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I loved working with you D. Would love to use some of these photos with your permission so that we can post it on our website as well as HRE's.

Originally Posted by BD_F87

Listen man from a business standpoint I understand they are the first ones at the table and they want to corner the market for now while they can but lets also be real how much longer are their offsets going to be exclusive? I always thought the goal of these boards was to help inform other members and to be a "family" atleast that's how I have always tried to be on here.. HRE wheels aren't for everyone yet they would rather watch fellow members order expensive wheels and get the wrong sizes or offsets and waste thousands of dollars rather than help others out. Shows where their priorities are, they only care about money and not the actual members of this board. If they were confident in their wheels they wouldn't need their offsets to be a secret because everyone would buy them anyway and not go to competitors.

I will end my rant there because I do not want to derail this thread and take away from the beauty of the OP's car! Sorry OP enjoy the new wheels and thanks for answering my questons!

Originally Posted by gthal

I hear you but it isn't like offsets are a big secret 2 months after the car is out. By now, every reputable wheel manufacturer has concluded offsets that work perfectly with the M2 and I would bet many have, by chance, the exact same offsets as HRE. The competitive advantage for something like this is short lived... it's also not rocket science where someone else won't figure it out a month later regardless of disclosure.

And to address the offset topic, here is the best way to answer as quoted from HRE:

"We get asked this question a lot so let me shed a bit of light on it. The most simplistic answer without going crazy into detail would be that we spend a significant amount of money in R&D to verify offsets, fitment, what tire sizes work, and so forth, for each individual vehicle. That proprietary information that we retain from posting on forums or anywhere else for that matter (aside from FlowForm where offsets are public information), is because we don't want to give away that information for free. We don't want to hide this information from the end consumer who ultimately buys wheels - which is why if you purchase a set of wheels, you'll know the offsets - it's primarily because we don't post that information for other companies and manufacturers to take for themselves.

Ultimately for those who are interested in purchasing a set, if you see a picture of a vehicle with the most perfect fitment, the easiest thing to do is save that picture, and we can ultimately verify what fitment was used, and build that exact diameter, width, offset whatever you'd like, for your set too."

Believe me, if any company cares for their customers AND potential customers it's HRE Wheels.