If it's not summer, it's WINTER...so post up your winter setups!

[Rovert]

Hey guys,

Thought I'd start a winter setup thread if there isn't one already. I just got a new camera so I wanted to just test it and the lens to see how it reacts to 100% ambient lighting. It's hard to learn how to work a new camera brand after being used to another as well as every brand has it's own white balance and colour settings.

Here's my winter setup...I traded my 17" M5 reps with M68s as I prefer the look of them much better although these M68's I got are rashed up pretty bad. Tires are Dunlop 3D's but I'd rather have Blizzak LM's after owning those previous if I were to go back to winter performance. I usually run 20mm spacers in the rear but I dislike hammering them off for my summer setup so they're sitting in the garage. Anyone have home remedies to installing spacers with ease of removal? Here are some of the pictures that came out. :headband

Taking 1st place at 6am:
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/7849/p1000785v.jpg

Olympic Rings + Roundel + Wheel + Tire = this shot:
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4049/p1000796j.jpg

Gangsta Parking!
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/357/p1000803l.jpg

This way out:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5359/p1000808u.jpg

Where is waldo?
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/1462/p1000824l.jpg

Poker face:
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/60/p1000823g.jpg

Yellow, yellow, and yellow:
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/479/p1000831j.jpg

Design:
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9083/p1000834o.jpg

Wishing my cam had an articulating LCD:
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/9203/p1000836rl.jpg

[static667]

So much :drool
Awesome pics, Trevor.

[cakM3]

I'm running Firestone Winterforce tires in 225 45/17s square.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/Faceoff.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/photo5-3.jpg


@ Trevor, your ride looks sweet :thumbsup

[yura]

Wintarrr?

Crappy iPhone pic, but you get the idea:

http://i.imgur.com/xABYu.jpg

Running Hankook iPike W310 performance winter rubber. 225x45x17 up front, 235x45x17 in the rear.

[Rovert]

I like it!! :D Someone who isn't afraid to drive in the snow.

[Oli77]

Pirelli Sottozerro in the back and 2 new Hankook iPike winter in the front:

Massive grab in the wet with the Pirellis. We'll see when the snow comes...

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac208/othibau/DSC06974.jpg

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac208/othibau/DSC06971.jpg

[Meric]

Great shots!

[Rovert]

Those Hankook's look meaty!! Easy on the concrete when you corner eh? You might have enough grip to pull the ground right out from under!

[Oli77]

Yep, they are indeed meaty and well... I'll wait for the snow before I judge, ... but not the greatest in the rain (and in the front).
I am careful with them when its dry otherwise they'll be gone in one season.

[Rovert]

That's my issue...I like to hammer it on the on ramps and whip the rear end a bit on certain hairpins that I know. lol WINTER TIRE H00N!!! :D I was driving my dad's 540i and luckily it's got lower grip Conti All Seasons on it. With tons of torque on an open left hand turn with 4 lanes wide open, I blipped the throttle just before apex and owned the turn with only front tire grip!

[danewilson77]

That's my issue...I like to hammer it on the on ramps and whip the rear end a bit on certain hairpins that I know. lol WINTER TIRE H00N!!! :D I was driving my dad's 540i and luckily it's got lower grip Conti All Seasons on it. With tons of torque on an open left hand turn with 4 lanes wide open, I blipped the throttle just before apex and owned the turn with only front tire grip!

Lol. You crack me up Trevor.

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[midlandtech]

Ok guys I have a question clearly I will need winter rubber as per my experience yesterday I want to keep things simple so black steel wheels and cheap effective winter rubber... I know it's not gonna be pretty but I figure this will Be my best option considering I do not wanna drop a lot of cash with that said does anyone know where I can procure said items?


