Do you know what these wheels are?

[LeighB]

Hi all,

Can anyone offer an insight as to what make these wheels are?

Normally you might be lucky to find a manufacturer name or country of origin but hardly anything stamped on them. They're a staggered set of 18's with 130 PCD and one photo shows '16' on the hub face, no ET marking but measuring suggests they're a 39mm offset.

Any ideas?

[Doofus]

They quite clearly have Via written on them, and Google tells me they're Chinese.

[996TT02]

Doofus said:

They quite clearly have Via written on them, and Google tells me they're Chinese.

VIA is the Jap inspection agency's mark, following JWL, manufacturer's self certification.

All alloys that aspire to be legally usable in Japan, OEM or aftermarket, and irrespective of country of origin must bear these marks.

So it's no confirmation (or denial) that they are Chinese.

[Doofus]

996TT02 said:

VIA is the Jap inspection agency's mark, following JWL, manufacturer's self certification.

All alloys that aspire to be legally usable in Japan, OEM or aftermarket, and irrespective of country of origin must bear these marks.

So it's no confirmation (or denial) that they are Chinese.

Ok, thanks. I didn't know that.

[EVOeng]

They look like BSA Racing Wheels.

[LeighB]

EVOeng said:

They look like BSA Racing Wheels.

Thanks EvoENG, they showed up a few times on searches, along with many other wheel styles they produce. They look to be a Malaysian manufacturer that's traded for many years and produce them with type approval for the Japanese market, or at least the marking makes them appear to.

Thanks again, saved much time trying to identify them