Anybody buy replica wheels lately?

[turboawd]

Post what you got. My 3 year old wheels have taken a beating, and I need new tires soon. So may buy another set of replicas.

[P1]

Or you can just buy a set of used OEM wheels...

[turboawd]

Originally Posted by P1et

Or you can just buy a set of used OEM wheels...

Yeah. But finding a set without curb marks or corrosion means I'll pay top dollar.
Heck, check these out for 750.
www.ebay.com/itm/383278430193

[Rox335i]

Only for my winter tires.

[pwrdbym]

I've bought plenty of replicas over the years. They always take criticism however I've been very disappointed in OEM wheels over the past decade, especially BMW. I've had 3 bent ones and 6 with clear coat/finish failure. The way I see it replicas can't be much worse and on the plus side they're cheap to replace if needed.

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by turboawd

Post what you got. My 3 year old wheels have taken a beating, and I need new tires soon. So may buy another set of replicas.

Are your replicas repairable? If its just curb rash...you can have that repaired for a lot less money than buying a set of new wheels (replicas/new/or used).

Check around locally to see if you have vendors that powder coat or repair alloy wheels.

I had one of my Style 356 wheels that was damaged beyond repair. I found a used one...but it didn't quite match the same wear pattern...so I had all 4 of them powder coated so they'd all look the same. It only cost $400 for powder coating all 4 wheels.

If you only need curb rash repair...that would probably cost less unless all 4 wheels are curbed.

[K-no]

where do you even buy replicas?

[turboawd]

Originally Posted by K-no

where do you even buy replicas?

Ebay.

[335dsl]

Originally Posted by turboawd

Yeah. But finding a set without curb marks or corrosion means I'll pay top dollar.
Heck, check these out for 750.
www.ebay.com/itm/383278430193

I actually bought these wheels from this seller in satin black few months ago for $650 shipped. Love them! Next day I found a like new set of Pirellis 275/315 for $400. Made my weekend that much better lol.

[turboawd]

Originally Posted by 335dsl

I actually bought these wheels from this seller in satin black few months ago for $650 shipped. Love them! Next day I found a like new set of Pirellis 275/315 for $400. Made my weekend that much better lol.

Hey can you please post pics?

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by K-no

where do you even buy replicas?

Here's one vendor that sells BMW (and other marques) oem replica wheels: https://www.hubcaphaven.com/c/701/bmw_wheels_rims.html

[Ozmac]

what is so bad about replicas ???

[SupersixM]

Bro as long as your car is clean and looks 🔥🔥🔥 , who cares? Dont get caught up in the OEM bullcrap. OEM fails just as much as anything else. This ain't the early 2000s where aftermarket was subpar. If it works for you, go for it.

[turboawd]

Here's my current 469 replicas. 3 years old. But they have taken a beating. Lots of snow and salt which caused corrosion. Plus I never really washed them properly. Just pressure wash whenever I washed the rest. Though They are strong and have had no structural issues. So I either refinish these and deal with the downtime, or just buy another set.

[Qsilver7]

There's several ways you could go.

You could buy a complete winter tire/wheel set-up (18" or 19") which you probably can find used in the classified etc. This would give you a set to roll around on while getting your 20's fixed up. As well as protect the 20's from the ravages of winter driving.

You could by a new set of replicas.

You could have those wheel powder coated to look like new...but would need to dismount the tires & TMP sensors as well as find a place locally that would do the job (or send them off to be done which would add the cost of shipping etc). As mentioned above, I did this and it was $400 for all 4 wheels to be done. I selected Bengal Gray...but your vendor will have multiple colors to select from.

Below is a pic of one of my 5 year old Style 356 wheel after having them powder coated Bengal Gray:

[cvillanFL]

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

There's several ways you could go.

You could buy a complete winter tire/wheel set-up (18" or 19") which you probably can find used in the classified etc. This would give you a set to roll around on while getting your 20's fixed up. As well as protect the 20's from the ravages of winter driving.

You could by a new set of replicas.

You could have those wheel powder coated to look like new...but would need to dismount the tires & TMP sensors as well as find a place locally that would do the job (or send them off to be done which would add the cost of shipping etc). As mentioned above, I did this and it was $400 for all 4 wheels to be done. I selected Bengal Gray...but your vendor will have multiple colors to select from.

Below is a pic of one of my 5 year old Style 356 wheel after having them powder coated Bengal Gray:

After doing a lot of research, I recently purchased a set of 22" 612 style reps with Toyo Proxes. I haven't had them long, but I'm happy with them so far.

[Goodfella10]

Mind sharing some vendor names (replicas)? I see eBay as an option but would like to know who you bought from. Some vendors can be a pita.

[SupersixM]

Alot of people buy their replicas from Ebay. Heard/ read nothing but good reviews.

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by Goodfella10

Mind sharing some vendor names (replicas)? I see eBay as an option but would like to know who you bought from. Some vendors can be a pita.

See link in post #11 above.

Or you could look up the BMW wheel style using any of the online part database sites (like realoem.com, bmwfans.info, or bimmercat.com)...then just do a simple google/internet search using the 11 digit BMW part nbr and wheel style name. This should get you vendors that sell that wheel. You can also do the same on ebay and amazon.com (use the 11 digit BMW part nbr and wheel style name) and this should get you used, new, and replicas.

[Ozmac]

vendors classifieds

https://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1652841

I think im going to get mine from this guy as soon as the weather gets a little nicer !

[turboawd]

Originally Posted by Goodfella10

Mind sharing some vendor names (replicas)? I see eBay as an option but would like to know who you bought from. Some vendors can be a pita.

Click on this seller's other items and type in x5, and you'll see they have quite a few replicas.
www.ebay.com/itm/143492976607

[Bilbofraggins]

Originally Posted by pwrdbym

I've bought plenty of replicas over the years. They always take criticism however I've been very disappointed in OEM wheels over the past decade, especially BMW. I've had 3 bent ones and 6 with clear coat/finish failure. The way I see it replicas can't be much worse and on the plus side they're cheap to replace if needed.

As long as they are VIA stamped, then they're fine...I would not touch them without....Been using replica's for many years for our winter set-ups...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JWL_standard