~Steve
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[Rovert]

If you can find cheap 17 inch x 7.5"-8" wide steel wheels with a 5x120 bolt pattern then that'd be great. But it might be easier to pick some stock 17" BMW rims on craigslist or equivalent. :)

[midlandtech]

Are 17's as low as I can go? Craigslist has e46 16's with tires for 300


~Steve
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[Rovert]

Yeah....brakes are bigger on 330's compared to 325's. I only know of one 16"x7.5" on tire rack can fit a 330. It's called Sport Edition A7 for $89 each. They come in silver or black (I think matte finish).

http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/sportedition/swap/se_a7_s_ci3_l.jpg http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/sportedition/swap/se_a7_b_ci3_l.jpg

[strz0001]

I have the set on the right (silver A7's in 16's + Dunlop 3d) and was pleased with everything but the look. Replaced them recently with some CL style 73's. Advice to people making purchases of rims off Craigslist or any used rims, check closely for bends/cracks and other issues.

[Kudos]

Just keep looking. I got a steal of a deal new blizzaks ws70's with 17 rims that run true for $600. The tires have 13/32 tread so brand damn new.

[brettbimmer]

Um...This ---->


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_qMikzSxE0

:shifty

Actually I do run a set of Michelin X-Ice Xi2's on my E36:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireModel=X-Ice+Xi2&tireMake=Michelin

Night & Day difference over the no-seasons I used to run. No longer afraid to take the Bimmer out for a drive in the winter weather!

[RVAzhp]

rovert, your car is so lovely. please keep posting pictures.

[Rovert]

Thanks! I will...have to keep practicing. Casey inspires me!

[RVAzhp]

check out this guy's shots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredbhouston/
he's an acquaintance of mine from Virginia Beach. Pretty good shots, his stuff has gotten pretty good over the years as well.

[danewilson77]

^Good stuff.

[RVAzhp]

Not sure if you ever go on Vadriven at all but he always posts photo shoots on there. i suspect, if you want he'll shoot your for a small fee (Back in the day it wasn't much, idk about now).

[danewilson77]

Not sure if you ever go on Vadriven at all but he always posts photo shoots on there. i suspect, if you want he'll shoot your for a small fee (Back in the day it wasn't much, idk about now).

Shoot what?

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[RVAzhp]

your car. sorry, been a long day, still in the office doing work.

i guess if you want family photos he can do that too, but Natchez, another hampton roads local photoG is good with that as well. Jenjar photo based in richmond and newport news is good for weddings and events.

[tayyib330i]

well decided it is winter and i'm going to buy new rims in the summer, I might as well do something new haha some may hate some might like it,, i dont know :P :shifty
http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff413/tayyibahmed/zhp.jpg
btw this is not photoshopped!!

[CERF04ZHP]

General Altimax Arctic 225/45R17 square set-up on OEM Style 44's.

[Rovert]

Oh wow I always wanted to see white M68's! :) More angles please!

[nike001]

Bigger version of my sig
http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo37/bsktsk8ter9/DSC_0985.jpg

[Jon D]

Winter set up we don't need no stinkin' winter set up. <GRIN>

[Rovert]

http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningmoncton/owl.JPG

O RLY??

[UdubBadger]

:rofl

[Hermes]

http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningmoncton/owl.JPG

O RLY??

^LOL

Here's a camera for that snow troll(?) to use

http://files.petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2011/02/icesculpture.jpg

[ryankokesh]

That's the o rly owl!

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/entries/icons/original/000/000/015/orly.jpg?1229112642


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[Hochspannung]

We got maybe 1 cm of snow over night lol.. I'm amazed there still isn't snow on the ground yet. I'm running Bridgestone Blizzak WS60 225/45/R17. I've never used these before but I'm anxious to see how they perform. They have pretty good reviews online.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/384990_10150396828346910_530341909_8803393_1334501 084_n.jpg

[Rovert]

I remember feeling brand new WS60's at the shop and my finger just about got stuck to the rubber!

[Hochspannung]

Sweet! I think mine have been used for one season before this.

[ryankokesh]

WinterMode: on!
Now I just need a snowstorm...lol.

Pre:
http://ryankokesh.com/images/wheels/prewintermode.jpg

Post:
http://ryankokesh.com/images/wheels/postwintermode.jpg