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Old 04-08-2019, 12:57 PM
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Default Finally BBS Le Mans wheels on my C5

After several years searching found these wheels in PA, put photos on forum when I got them last year but realized never posted after mounting. Picked them up for $1000 set but then had to have all outer edges refinished due to curb rash, $100 per wheel made them look brand new. According to BBS customer service in GA the LM's were one of first C5 after market wheels produced for the C5. They only made about 220 sets so makes them kind of rare. And in the right light centers are very similar to pewter body color...




And just added a little old school muscle

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Old 04-08-2019, 01:10 PM
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looks good, I think it would look even better if you lowered the car
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Old 04-08-2019, 03:43 PM
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They look great! I agree with neutron82, lowering it will help the look.
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Your wheels blend with the car. Not standing out. love the look.
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Quite possibly the worst wheel you could put on the car.

You should send them to me so they can be responsibly stored so I'll have a backup set...I mean so they'll never see the light of day again.

In all seriousness, I didn't realize they were quite so rare. I just put my set back on this weekend.
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Thanks for you're comments, car is only 5" off the ground now & barely makes over most speed bumps and up/down some driveways....So it's really low enough for me.

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The wheels look good on your car.
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Beautiful wheels, your car looks great!
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I LIKE!!!! Wish I could find a set with the black centers.....just wishful thinking.
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Well, these are two pc alloy & would be little work but if you do find them, you could remove centers and have them painted.
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Car looks great , I never was a Pewter fan until I saw one in person and bought it. There are alot of benefits to this paint as in you do not see small blemishes or tiny chips until you are right on top of them . The paint really wears well over time.

Glad I have one now too.....
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Whipitnow, post a photo here of your pewter?

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Those wheels are awesome. Nice choice!
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Thanks Mikey, I searched on line about 5 years off/on & finally found these in PA sitting in boxes in a guys basement. I live in NH, took few months to pin down time & place to meet. Finally met at NY diner, did the deal in parking lot & drove home smiling all the way to NH 😎

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Thanks Mikey, I searched on line about 5 years off/on & finally found these in PA sitting in boxes in a guys basement. I live in NH, took few months to pin down time & place to meet. Finally met at NY diner, did the deal in parking lot & drove off smiling back home to NH
Wow, almost like a gangster movie, complete with a shipment of large boxes. Lol. Were they used on a car when you got them, or new, just sitting?
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Mikey, wheels had been on sellers C5 3-4 yrs, when he changed them to put chrome on he put these in the new wheel boxes & stored them away another 12 years....mine now!

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Old 04-10-2019, 03:36 PM
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Nice wheels! What are the specs, on them?
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