These are REPRODUCTION BBS LM wheels made by ESM Wheels (they weigh about 5oz LESS than equivalently-sized BBS LMs). ESM has been around for 20 years and their wheels are JWL and VIA certified & manufactured at the same facilities as many OEM and private label designs.
The wheels have painted silver centers and large polished lips. The Acura center caps shown on the wheels and the original ESM center caps, metal hub centric rings, and four new valve stems are included with the sale.
The fronts are 18x8 +35 and the rears are 19x9.5 +25. They fit great on a stock-bodied NSX. They’re pretty close to flush on my car that’s lowered almost an inch, with no rubbing. Several photos showing the wheels’ fitment on my car from various angles are below.
When I purchased these for my ‘96 NSX I was told that 3mm front spacers were required on 91-96 cars to clear the calipers (extended lugs are not required for the spacers). I’ve always used the spacers (on both my ‘96 and ‘98) as I had no desire to test the accuracy of that statement. If you need front spacers, you can have the set of H&R spacers that’s shown in this listing’s photos; just be sure to let me know before I ship the wheels. These wheels are probably NOT BBK friendly.
The wheels look great! There aren’t any bends, cracks, curbage, or any other damage on the wheels. They’ve never seen rain, snow, curbs, or an impact wrench.
The shop that mounted the previous set of tires scratched the wheel lips, so they paid to have the wheels refinished a couple of years ago. There is one 1x4mm mark from the tire mounting machine on one of the wheels that the refinisher didn’t completely remove, but it isn’t really noticeable unless you know where to look.
When packaging the wheels for shipping, I didn’t see any other blemishes (cuts/dimples) larger than 2x2mm besides the one mentioned above. There's about a 3mm scuff or mark on the painted surface of one of the wheels, but it doesn't go through the paint.
If you want them, I’ll also include the set of tuner lug nuts shown in the photos (you cannot use your stock lug nuts with aftermarket wheels). The lug nuts work fine, but the finish on them is kind of crappy. Just let me know you want them before I ship the wheels.
Pickup in eastern Virginia is preferred, though I’m willing to meet you halfway in northern Virginia or Eastern NC if that works better for you.
The wheels can also be shipped at buyer’s expense. They’ll only be shipped to your verified PayPal address with signature required at delivery.
Price is $1,200 + PP (or F&F) + actual shipping cost.
Representative approximate shipping costs:
Atlanta: $132
Jacksonville, FL: $135
New York City: $124
Chicago: $152
Denver: $192
The wheels have painted silver centers and large polished lips. The Acura center caps shown on the wheels and the original ESM center caps, metal hub centric rings, and four new valve stems are included with the sale.
The fronts are 18x8 +35 and the rears are 19x9.5 +25. They fit great on a stock-bodied NSX. They’re pretty close to flush on my car that’s lowered almost an inch, with no rubbing. Several photos showing the wheels’ fitment on my car from various angles are below.
When I purchased these for my ‘96 NSX I was told that 3mm front spacers were required on 91-96 cars to clear the calipers (extended lugs are not required for the spacers). I’ve always used the spacers (on both my ‘96 and ‘98) as I had no desire to test the accuracy of that statement. If you need front spacers, you can have the set of H&R spacers that’s shown in this listing’s photos; just be sure to let me know before I ship the wheels. These wheels are probably NOT BBK friendly.
The wheels look great! There aren’t any bends, cracks, curbage, or any other damage on the wheels. They’ve never seen rain, snow, curbs, or an impact wrench.
The shop that mounted the previous set of tires scratched the wheel lips, so they paid to have the wheels refinished a couple of years ago. There is one 1x4mm mark from the tire mounting machine on one of the wheels that the refinisher didn’t completely remove, but it isn’t really noticeable unless you know where to look.
When packaging the wheels for shipping, I didn’t see any other blemishes (cuts/dimples) larger than 2x2mm besides the one mentioned above. There's about a 3mm scuff or mark on the painted surface of one of the wheels, but it doesn't go through the paint.
If you want them, I’ll also include the set of tuner lug nuts shown in the photos (you cannot use your stock lug nuts with aftermarket wheels). The lug nuts work fine, but the finish on them is kind of crappy. Just let me know you want them before I ship the wheels.
Pickup in eastern Virginia is preferred, though I’m willing to meet you halfway in northern Virginia or Eastern NC if that works better for you.
The wheels can also be shipped at buyer’s expense. They’ll only be shipped to your verified PayPal address with signature required at delivery.
Price is $1,200 + PP (or F&F) + actual shipping cost.
Representative approximate shipping costs:
Atlanta: $132
Jacksonville, FL: $135
New York City: $124
Chicago: $152
Denver: $192
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