[Dirty Canary]

Hello,

I am hoping someone here can help me out (I did a quick search in past threads however I could not find anyone who has posted my question).

I am looking to purchase a second hand set of 20" 310M wheels for my F25. I know there are a lot of knock-offs floating around in the market and am concerned I will fall prey to such a set.

I have been told these 310M wheels are real, and while I don't have reason to suspect the seller is lying, I also have no reason to believe he's telling me the truth.

He has provided me with the following info from one of the rims at my request:

5 787 582-13
Borbet bm197
Bmw is38
8 1/2Jx20EH2


My questions is, can I use any of this information to verify the authenticity of the rims?

Many thanks for any help,

Dave

[dandanio]

In order:
Part Number
OEM Manufacturer (Borbet is well known)
Offset
Size

Make your own judgement, if you can use it to check the authenticity of the wheels.

[Dirty Canary]

Thanks for the info!

From the descriptors you provided, it would seem unlikely that I could use any of this info to verify the rims authenticity.

[Roundown]

It the seller can't provide proof of purchase or demonstrate the origin of the wheels (i.e. they ordered them with their X3) then I would walk.

[ND40oz]

Part number for the front wheel looks correct to me.

Gloss-turned light alloy rim 8,5JX20 ET:38 2 36116787582
Gloss-turned light alloy rim 10JX20 ET:51 2 36116787583

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...92&hg=36&fg=15

[Dirty Canary]

So is there no easy way of telling apart a real from fake wheel?

[ND40oz]

Originally Posted by Dirty Canary

So is there no easy way of telling apart a real from fake wheel?

Generally the BMW part number isn't stamped on a fake wheel, if it has 787 582 stamped on it, then I'd say your good.

[barcelona]

Agreed my BMW OEM 307's has the following stamped inside: