Volk LE-37T debadged

[M333ee]

Well after 2 seperate nights of debadging the wheels, I finally got them on.

Volk Racing LE-37T's 19x8.5 front with 245/35/r19. Rear 19x10.5 with 275/30/r19.
With all the threads about them on the M3forum, I was sold on them. M3 specific very lightweight wheels <19lbs front and rear with Toyo's, one of the lighest if not the lightest tires in that size available.

BTW. Thank you Sam @ Rennsport for the great advice and service !!!!!

Lowered on eibach sportline springs with a mild lowering of .6" up front and .9 at the rear. I didn't want to scrape the ground like the old 330ci anymore.... :crying:

[M333ee]

The UUC Evo III with DSSR is taking some getting used to... The shifts are so short and positive vs the OEM rubbery shift feel of the E46 M3. :D

[STALKER]

Very nice buddy and congrats. Can you elaborate on the SSK, I have to install mine. So is it a big improvement over stock, feel and so on.

[M333ee]

Jess and I are still getting used to the shifter and I must admit at first you have to think about the proper way of shifting this thing and the shortness of it. The hetght is set about midway so it is not ultra short nor is it tall like the oem.

Just to give you an example, On her first time driving the car, she was checking if the car was in gear or not and assumed it was in neutral. Stalled because it was already in first.... Since then we haven't stalled yet. Gear whine when downshifting is a bit louder but I like the sound of it :}:

[Jersey]

looks absolutly amazing man....congrats!!

[STALKER]

Eric, so the SSK was a good mod?? Happy with it???

[Sunapollo]

The ride looks beautiful !!! :thumbsup: If you could lower it more then that'd be better :D

[Golden]

The ride looks beautiful !!! :thumbsup: If you could lower it more then that'd be better :D

nice man, looks great

and not that many people have them, they are pretty rare for m3s (to my knowledge)

were they in the same price range as HRE?

[glenspeed]

congrats Eric or should I say Irene? :blaaaa:

nice rims and the lip is great too!

I have to try your SSK...thinking of it...maybe

[M333ee]

I like the lowered look to but I just couldn't worry about pot holes anymore. Plus there are 2 speed bumps that I have to go through every day that are not very speedbump friendly.

The eibach's are the mildest lowering springs available for the M3 and the ride is so smooth yet firm when need be :)

[M333ee]

nice man, looks great

and not that many people have them, they are pretty rare for m3s (to my knowledge)

were they in the same price range as HRE?

Less than 1/2 price of USED HRE 841 or 843R's which were the only ones we were looking at. Our first set of brand new wheels for the BMW.
5lbs less weight too. :D

[christyles]

Very nice Eric & Jessica. Can't wait to see them in person. :yourmyido

[STALKER]

HREs are heavy, despite how they are advertiesed as "light weight" Their new series are light though.
Eric, where did you get the SSK installed?

[carbonM3]

Less than 1/2 price of USED HRE 841 or 843R's which were the only ones we were looking at. Our first set of brand new wheeld for the BMW.
5lbs less weight too. :D

conrats guys...looks awesome and was honoured to steal a preview on friday night...hi jessie!!!

[Golden]

HREs are heavy, despite how they are advertiesed as "light weight" Their new series are light though.
Eric, where did you get the SSK installed?

realistically, people buy HRE for the name and the style... i mean, if you dont track your car, what difference does it make?

anyhow, eric.. your sucha pimp man.

[STALKER]

Personally, I think it does make a difference. Each to his own. I think HRE makes some of the best looking wheels in the market though. Like I stated in a previous thread, more show than go. Either way, they are nice looking rims, and Im talking from experince here.

[M333ee]

Actually, don't get me wrong, but If I won the lottery I would get HRE's 20" 843R's but the Volks came in first since $$$ were a deciding factor. :}:

[oyster]

OMG, you debadge the wheels?

I did not even know people do this. Looks very very nice. Congrats

[M333ee]

OMG, you debadge the wheels?

