Anyone have the newer SPORT RIMS and taken the black caps off?

[mlkmade]

I had a 2019 MS3 with the older sport rim design and I took the black center plastic caps off and replaced them with the silver model s center caps and chrome covers. A few people have done it on here as well.

Is this possible with the newer Sport Rims? has anyone tried? how does it look? Attached a pic for reference of what I used to have. In the market for a replacement and just doing my research.

 

[Dysan911]

I did that and I feel it gives the wheel a larger appearance. I am running black Tesla center caps at the moment but did order the silver machined face Model S center caps like in your pic. They should be here Friday.

 

[GreenHokie]

I found this video of someone who removed the black center covers on his 2021 sport rims.
Skip to the 3:59 mark for a final side-by-side comparison of the rims with and without the center cover. This guy did stick with black lug nut covers and a black center cap. Overall, I think these particular sport rims do look a little better without the black center cover & caps.

However, overall, I think the 2021 sport rims are a major downgrade in terms of looks compared to the previous generation. Very ”flat” and not sporty looking at all, IMO. Obviously, the flatter design was intended to improve the vehicles overall air resistance/efficiency. In real world driving conditions though, the improvement/gain from the rim redesign is likely negligible.

 

[saysmaker]

I did that with my 19" sport rims on 2021 SR+:

 

[saysmaker]

I did that and I feel it gives the wheel a larger appearance. I am running black Tesla center caps at the moment but did order the silver machined face Model S center caps like in your pic. They should be here Friday.
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What rims are these? I like how sleek they look and the outer circular chrome is very minimal compared to mine. Nice car!

 

[mlkmade]

I did that with my 19" sport rims on 2021 SR+:

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I found this video of someone who removed the black center covers on his 2021 sport rims.
Skip to the 3:59 mark for a final side-by-side comparison of the rims with and without the center cover. This guy did stick with black lug nut covers and a black center cap. Overall, I think these particular sport rims do look a little better without the black center cover & caps.

However, overall, I think the 2021 sport rims are a major downgrade in terms of looks compared to the previous generation. Very ”flat” and not sporty looking at all, IMO. Obviously, the flatter design was intended to improve the vehicles overall air resistance/efficiency. In real world driving conditions though, the improvement/gain from the rim redesign is likely negligible.

Awesome stuff, this is what I was hoping for. I plan on doing the same thing again if I stick with the 3. I really appreciate it.

I definitely still prefer the look of the 'old' 19" sport rims but this gives me hope that I at least can do this again and it looks decent after losing my first m3.

Now to decide if I can wait till Jan for a Y or do another 3.|

Forgot how great this community was on TMC.

 

[Dysan911]

What rims are these? I like how sleek they look and the outer circular chrome is very minimal compared to mine. Nice car!

Thank you!. Yeah, these are the stock 19in Sport Wheels. I believe the older style was a bit sleeker than the newer ones I've seen.

 

[Pablocrisp]

I did that with my 19" sport rims on 2021 SR+:

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Where did you get the parts that you used?