looks super nice! I'm on 624m which are also forged. Although you "only" save a couple of kg per wheel, it unsprung weight which has a significant impact on the handling. Anyway, congrats on the subscribers and looking forward to see the channel grow - I have been following since the early days. A new video from you always brightens up my day
The only time you can see an all black rim is up close with the day light hitting them. The car just looks like it's rolling with empty black wheel arches and a floating brake caliper otherwise.
The 100k is well deserved man, you are such a idol to me. Guys like you are the reason the car community is so amazing. I decided to buy a 340i because of you and now I have an amazing source for modifying my car. Thank you!!
Love those wheels, they are poppin'! Interesting to go 18 vs 19 or 20. You always hear the reverse in favor of 'bigger' wheels - 'oh it fits the wheel well better, oh it puts more patch on the ground and handles better' etc. However - 18's (forged at that) means lighter and the thicker tires help offset the ride of a lowered car. Looks really, really good.
100 K !!! congrats. thanks for the enjoyable content , the knowledge and the incentive to mod my daily F30 328 over the years. Moving on to a F32 435 , and hope to follow your lead once again.
hey, i’m looking at a set of 18x9+30 square set 255/35 sq tires as well any idea will it rub on my f30 340i? x drive so i want to run that for lapping days thx
Those are nice wheels. I'm waiting on delivery, in about 3 weeks, on a set of 19" forged magnesium monoblock wheels from Litespeed Racing in LA. They are replacements for the forged aluminum wheels on my Nissan 370Z sport and should come in at about 14 lbs apiece, about 9 lbs lighter than the OEM wheels. It should be interesting to see how the handling is affected after the replacement. I used to run Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires on my Z and they were great tires but I wasn't satisfied with the steering precision, as the sidewalls were too flexible for my liking. I put Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2(240) tires not long ago and like the increased firmness better.
Wow these are the ones 👍🏽 I’ve always been a fan of APEX wheels and this answers my current wheel replacement dilemma. Can’t leave w/o saying Congratulations on 100k 🎉 it’s been an amazing 3 yr ride w/ you 👊🏽 Now to the moon 😃👊🏽💯
Dude you hit it out of the park again! These look very cool and the fact that they are super light is a big plus for your handling. The last two wheels have been awesome! Black works for me out on the street perfectly….keep it up. Congrats on the number of subscribers, you deserve the recognition. Waiting for the next Thic Whips already 👍🏼
You are 100% right in finding what you love and pursue that in whatever way you can. Sometimes it’s a career and sometimes it’s just a hobby or pastime. You have found your calling in combining your talent for making videos and your love for cars. You’ve inspired so many people I’m sure to pursue their dreams. Your videos are awesome and i always look forward to your content. Thanks for all you do. Always look forward to your content. Keep up the great work and chasing your dreams. We are enjoying the ride.
Man’s got a wheel addiction 😂 looks great though, just fitted custom powder coated Apex EC-7s to my M240 last week. I love them! If anyone is curious I have a video on my channel. Btw congrats on 100k!
They came out with these wheels after I bought my forged arc 8’s, I love my arc 8’s but if they had these wheels when I was looking I woulda bought these. Looking great on the f30 body
There is a clip that connects the fender and front bumper on the front and after going bigger im rubbing on larger bumps and its scraping the tire. Have you encountered this yet? have you shaved down the clip?
This set up looks so great and is exactly what I want my 340 too! Could you please give me measurement sizes etc to get that set up?! Keep up the great work bro!
Dang I didn't even know they had these, they look great and are functional which is what I love about APEX's wheels. Might have to upgrade from my flow-formed ARC-8s at some point
Nice wheel choice. I guess I'm a little confused on the sidewall height that you wanted for these 18's. Because my OEM (442) 19" staggered set has the same size sidewall height of these 18's with 40 in the front and 35 in the back. So comfort wise it should be the same.
Congratulations on 100k man ! Local guy killing it on RUclips. The wheels look good, good match, fit for the F30 👊👍 O G here, will continue to support 👍
Yeah I can confirm these wheels are amazing! Lightest wheels I’ve ever owned. I threw them on my F30 a couple months ago, never going back to anything else! If anyone is interested I have a video up on my channel about them on the car as well!
@@ThicWhips can you direct me to the video where you did the ppf thing on the front bumper yourself? I'm headed out to OH soon & taking the supra so need the temp option for this 16 hour drive
@@ThicWhips oooh ok. Because I remembered you were going to I believe but didn't have time. Been months since then. I'm too poor for a whole ppf atm😂 so this helps tremendously. Thanks so much Jon
Damn these look fire 🔥 They look just like the 763m’s! Wish you just got a gunmetal or bronze since all black on white is hard to distinguish the beauty during the night hours!!
