Back at the 2008 SEMA show, Vivid Racing blogged about the new Carbon Fiber wheels HRE was releasing in cooperation with Dymag. These new wheels are available in the CF40 and CF43 design which is a HRE 1 piece Monoblock forged center and a Dymag Carbon Fiber outter barrel. Extremely lightweight, very strong, and fashionable, these wheels will be for the elite. Applications will be available for the following vehicles:

• Aston Martin DBS and Vantage V8
• Audi R8 and RS6
• Chevrolet ZR1 and Z06
• Ferrari F430 and F430 Scuderia
• Ford GT
• Lamborghini Gallardo
• Mercedes CLK63 Black and SL65 Black
• Nissan GTR
• Porsche 996TT, 997 Narrow Body, and 997TT

With a retail price around $10,000 for a set, those interested in having such an exclusive wheel, please contact us. You can view our complete HRE Wheel store and gallery at www.vividracing.com/hrewheels.


Removed images till HRE authorization.

 

Retail 10k, so realistically 7-8k is in the ballpark?

Can't wait to see all the specs.

 

sneak pics are on my blog - www.vividracing.com/blog

 

 

This is from an internal email from me that we posted on the M5 board in response to questions/info about the wheels and Dymag that wasn't correct.

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Hey guys....

Here are answers to a few of the questions floating around on the Internet regarding our new Carbon series wheel line.

These come courtesy Alan Peltier (COO HRE Wheels).

1. Weight – We do not have a lot of weights yet, but a CF43 for a GT3RS at 19x9.0 weighs 17.2lbs and a 19x12.0 weighs 19.6lbs. We have been told this is almost exactly what a Dymag wheel weighs for the same application. The biggest wheel we’ve weighed, a CF43 in 20x12.0 for a ZR1 weighs 20.6lb. More weights to follow.

2. Passed fatigue tests to TUV specifications at a load rating sufficient for M5 and Panamera Turbo.

3. Contrary to popular myth, the carbon rims do not weigh 2 lbs. Dymag is conservative in their construction to ensure strength first and foremost and the rims typically account for 50%+ of the entire wheel weight.

4. There is a rumor that Dymag is not making centers anymore. This is not true. They will continue to sell their own branded line of wheels but HRE has an exclusive partnership with Dymag to use their rims.

5. Fitments will vary. Currently HRE is offering 19" and 20" in various widths. 18" and 22" will likely follow.

6. Finishes are standard HRE powdercoats and custom paints as well as brush/cl or pol/cl. No chrome. No full polish.

7. HRE is well aware of leaking issues and worked with Dymag on the carbon barrels to ensure that leakage at the bead was solved and designed the centers to minimize any chance of leakage through the fasteners in addition to the changes made by Dymag to resolve this issue. It shouldn’t be a concern for an HRE or a current Dymag.

Pricing and availabilty to come shortly! Please stay tuned.

Also, please check out our recently revamped website. We updated the gallery and added a blog.

GALLERY: HRE Performance Wheels ? Photo Gallery
BLOG: HRE Performance Wheels – HRE in Action

Thanks,
Scott
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I will post more weights as we get them and feel free to ask me questions. For the record, pricing and availability/distribution are being worked out now but they will NOT cost $7-8K. Our cost from Dymag on the carbon barrels would make it easier for me to just write you a check instead of take your order at that price. It will also not be open to all dealers. I will let you know as soon as the rest of the info is finalized and we ask our dealers to start taking pre-orders.

And just so everyone is clear as the other forums are confused... this is not a carbon fiber wrap. It is a Dymag full-carbon barrel with an HRE designed/manufactured forged center and custom designed titanium fasteners to keep it all together. The tolerances on these wheels are extremely tight so they are time consuming and difficult to make, even when you're just making the centers.

However, I hope most of you agree that in HRE tradition, they're simply gorgeous. You should see them in person. The pictures just don't do them justice.

Oh yeah... and just like the Monobloks, the TPMS is a direct bolt-in.

Alan

 

So when you say not 7-8k, do you mean much more?

HRE C90's + 1 kidney for sale.

 

Pricing will be finalized very soon but it will be in the $10K+ range depending on diameter as VR stated above.

 

HRE+ CF should be insane. Can't wait till I see these rolling around.