Just snagged a set of gold BBS E30 Basketweaves (nt)

[thehackmechanic]

I just snagged a set of gold BBS basketweaves with centercaps. I didn't even know these things existed until yesterday. I guess they were options on late E30 325is and convertibles. They're pretty cool; the basketweave is gold but the lip is silver. Now, which 2002 to put them on -- the Sahara '72 tii or the near-rat-rod Agave '73? Initially I thought the tii but I think the gold will pop against the green.

Some days the universe smiles on you...

[HarryPR]

I vote for the Agave.

They also came in white with the silver lips on some Alpineweiss convertibles. The ones on my 2002 were white and, unlike the all-silver ones, the lips came polished. Are the lips on gold ones polished also?

[dubois]

are you the same guy whose Roundel column I've been reading for the last 10 years? Good job - Self,Calabrese too.

[thehackmechanic]

Yup, that's me, and if you ever meet any of us (ie, Mile Self, Mark Calebrese, Mike Miller), we're all basically like we sound like in the magazine -- just a bunch of car guys like anyone else. And a collective thanks!

Regarding the question about whether the gold BBS wheel has a polished lip... I don't think so; I think it's just silver paint.

[brad_c-ville_VA]

yeah, if the user name didn't give it away, the tell-tale 911SC in your sig sure did!

good score on the BBSes.

[JLENHAM]

Go Agave, you could not get away with that combo on just any car.

I keep going back on forth on 3 styles of wheels (I currently have the OEM steels and caps), Panasports (Minilites), Basketweaves or steel Alpina style. I keep landing back on the steel Alpina style, so I am on the hunt for E30 steels that I can refinish.

As typical for me, I usually pick the low cost, high labor route...

[HBChris]

I think the gold wheels go especially well with dark colors like Agave, Malaga, Atlantik........