Glad to see you went 18 as well! I'm waiting on my Arc 8 profile 3's in the exact configuration you have here. I thought these would be lighter, 17.9 vs 18.2 lbs on the Arc 8 - either way great choice, these look excellent.
Our profile 3 ARC-8s are super light as you noted above, which is part of the reason why they are so popular. Their design is more limited though in terms of spoke and barrel side brake clearance for larger BBKs like Brembo 380mm kits and their inner lip doesn't compare to the forged wheels we offer. These new VS-5RS are stronger, lighter and more feature rich than the ARC-8s but the extra performance comes at a cost. The ARC-8s are still great, affordable wheels and are what I run on my personal car. -Tom
Unsprung weight calculation is about x4 the ''regular'' weight, so if you save 4 pounds per corners ,its in fact 16 pounds per corners so around 65 pounds !!
Weight - what’s the weight of the new rims & tyres compared to your old set up. Bigger tyre wall equals a bit more weight per tyre, so it must be very marginal on weight gains?
The tyre to wheel ratio is so perfect as well as arch gap evenness infront and behind the wheels, even the damn offset - you’ve hit the jackpot for f30 wheels i think. Rubber band tyres make me vomit.
looks super nice! I'm on 624m which are also forged. Although you "only" save a couple of kg per wheel, it unsprung weight which has a significant impact on the handling. Anyway, congrats on the subscribers and looking forward to see the channel grow - I have been following since the early days. A new video from you always brightens up my day
The only time you can see an all black rim is up close with the day light hitting them. The car just looks like it's rolling with empty black wheel arches and a floating brake caliper otherwise.
My man!
Congratulations on hitting 100k!🎉 I definitely enjoy a good end of the video rant! “Do what you love.” Good advice brother.
The 100k is well deserved man, you are such a idol to me. Guys like you are the reason the car community is so amazing. I decided to buy a 340i because of you and now I have an amazing source for modifying my car. Thank you!!
Love those wheels, they are poppin'!
Interesting to go 18 vs 19 or 20. You always hear the reverse in favor of 'bigger' wheels - 'oh it fits the wheel well better, oh it puts more patch on the ground and handles better' etc. However - 18's (forged at that) means lighter and the thicker tires help offset the ride of a lowered car. Looks really, really good.
18 is perfect
What are the characteristics of the disks?
100 K !!! congrats. thanks for the enjoyable content , the knowledge and the incentive to mod my daily F30 328 over the years. Moving on to a F32 435 , and hope to follow your lead once again.
I sold my F30 the other day and am now in a 2011 e92 328xi.. downgrade but needed money. These videos keep making me miss my F30 335i.
If I use this setup on stock suspension will it rub at all . Rwd model not sure of it matters .
love the wheels, do you think this would be a good set up for a 2016 228i m sport
hey, i’m looking at a set of 18x9+30 square set 255/35 sq tires as well any idea will it rub on my f30 340i? x drive so i want to run that for lapping days thx
congratulations on 100k subscribers sheeeeesh came a long way bro you made it respect man keep it up bro!!!! love the content!!!!
Thank you brother ❤️
Congrats on 100k you deserve every single subscriber, keep up the great content!
Those are nice wheels.
I'm waiting on delivery, in about 3 weeks, on a set of 19" forged magnesium monoblock wheels from Litespeed Racing in LA. They are replacements for the forged aluminum wheels on my Nissan 370Z sport and should come in at about 14 lbs apiece, about 9 lbs lighter than the OEM wheels. It should be interesting to see how the handling is affected after the replacement.
I used to run Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires on my Z and they were great tires but I wasn't satisfied with the steering precision, as the sidewalls were too flexible for my liking. I put Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2(240) tires not long ago and like the increased firmness better.
Everything looks great bro. You inspire me because your style is like me. Always a pleasure to see your videos and catch up with you 💪.
Wow these are the ones 👍🏽 I’ve always been a fan of APEX wheels and this answers my current wheel replacement dilemma. Can’t leave w/o saying Congratulations on 100k 🎉 it’s been an amazing 3 yr ride w/ you 👊🏽 Now to the moon 😃👊🏽💯
Were you running spacers on this setup and if you were which ones?
www.thicf30.com/wheel-tire-fitment-directory
Dude you hit it out of the park again! These look very cool and the fact that they are super light is a big plus for your handling. The last two wheels have been awesome! Black works for me out on the street perfectly….keep it up. Congrats on the number of subscribers, you deserve the recognition. Waiting for the next Thic Whips already 👍🏼
What’s the most aggressive setup for these tires possible?
