M series alloy wheels

[moanthebairns]

the girl from work has just bought a new set of 18inch alloys for her bmw.
the garage she got them from said they where m series replicas. however ive had a look at them and there is no m series badge on them or doesnt appear to be any slot to stick the badges on.

i always thought bmw m series parts (ie alloys had the m badge on them)

do all M series alloy wheels come with the trademark M?

[eowen]

Proper OEM M series wheels would. Some reps do, some reps dont..

[moanthebairns]

eowen said:

Proper OEM M series wheels would. Some reps do, some reps dont..

how much would a set of 18 inch orig manufacture alloy wheels set you back

[eowen]

Depends which ones and whether tyres, new/used.

I bought E90/E92 as new OEM with as new RFT for 800 off ebay.

From a dealer they would be more than double that.

I personally wouldnt buy reps.

[moanthebairns]

eowen said:

Depends which ones and whether tyres, new/used.

I bought E90/E92 as new OEM with as new RFT for 800 off ebay.

From a dealer they would be more than double that.

I personally wouldnt buy reps.

agree, just bog standard alloy wheels from god knows where with a bmw badge over them.

[Ravell]

Take one of the wheels off, and look at the markings stamped near the hub. If it lacks any BMW logo and especialy if there is a random brand name printed (except maybe BBS or such) the wheels are probably replicas and she's been ripped off big time.

[DJFish]

It'd seem from the price differential on online aution sites, there is indeed a fair bit of difference between OEM and reps.
Also a good deal of the reps don't offer the staggered setup for the E46.
I'm currently looking but wouldn't touch reps.