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Replacement Centre Caps
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Hi all,
Just about to put my winter wheels on, and I thought I'd treat myself to a set of new centre caps. Question is, should I go genuine BMW or just a copy on eBay?
What have others done?
Just about to put my winter wheels on, and I thought I'd treat myself to a set of new centre caps. Question is, should I go genuine BMW or just a copy on eBay?
What have others done?
10-plate E89 35i, Deep Sea Blue
67-plate F15 X5 35d, Space Grey
67-plate F15 X5 35d, Space Grey
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Had both....the ebay soecials are actually pretty good for a couple of years, dont know if they would last much longer though?
Mind you, my 2013 car has had 2 replaced and they were genuine, so dont have a much greater life.
Mind you, my 2013 car has had 2 replaced and they were genuine, so dont have a much greater life.
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Go for a good quality looking set from E bay I have had one set one for 4 yrs and still look good
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What he above said. Go for the ones with a large number of lugs and those with few don't fit very tightly and rotate. I needed to pack mine with insulating tape, although they have lasted 3+ years and only recently started to look a bit tired.
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What they said, the ones I got from ebay are still looking good.
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Go for the ones that look like the bonnet badge with a plastic molded cover, not the enamel looking type, they corrode.
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I put my winter wheels on at the weekend and was interested to note the corrosion around the hub - a couple of the wheels needed a good kicking to loosen them up. There was actually condensation being the centre cap on a couple of the wheels. Anyway, as a precaution, I wiped a good coating of ACF-50 around the hub.
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As set of OEs were only £34, I think, and look ... er ... original.
(OE centre caps for a 911 are £134 and look like the £20 made-in-China, Ebay specials. But you know they're not, because it says 'MADE IN GARMANY' on the back.)
(OE centre caps for a 911 are £134 and look like the £20 made-in-China, Ebay specials. But you know they're not, because it says 'MADE IN GARMANY' on the back.)
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Go genuine. I went for the decent eBay ones, they fitted fine but the colours started to fade after 9 months.
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I would go genuine- for the few extra quid it is you get the piece of mind more than anything else. I’m sure some of the eBay specials are good, but you just never know for sure.
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Fake kit is cheap for many reasons !
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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Reading with interest. My ebay ones were a fiver and look a million dollars. If they fade, I will just get some more...!!
If the OEM ones last 7 times as long, I will eat my hat, wing mirror, dash board.....delete as appropriate.
H.
If the OEM ones last 7 times as long, I will eat my hat, wing mirror, dash board.....delete as appropriate.
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+1 on this. The eBay specials on mine still look like new after 15k..
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I bought these back in July. Look like OEM to me (lugs and markings on the rear face). Cost £11 delivered.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-BMW-Wheel- ... 2647709341
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-BMW-Wheel- ... 2647709341
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got these last week ebay £5.27 look pretty good will give them a good coat of FK1000P was as I'm doing the wheels
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