You are 100% right in finding what you love and pursue that in whatever way you can. Sometimes it’s a career and sometimes it’s just a hobby or pastime. You have found your calling in combining your talent for making videos and your love for cars. You’ve inspired so many people I’m sure to pursue their dreams. Your videos are awesome and i always look forward to your content. Thanks for all you do. Always look forward to your content. Keep up the great work and chasing your dreams. We are enjoying the ride.
Congratulations on the 100k man! 💪🤘
This fitment looks great on your F30! Thanks for picking up a set and enjoy the wheels.
Also, congrats on 100K!!!!
-Tom
Thanks again Tom your customer service is top notch! 🙏🏽
considering yours is an awd , i would like your opinion could you go with wider tires like a 245/275 in a rwd car without rubbing or any issues?
Front would be fine, back would 100% rub
bro im a huge fan of the f30s and I gotta say, ur 340 is the cleanest f30 i have seen, I would build mine exactly like this!
Congrats on 100K bro, been here since the F30. Keep it up 👍
I remember when you first started. It’s been an awesome journey! 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾
Congrats on the 100k, keep doing your thing.
Looks dope! I got in on the group buy and went with the 19's in brushed clear for my Alpine White F87. Hoping they look fresh 🙏
Congrats my guy, keep rocking the content, love it.
Man’s got a wheel addiction 😂 looks great though, just fitted custom powder coated Apex EC-7s to my M240 last week. I love them! If anyone is curious I have a video on my channel.
Btw congrats on 100k!
I LOVE wheels 😂😂
This is the best wheel setup you have done 🤩💯👌
They came out with these wheels after I bought my forged arc 8’s, I love my arc 8’s but if they had these wheels when I was looking I woulda bought these. Looking great on the f30 body
275 in the front?!?! any rubbing issues? if not im doing the 255 square right away
This setup is super clean
There is a clip that connects the fender and front bumper on the front and after going bigger im rubbing on larger bumps and its scraping the tire. Have you encountered this yet? have you shaved down the clip?
I haven’t, my 19s slightly rubbed in full lock but these clear fine
I love the VS-5RS.
Can you do a video or instagram/tiktok video about adjusting your KW's?
You bet
My wife and I make a cameo in the background at 9:22. Nice!
This set up looks so great and is exactly what I want my 340 too! Could you please give me measurement sizes etc to get that set up?! Keep up the great work bro!
235/45 and 265/40
Hey man I like your hat where did you get it from
Dang I didn't even know they had these, they look great and are functional which is what I love about APEX's wheels. Might have to upgrade from my flow-formed ARC-8s at some point
Nice wheel choice. I guess I'm a little confused on the sidewall height that you wanted for these 18's. Because my OEM (442) 19" staggered set has the same size sidewall height of these 18's with 40 in the front and 35 in the back. So comfort wise it should be the same.
Awd requires less than 1% rolling diameter to keep transfer case happy, this is the reasoning for sidewall and width preferences.
heres to 100k John 🍻🤙🏽
Watch till the end for a great life / work approach. Nice wheels too bud!
Congrats on the 100k
Congrats on 100K Thic!
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Just bought a set of black SM10s in the same spec satin black, love the meaty look
i was originally planning to try 245/40/18 275/35/18 om the summer but after watching this video, you have changed my mind. Thanks!
Can I run that set up on my 2016 f30 328i xdrive?
Yes that’s my car
No lie these go hard 🔥..OEM+
Oh boy.... I've got the exact same sized Apex EC-7s coming for my F30, but I went a size up on tire widths. Wish me luck😰😰
Yes! 18’s are the way to go!! Looks sick 😎👍🏼
Are the the all season tires or the regular ones ?
These are the 4s tires
Bro you have taste🔥 approved ✅
Nice set up Bro!
those look pressure. I think i’m gonna buy those for my f30. Good pick
I’ve always been a big fan of apex wheels. For what you get they’re extremely affordable and look great.
Makes more sense now. More beautiful than the previous ones you had
Congratulations on 100k man !
Local guy killing it on RUclips. The wheels look good, good match, fit for the F30 👊👍
O G here, will continue to support 👍
Thank you!
Total sweetness. Love the look....so much so mine is spec'd similarly. 😁
Those wheels looks sick man!!🔥
Absolutely nailed it.
Yeah I can confirm these wheels are amazing! Lightest wheels I’ve ever owned. I threw them on my F30 a couple months ago, never going back to anything else! If anyone is interested I have a video up on my channel about them on the car as well!
