So Exotic Mods sent me some pics of the BM in hibernation mode, waiting for the DPE S10 to be fully refurbished.
What’s currently on the car are a set of DPE SP-SC16 in 20×9.5 and 20×10.5 and they look absolutely hot! They’ve since been renamed to CS16.
This is somewhat the closest resemblance to how the DPE S10 wheels are going to look when completed. Matt black spokes and gloss black dish, all powdercoated
So here I am trying to decide on a colour scheme for the DPE S-10 wheels should chrome/polish finish be scrapped. A quick photoshop rendition simulates the results and here I have 5 different finishes. I know the renditions can look over the top but it’s photoshop, who cares?
As for the studs/nuts, i’ll leave it for a later decision. Most likely to be chrome though.
First picture above illustrates Body Colour Dish with Black Spokes.
Black Dish Black Spokes
White Dish Black Spokes
Black Dish Body Colour Spokes
White Dish Body Colour Spokes
So its 2012, a new year and a new look for the E34. A substantial change to the BM for a decade. The AC Schnitzer Type IIs have been sold and replaced with this set of DPE S10 in 20X9.5 and 20X10.5 stretched on 245/30/20 and 245/35/20. It was bought used from an E60 that ordered his set in the deepest dish possible.
Still getting used to the size of the new wheels, especially being my first set of 20s. I felt they gel better with the new body colour more than the Black ACS Type II
In its custom offset which i have yet to find out, and as it seems, DPE and most custom wheels manufacturers hardly reveals dimension numbers. Surprisingly it fits with no major problems. The offset seems pretty spot on though a minimal, say 5-10mm spacer might be useful if I do stretch on smaller tyres in the future.
Not a great deal of poke from the wheels, but good enough for something unplanned. No close ups for now. The wheels are yet to be refurbished, pending decision to paint or polish
The rear need some more slamming and would definitely incur some rubbing and exhaust getting more intimate with the humps, as it already is.
Fills the Arches perfectly.
Top down view
Finally, la pièce de résistance 