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I'm a huge HRE fan but they are not at the same level as BBS when it comes to the quality of their forging. The reason that I would (and have) gone with HRE is the ability to customize size, offset, and finish. I have also chosen a less expensive HRE wheel (R40's) which are significantly cheaper than BBS FI's. With BBS you are limited to a couple of colors and their chosen offsets. Unfortunately the offsets currently offered for the 19" BBS FI frankly suck (19 x 9.5 et 28 and 19 x 10.5 et 23). The fronts are too conservative and the rears are too aggressive for 295's. All that being said, I would have a hard time spending $2k+ on any wheel and if I did I would want the very best which would steer me towards BBS.... But I wouldn't want the 19" FI's because the offsets suck. The 18" BBS FI's are available in better offsets.