03-01-2024, 03:02 AM | #1 |
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Hi all,
After of a year of what I can only assume weren’t OEM centre caps, they are looking a mess and bubbling. Generally OEM better? Any links welcome, seems to be a lot of ‘BMW’ branded ones on eBay, with the logo on the back, which is deceptive! I assume genuine ones are made in Germany? Thanks, A |
03-01-2024, 04:30 AM | #4 |
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Stick with OEM. I tried some cheap eBay caps and they looked shit within a few months.
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OEM only IMO as well; used plenty of eBay/Amazon specials; all crap within a year. Spend c£40 and they'll last well...
See if they're on eBay first via a dealer; tend top be cheaper than directly from the dealer themselves! If you need the M badges too; be sitting down when they tell you the price of them little stickers
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Fortunately Sport spec so no badges - £12 for 4?! Ridiculous. A |
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£12?! Try £26-£28 for OEM ones!
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I put eBay specials on with the refurbed winters in November and they're already fubarred. Genuine are pricey but definitely worth it.
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Sorry but don't agree.
BMW do not make wheels caps, they are made in the same Chinese factories as the aftermarket ones which are a fraction of the cost to you and me. I have bought eBay centre caps for all my BMWs in the last few years. All have lasted as well and are exactly the same as the expensive ones with "BMW tax added". Why would anyone think that a piece of moulded plastic with a stuck-on motif which is then lacquered could be so much better than any other? Last edited by Pond; 03-01-2024 at 04:40 PM.. |
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E=Bay centre caps are made cheap; they're cheap for a reason. Made from inferior materials; the caps are laid over them rather than actually glued on (as stated above by un1eash )
They're fine for a stand in or for winter wheels maybe; but they don't last/they soon start to corrode. All because they're cheap...
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It's the same issue with the bonnet and boot badges, they just ink print straight onto a metal sheet and then bend it on a plastic place holder.
They don't stand up to much, I dechromed the outer edge of my roundels and went OEM for this exact reason. Sadly though I also got stung at around £60-70 for the front badge. You cannot sand and paint the non genuine badges as there's no top coat to etch into.
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I went full eBay special for the current car, £21 grills, £19 wing mirror caps, £10 front/rear badges and £7 center caps.
I also paid £18 for a Bosch carbon cabin filter, £16 for a Bosch air filter and £50 for Bosch platinum spark plugs. |
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