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Alloys with VW logo but - "Not Original Equipment" on them???

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The wheel man:

--- Quote from: BeezerDiesel on September 04, 2009, 05:36:52 am ---Yeah, if they say not original equipment then they are deffo replicas and the company are covering their arse legally. I would hazard a guess that a company that goes to the trouble of that is more likely to produce a better quality of wheel than cheap far eastern knock offs that would ape the OEM wheel without caring a jot about copyrights etc.
Some replicas are European made and of reasonable quality

Caveat Emptor

Often the giveaway on Monza reps are the size of the centre caps, they are often smaller than the VW original as the wheels are supplied in 5x100mm PCD as well as 5X112 fitments (thus requiring a smaller centre cap) where as the VW OEM ones are always 5x112mm so can use a bigger cap. Polo GTI alloys wheel (16'' Monzas) are 5x100 PCD and have a smaller 56mm centre cap.

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the outer lip is slightly larger and the bolt holes are too small for the Vw bolt caps  :happy2:

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