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11-28-2013, 04:53 PM | #1 |
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Does VMR engrave/emboss their wheels anywhere on the rim besides their center caps?
Hey guys, so sorry for the weird question, but my online searching was futile.
I was about to purchase a used set of wheels. The seller advertised them as VMR, but when I went to get them, he said he didn't have the center caps anymore. He promises that the center caps said VMR, but he doesn't have them anymore. We searched all over the wheels and couldn't find any trace of a VMR logo. He said he had a potential buyer before me who didn't buy them because the VMR logo is supposed to be engraved/written somewhere on the inside of the rim. I'm starting to think that this potential buyer didn't know what he was talking about, and since I couldn't find anything online, I figured I'd see what the online BMW community had to say. So, my question is: does VMR engrave/emboss their wheels with any logo of some sort other than their center caps? To help the situation, my friend just got a set of VMR's, and this is a picture from the inside of one of his rims: I didn't see any other VMR logo/engravement on the inside of his rims, but I couldn't take them off his car to look at the entire inside. Then, I got the seller to send me a picture of the inside of his rims and it looked like this: So, neither rim (from what I could see) had a VMR logo engraved into the inside of the rim, but both of the rims say "1/4 oz" and "7 G" on the inside. Anyway, that's all the info I have. Someone please clarify if you have the ability! Thanks! |
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Those pictures are only of the wheel weights. They are installed to make the wheel balanced and not wobble while driving.
A makers stamp would be on the inside of a spoke or something similar |
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11-28-2013, 06:19 PM | #3 |
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Right, I understand.
I'm just trying to see if someone knows if VMR (or even Avant Garde) does put their stamp on the inside. After talking to two people they don't think so. But I'm trying to see if someone else knows for sure. |
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hmmm i don't remember seeing any logo on my VMR 710. I will go look again tonight.
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LOL. Wheel weights...
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Lol guys, I know what those are. I just thought since they had the exact same information, that would cause people who don't know for sure (like all of us), lean towards knowing they were VMR. But perhaps all wheel weights have the exact same info, and that is of no value. I'm just trying to get some solid info. |
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Also, it seems like your root question is one of authenticity and if I were in your shoes I would get it in writing these are genuine wheels and pay with a method that has recourse like paypal. Good luck and please post pics! |
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Here are the six pictures I sent them: Apparently these six pictures were sufficient to confirm their authenticity. Thanks for this information. I appreciate it! Hopefully if someone else has this question in the future they can reference this thread to help them out. |
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Also, gentlemen, after further inspecting the wheels, I decided to not purchase them. The seller had them advertised as "literally just bought", when in fact two of the wheels have welds and cracks, and three of them have multiple bends.
I went with a brand new set of the custom-powdercoated gloss gunmetal Alufelgen SF-71's from Mod Bargains. |
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Looks from the pics like those 19s are using non RFT rubber. All of our community's discussions suggest RFT are the main culprit in 19" wheel cracks, and your posting suggests it might be that 19" wheel size just doesn't provide enough sidewall to protect the wheel from big pothole hits. I have been on the fence about going back to 19s + non RFT for the look and this has helped me stay the course with 18s |
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