I did not even know people do this. Looks very very nice. Congrats

I think I am the first on the M3Forum that has debadged the wheels :blaaaa:
Some like the stickers, some don't..... :confused2

[BMW3]

looking good! :yourmyido i think it looks much better without the badge ... the badge kind of makes the rims look cheap :Idunno:

[BlueSky]

time to update siggy Eric~
congrads on the new rims! they are sick!!! :yourmyido

[ianS]

I think I am the first on the M3Forum that has debadged the wheels :blaaaa:
Some like the stickers, some don't..... :confused2

Good choice Eric! I like the clean look of the Volk rather than HRE or iForge.
BTW, is my TE37 considered half debadge! BTW, I like the flag center cap that on the other CSL thread, hey, Eric do you know where to get that?

[Chopper]

Congrats Irene!
Car looks even better, if that's possible. Too bad it's going to sleep for the winter. :D

Couldn't you order those rims without the stickers?

[SmoothMoka]

woohooo! Finally!...now that's more like it bro & sis! woot
looks amazing!!! you already know how i feel with all your mods:yourmyido
so what do you want to do with the sig...what's you vision? should i book the photostudio and hire my lighting guy? ;)

[glenspeed]

realistically, people buy HRE for the name and the style... i mean, if you dont track your car, what difference does it make?

anyhow, eric.. your sucha pimp man.


I think one should always get the best wheels one can for the $$$. I would never get HRE for the track though...maybe for my Saturday night M3 yes...
HRE's are not suited for the track as there are alot of other choices for way cheaper. (SSR, BBS, Volk, OZ to name a few)

[audiophilia]

Great as those pics are, they do not do justice to these great rims. In person, they are :eek:

[laziemofo]

eric that is hawt! everything looks so gd! hehe it be even nicer with a bit more of drop...:)

[Cabrio]

They look hot!!:yourmyido :yourmyido

They look waaaay better debadged. How the heck did you do that?

Eric, can we get together for lunch tomorrow? I want to see them in person!!

[alexm520]

Eric,

Rims look very good on your car. Track-oriented, take no prisoners look (like it is about to kick some serious butt) :cool: . The rear photo shot from that angle gives an agressive, movement feel to the photo (sort of like a drag racer about to accelerate, with that huge lip and wide T1-S thread).

I would use that rear shot for your new signature; or if you want to have a better view of the rim, a similar composition/angle but take a photo just a foot to the left of the original position.

And as Golden pointed out - unique.

AlexM520

[dieselgrl]

Looks very hot m333ee and jess...that's cool how you debadged the rims.

[yansha]

welcome to the volks family buddy/

[jessica]

Eric, so the SSK was a good mod?? Happy with it???


After driving the car a few times now, I am getting used to the SSK. I can say that I like it so much better than before! I even notice that I'm not over rev-ing the car compared to before. It will take some getting used to but all-in-all I like it!

[jessica]

conrats guys...looks awesome and was honoured to steal a preview on friday night...hi jessie!!!


Thanks carbonM3, yup you were the first to see them! Just like me who got to see ur nice wheels after you put them on. We even had our own mini cruise! (peach guy...hehehe) Oh.. the benefits of being neighbors!

[jessica]

Congrats Irene!
Car looks even better, if that's possible. Too bad it's going to sleep for the winter. :D

Couldn't you order those rims without the stickers?


Thanks everyone for the compliments!

I'm happy with the wheels / tires. I know, I'm not looking forward to the first sign of snow. We just got them installed last Friday (Nov 5/04). So hopefully we'll have more days to drive the car.

I don't think you can order them without the stickers. Some ppl like the stickers some don't but I guess its up to you if you want to remove them which in our case, we did! I also like the clean and simple look!

[audiophilia]

I, too, would have debaaaadged...:)

Those amazing rims need no accoutrements...

[BlueSky]

It's wise to debage it now... ;)
cuz overtime the stickers will get damaged by stone chip / haters... it will look weied by then and if you debage it later there might be colour distoration...

[WASABI]

:yourmyido Great looking wheels Eric and Jess ! Is that a school on Whitehorn ? Looks like the Britannia Hills golf course in the background.

-Jasper

[M333ee]

:yourmyido Great looking wheels Eric and Jess ! Is that a school on Whitehorn ? Looks like the Britannia Hills golf course in the background.

-Jasper

Hey Jasper nice to see you here.

Yup, I think that is the place. Somewhere near Britannia and Creditview where we had the Max meets before.

I'll PM you