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Offline Baz300

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Re: Genuine BBS?
« Reply #30 on: September 19, 2012, 05:42:56 pm »
Looking at the original pic the offset is stamped on the inside of the rim, but on the genuine wheels the offset is stamped on the face of the rim (3 spokes away from the valve)

On the cut away metal next to the wheel studs there is no stamping on the black ones but there is on the genuine.

If you look at Jedi-Knights pic you can see how the spigot ring sits in a genuine wheel with space for the circlip, on the black wheels there is not a step for the spigot ring to sit on.

I assume they are a lower offset as there is more of a curve on the inside of the hub part of the rim and it has the holes for merc that they use for wheel alinment

Nothing wrong with running reps to be honest but don't pay £400 for them, I wouldn't pay more than £200 knowing that they are fakes
« Last Edit: September 19, 2012, 05:46:29 pm by Baz300 »

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Re: Genuine BBS?
« Reply #31 on: September 19, 2012, 05:46:10 pm »
Seems they have sold or gone off eBay now and the bloke will not reply to my emails. Never mind, now looking at various wheel options for the Leon :-)
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Re: Genuine BBS?
« Reply #32 on: September 19, 2012, 08:41:57 pm »
Genuine bbs have the little spigot rings that lock in with a circlip

Reps are about £70 each plus vat

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Re: Genuine BBS?
« Reply #33 on: September 20, 2012, 08:11:17 am »
You saw these on eBay just a few days ago didn't you?

They're fakes.

Clue number 1: the colour. BBS never made a black/red wheel
Clue number 2: the offset. It says CH025 on them, but the offset of 42 is incorrect for this model
Clue number 3: the price. Genuine CHs with a few hundred miles on are worth more than £500
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