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monza II - how do you know if there genuine??

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k18dan:
Found a set of 18" Monza 2's at a local wheel place.. how do I tell if there genuine VW?

snapey:
There should be either a bbs or ronal stamp on them along with a VW Germany stamp, et51 etc I've not seen a set of reps which match the oe offset. There should if their bbs be a raised lip around the valve and the easiest way of showing if their reps or fake is that the lip should be a complete taper back from the inserts. Usually if their fake there will be an additional flat face along the outside of the insert basically showing two angles of cut for the lip. I'll put a pic up when I get in from work of what I mean but it's pretty easy to spot.

Also part numbers will help but I'm not sure what any of them are for both versions, this probably won't make sense but I can't get along with the touch screen on the iPhone.

Luke

The wheel man:
Also, reps have smaller bolt hole's so the VW bolt caps wont fit  :happy2:

k18dan:
cheers guys - snapey if you could find a pic that would be awesomme  :drinking:

snapey:
Basically dude this is how a genuine set should look:




And this is how a refurbed or rep set would look, there could also be the chance that the lip is completly flat so imagine it without the taper and just the gastly cut.



Hope that helps.

Luke

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