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In Reply to: E-28 M-5 wheels posted by Ben Tennyson on January 16, 2001 at 23:08:37:
I don't know how your Gotti wheels mount but I've had Borbet E types installed for about 2 1/2 years. The painted finish looks brand new. But...
They use a center "spacer" ring to locate the wheel on the hub.
And because of this, I hate them.
First, the spacer is an extremely thin strip of sheet metal that bends easily. And the ring is not a continuous piece so the ends touch but are not welded or otherwise joined. This is because the inside diameter of the ring is a little smaller than the hub diameter and it "opens" when slid over the hub.
Sadly, because of this design, the center of the wheel is a moisture trap. Wash your car and watch the black yuckie water come out from seemingly nowhere - and it just keeps oozing out. And my car lives in a garage.
Do you bleed your brakes often? Now you discover that the wheel has corroded to the brake rotor. And the little allen headed set screw that locates the rotor to the hub? You know, the one that sometimes strips out in the middle? It's now full of muck.
How does the spacer become bent? You'll see as soon as you try to put the wheel back on. Have a wire brush handy because you'll have to scrape the rust and crud off of the center hub, the spacer and the inside of the wheel.
The wheels look good and have held up very well but they are tough to live with.
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