silveraccord

Can anyone tell me what the type or brand of rims that were on the main car/black BMW that was used in the beginning of the movie? I want to buy them if I can find them.

Thanks for any input.

te3point5

I was trying to figure that out as well, but haven't been able to find them, they look most like the HP EVO's, but they aren't them exactly.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW


Given its a BMW, I would say the rims are either made by Hartge or SC Schnitzer

Aspector Gadget

I was watching it this weekend and tried to make out the rim manufacturer, but the center cap was replaced. 80% sure they were BBS. I think BBS has made wheels for BMW in the past, so they might have been stock.

http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_gara...9&autoModClar=

Change the car to black and try the BBS RX. German car, they most likely used german rims, hence BBS.

te3point5

those are close, but the inset was different. THe ones in the Transporter were more 3D. I don't believe they were stock either, although, the car they used in the movie was by no means a production car. It happens to be THE only V12 7 series that BMW made in a manual.

AcuraVic

When Frank is shown removing his spare wheel from the trunk of the car, it appears to be a standard BMW alloy wheel (From a 740 series I believe). Then, when he is first lifting his car with the jack, the car has the standard BMW alloy wheel already installed on it, yet in the next shot where he removes the wheel, the it is his own aftermarket wheel that he is removing. He is then shown installing the standard alloy wheel.

silveraccord

Anyone check out HRE? Check out HRE 540 series, I think thats the wheel.

Aspector Gadget

You could get more comments if you move this to OT.

te3point5

Hmm, I don't think the car in the transporter had all the studs around the lip.

silveraccord

Agreed, there is another model that looks more like it. The difference here is that this is the only rim that I saw that was more "3D" in nature as well as highly polished.

MODS -- Can we move this to the Off Topic section? Thanks.

cvajs

something like this ??

te3point5

Nah, similar, but the spokes on the the BMW would come way out, about a quarter inch past the lip. that is more flat. (maybe I watch the movie too much)

Casper42

I know these are horrible pics, but I couldnt get my camera out fast enough when I noticed this was in High Definition on HBO Last night. So these shots are of a paused TiVo image on standard cable definition.



The way the parallel spokes are not perfectly parallel makes it look more like the HREs posted on here than the TSWs though.

PoochaKannInc

Now this is going above and beyond the call of duty. If I could give you points I would.

I actually rented the movie yesterday, because I was curious. They look like BBS' to me, but I don't know what type (if I am correct in the brand guess).

Casper42

Got a DVD Ripper?

Rip the DVD to the HD
Then Play the Ripped files with PowerDVD (It has a play from HD mode)
in this scene (Dropping the girl off the first time at the bad guys place) you should be able to hit a button in PowerDVD that takes a single frame snapshot (because the ripped version isnt copywritten once its been ripped)

J RIDE 81

I didn't really like the rims. I dont think they would like nice on our cars either.

Vicman17

I heard the cop mentioned "Black BMW 735". Is that really a V12?

Anyway, those rims were also on the Mercedes Benz S-class on the later part of the movie. You might find the rim's brand on the credits.

PoochaKannInc

I heard "1999 Black BMW 735" too. I went back and watched it again to make sure.

I'll look through the credits tonight...I doubt it though. I don't have a DVD ripper maybe I can try and pay more attention this time?

I think some mesh wheels might look good (here are some examples that I was looking at).

The BBS RS GT (Forged)


The BBS RC (Cast)

yzfrebel

You know my wife laughs at me for all of the stuff that I tell her about this site. But I view it as people that just go the extra mile.

kyle-wdp

They might be Fikse FM/10s

http://www.fikse.com/fm10.html

te3point5

Nah, the spokes are a little smoother, and there isn't as big a lip on it.


Yes, he did say 735. However there was no 735 that ever had that body style. (the 735 was the body style before) That was a 740. And it was a V12, but it was the only Manual V12 BMW ever made from their factory. So I guess you could call it a 750IL

Casper42

Well I figured what the hell. I was sitting on my fat ass flipping channels and noticed that Transporter was on 961 (HBO HD), so I flipped over to that channel and changed the TV to the High Def Inputs. I noticed they were standing by the car and remembered this thread, so I grabbed my camer out of a bag sitting right next to me (I'm a computer geek so I have a laptop backpack I carry home from work every day)

So I guess if grabbing my camera from 2 feet away, and walking 5 feet to take 2 pictures is the "extra mile" then I'm all for it!

Thanks for the props tho.

3PUTT

it can still be a 735. they have a lot more engine selections in europe. just my

te3point5

no manual v12's though. not in europe, not anywhere.