never likes to have his cars badged in any way. He did
not have the M5 badge in the back (I bought it and put it on).
To my knowledge, when you order your M5, you can order it
without the M5 badges on the sides, which is what Klas
originally did.

Best regards,

Fedde

tfung · 7th April 2002, 21:40

nice!

did you notice any change of acceleration speed with the new rims, since they're probably quite a bit heavier?

Fedde · 8th April 2002, 09:28

tfung: To be honest I was surprised about the fact they are not
that much heavier. I did not notice any change in acceleration.
Only an enormous improvement in handling

Best regards,

Fedde

EBMCS03 · 8th April 2002, 10:21

Woooo in that second pic is that the most u can turn your wheel?? Wowsers... how about bumps on the road, speed bumps, and driveways? U able to get by them ok? They look GOOD tho!!

Fedde · 8th April 2002, 11:00

UCSDxB0i: No, I can actually turn as much as with the "normal"
wheels on

But, if I make a U-turn driving really slowly, I
do hear the front wheels slightly scratch against something in
the wheel house.

When it comes to speed bumbs and other stuff like that I do not
have any problems at all, but then I have always been careful
with speed bumps...

Best regards,

Fedde

Pelle · 8th April 2002, 12:50

Nice rims

// Pelle

Gustav · 8th April 2002, 15:12

Cool car! I like it alot! When will we see some race stories

CM5GO · 8th April 2002, 15:23

Did you roll the fenders?

RAREM5 · 8th April 2002, 20:14

Quote:

Originally posted by Fedde
RareM5: The car was originally owned by Klas before me and
Klas never likes to have his cars badged in any way. He did
not have the M5 badge in the back (I bought it and put it on).
To my knowledge, when you order your M5, you can order it
without the M5 badges on the sides, which is what Klas
originally did.

Best regards,

Fedde

Awesome.. that's an ultimate stealth!

Since you put your badge back on, are you planning on replacing side as well?