Are these fakes ?

dilyanyordanov · 12-27-2016, 04:59 PM

Hi guys,
I am buying these wheels tomorrow morning.I live in Europe,so I need your help reallly fast.
This is a link to the wheels:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...U1MM1B5UDZfVm8

They are really cheap...one of the wheels has been really bad and the remanufactured the inner rim but I will be getting another wheel. That's not the problem. I need to know if they are fakes. On the inside it clearly states bmw and a part number which leads to these wheels.However it says "Italy" and somewhere I read they might be replicas if they are made in Italy. Does anyone have style 225 and now a bit more about them ?

Yozh · 12-27-2016, 11:19 PM

Some factory wheels are made in Italy. These look legit. May be others can confirm as well.

feuer · 12-28-2016, 09:27 AM

Those are style 225 and made in Italy. Look authentic to me. Repair look great. Would not worry me much.

dilyanyordanov · 12-28-2016, 04:11 PM

Hi guys,
I bought the wheels today. Yep look reallly good actually. I was wondering about the welding. I went to a tire shop just to put them on and see how the rear one is behaving but the guy didn't even look at the wheel and said it probably won't a lot... I live in Bulgaria,so we have a few potholes ....but i just thought he is too negative or was lazy today and didn't want to remove and them install my winter set again... I was thinking of going to a professional to check a real opinion. I didn't think that I would drive with this wheel and would just buy another one. I can't find one in Bulgaria right now...I've look on the German ebay....nothing....and on ebay.co.uk there are 2 or 3 but their prices are crazy...around 400 pounds just for one wheel....which sounds a lottt.... What do you think ? Should I definitely buy another one...or change them in April and drive moderately and buy one immediately when I find one. Problem is at it seems that the run flats are ruining the wheels...a lot of those are cracked when combined with run flats..So my first job is to throw these away and buy new ones...I am just concerned about that welded one...However others look awesome....Was really looking to find these wheels.

12-27-2016, 04:59 PM	#1
dilyanyordanov New Member 3 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 09 335i JB4, VRSF DPs Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	Are these fakes ? Hi guys, I am buying these wheels tomorrow morning.I live in Europe,so I need your help reallly fast. This is a link to the wheels: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...U1MM1B5UDZfVm8 They are really cheap...one of the wheels has been really bad and the remanufactured the inner rim but I will be getting another wheel. That's not the problem. I need to know if they are fakes. On the inside it clearly states bmw and a part number which leads to these wheels.However it says "Italy" and somewhere I read they might be replicas if they are made in Italy. Does anyone have style 225 and now a bit more about them ?
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12-27-2016, 11:19 PM	#2
Yozh Colonel 870 Rep 2,615 Posts Drives: 2011 335d M-Sport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Wet Coast iTrader: (4)	Some factory wheels are made in Italy. These look legit. May be others can confirm as well.
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12-28-2016, 09:27 AM	#3
feuer Major General 4276 Rep 9,206 Posts Drives: wife crazy! Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (5)	Those are style 225 and made in Italy. Look authentic to me. Repair look great. Would not worry me much.
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12-28-2016, 04:11 PM	#4
dilyanyordanov New Member 3 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 09 335i JB4, VRSF DPs Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	Hi guys, I bought the wheels today. Yep look reallly good actually. I was wondering about the welding. I went to a tire shop just to put them on and see how the rear one is behaving but the guy didn't even look at the wheel and said it probably won't a lot... I live in Bulgaria,so we have a few potholes ....but i just thought he is too negative or was lazy today and didn't want to remove and them install my winter set again... I was thinking of going to a professional to check a real opinion. I didn't think that I would drive with this wheel and would just buy another one. I can't find one in Bulgaria right now...I've look on the German ebay....nothing....and on ebay.co.uk there are 2 or 3 but their prices are crazy...around 400 pounds just for one wheel....which sounds a lottt.... What do you think ? Should I definitely buy another one...or change them in April and drive moderately and buy one immediately when I find one. Problem is at it seems that the run flats are ruining the wheels...a lot of those are cracked when combined with run flats..So my first job is to throw these away and buy new ones...I am just concerned about that welded one...However others look awesome....Was really looking to find these wheels.
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