Looks beautiful 😍 I placed an order for a set brushed VS5RS 19' can't wait to receive them 😀
There are M mirror housing kit available so you dont need to use cheap look in m style covers
Did you change your trunk lid
Yeah this is the turner high kick
Congrats on the 100k! Those wheels look sick 👌
Always looking forward to a thic video…car is looking great bro..keep up the awesome content!!
100k! 🎉🍾👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
How do I get the bmw badges u sell?
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🎉🎉 100k 🎉🎉
best wheels apex makes by far. looks sick!
looks great! i think 255/40 would have been perfect for upfront since it'll match the meat from the rear but nonetheless awesome wheel setup for sure!
Could definitely run 255 up front the issue then becomes rolling diameter, gotta keep it within 1% on awd models to keep the transfer case happy
Can never have enough new shoes. I love it fam
Facts
@@ThicWhips can you direct me to the video where you did the ppf thing on the front bumper yourself? I'm headed out to OH soon & taking the supra so need the temp option for this 16 hour drive
I never made a video, but the product is called track tape: amzn.to/3uv2LyX real easy to put on
@@ThicWhips oooh ok. Because I remembered you were going to I believe but didn't have time. Been months since then. I'm too poor for a whole ppf atm😂 so this helps tremendously. Thanks so much Jon
Damn these look fire 🔥 They look just like the 763m’s! Wish you just got a gunmetal or bronze since all black on white is hard to distinguish the beauty during the night hours!!
It would be really cool to see you fit some aftermarket lighter seats as well in the car
You should be adding some mud flaps soon, congrats on your 100k subs following your journey since the beginning.
I have the Tommy L garage flaps!
@@ThicWhips maybe I missed but I can't see the TLG's in the back see minute 6:30
Yeah I just have to adjust them they are a little too far in.
Great choice I was looking on those aswell.
100k BABY!
Nah man you absolutely killed it with these wheels. I thought the 437m wheels but the best but this has changed my mind
That’s what I’m saying! 437m still good tho I love them
No hold up I just wanna say thank you for making this channel happy to be a subscriber keep up the amazing work 💪🏾🔥
I really wish Apex came out with few sets of wheels for the G20 M340i.
Always liked the apex’s! Great choice brother!
Glad to see you went 18 as well! I'm waiting on my Arc 8 profile 3's in the exact configuration you have here. I thought these would be lighter, 17.9 vs 18.2 lbs on the Arc 8 - either way great choice, these look excellent.
Our profile 3 ARC-8s are super light as you noted above, which is part of the reason why they are so popular. Their design is more limited though in terms of spoke and barrel side brake clearance for larger BBKs like Brembo 380mm kits and their inner lip doesn't compare to the forged wheels we offer. These new VS-5RS are stronger, lighter and more feature rich than the ARC-8s but the extra performance comes at a cost. The ARC-8s are still great, affordable wheels and are what I run on my personal car.
-Tom
Yeoo you’re from TO?
@@Vanninvain Yes sir
Looks really good!
So glad you went with these wheels, im getting the same set for my 340i
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i just bought some SM10s so ready to put them on
Great wheels love those too
@@ThicWhips I'm thinking about getting anthracite on my Estoril blue but I know black is always safe
@@f30obito16 i’m getting mine painted gloss black
Unsprung weight calculation is about x4 the ''regular'' weight, so if you save 4 pounds per corners ,its in fact 16 pounds per corners so around 65 pounds !!
Now that's more like it!
I appreciate the vids there very helpful
Im a real one! 💯 hot wheels, thanks for the advise at the end
Weight - what’s the weight of the new rims & tyres compared to your old set up. Bigger tyre wall equals a bit more weight per tyre, so it must be very marginal on weight gains?
I’m not sure, I didn’t weigh them with tires but I can do that in the future
Looks good 👍 man
Hey Whips, when are you gonna do another Dyno now that the car has no limiter in the tune?............car looking sharp too man
Soon. E50 numbers are pretty final at 620whp. But I’ll get pump numbers soon
@@ThicWhips how much torque with E50?
581
Nice asf ‼️‼️‼️ loved the apex on mine time to get back in the game
looks good 👍🏽
Love bro… love
Thank you, thank you, thank you……..them is the wheels. Have them in my cart waiting to press buy!! Now I know how they gonna look!
The tyre to wheel ratio is so perfect as well as arch gap evenness infront and behind the wheels, even the damn offset - you’ve hit the jackpot for f30 wheels i think. Rubber band tyres make me vomit.
Took a minute for me to find the right setup but I think this is the one!
Driving a drastically lowered car with very short side walls is like being on the punching bag end of an abusive relationship. You chose wisely.
😂😂
I like meaty setups!!! Just like GT3 RS setup
SWEET!!