# Rims: fill and drill safe? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 6, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995 "2006-06-06T21:21:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/1 "2006-06-06T21:21:08Z")
so I’m having a pretty tough time finding hot wheels in a decent offset and a nice lip in 4x100 with lower offset (~et23 if its 7.5" wide then lower from there considering width, et15-20 16" or 17x8’s would be perfect) and 57.1 centerbore thinking about getting a set of bbs rs’s for an e30 m3 (a lot cheaper in 5x120 than in 4x100) and having the holes filled and new ones drilled. have talked to a few peole who have gotten it done and say its no problem. anyone here have experience or something to say about it? any local shops? ---
**Author:** ![Xeon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xeon/32/7435_2.png) [@Xeon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xeon)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/2 "2006-06-06T21:22:25Z")
why not order direct from the company and see if u can get them blank? ---
**Author:** ![Lopros86](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lopros86/32/7301_2.png) [@Lopros86](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lopros86)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/3 "2006-06-06T21:24:16Z")
swerve motorsports on walden has a good selection of wheels. I bet paul can find you some rims with those specs - tell him aaron sent you ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/4 "2006-06-06T21:39:08Z")
> [@Xeon](#): > > why not order direct from the company and see if u can get them blank? bbs rs’s, if they are even still made, are probably like $3500 you can find them in m3 offsets for like $800 ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/5 "2006-06-06T21:39:55Z")
there aren’t really any new rims out with that offset, unless they’re custom. i know i believe all of the stuff that is currently made, and nothing interests me ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/6 "2006-06-06T22:57:04Z")
I have seen a couple people just drill out the holes to make fit…dont know how safe it is the way i have seen it done…but I am sure a professional attempt would have no real issues. ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/7 "2006-06-07T04:14:08Z")
Found these 16x9 RS’s on vwvortex that were filled and drilled. 5x120 -\> 4x100 He is running a 25mm spacer on a et36 to come up with an et11 on his E30. (I’m sure you know that a 17" RS is very difficult to find. If you find something and want more lip, you can get new lips from kodiak.) ![http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Stillflossin15/df8f6398.jpg](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Stillflossin15/df8f6398.jpg) [http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2642375](http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2642375) ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/8 "2006-06-07T04:16:00Z")
Look kind of scary, but he says he has no problems. ![http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Stillflossin15/9249bcea.jpg](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Stillflossin15/9249bcea.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/9 "2006-06-07T04:54:00Z")
eeeeeeeeeew…the lugs holes are a lil to close to the hub holw for me…looks likes those parts could be a lil weak ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/10 "2006-06-07T05:14:45Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#): > > eeeeeeeeeew…the lugs holes are a lil to close to the hub holw for me…looks likes those parts could be a lil weak Yeah not my idea of safe. ---
**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/11 "2006-06-07T05:37:53Z")
yikes. I wouldn’t trust those on my bicycle. lol. I’ll bet they are safe though. Just scary looking. ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/12 "2006-06-07T06:38:32Z")
I know plenty of people who have done this, and one of them was on a large truck (\>8’ tall with 44" mudder tires driven on the street); as long as the welding is done properly there is no issues. Typically the rim is stripped; welded; machined flush; the new holes machined; then either re-chromed, polished, or powdercoated. If it’s done this way you’d never even know that they had work done to them. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims-fill-and-drill-safe/12995/13 "2006-06-07T08:13:01Z")
wow those are scary looking, too close to that hub for my liking. to each his own