Help: Geniune BMW style 214 20" is made by RONAL in Mexico? See attached pictures

[Penguin]

> a less than desirable area of the world where quality control can be less than perfect


Area of the world is irrelevant when it comes to quality control -- quality control is related to management desire and competence. It is not unheard of for parts rejected by, or not meeting the specifications of the contracting company's quality control, to then be sold under the manufacturing company's name, rather than discarded or recycled.

Just because Manufacturer "A" is supplying parts to Company "B," does not mean that the parts you buy directly from Manufacturer "A" under their name are the same quality as those purchased from company "B" under company B's name.

[us_matrix]

Sorry to hear that but are you sure it is coming from the replica rims? not the tire? How bad is it?

Originally Posted by rh71

^ one thing about buying OEM though, the dealer has to stand by it. RIght now with my replica rims I have a company in the sky to talk to instead of bugging the dealership to fix the vibration problem regardless.

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by Penguin

> a less than desirable area of the world where quality control can be less than perfect


Area of the world is irrelevant when it comes to quality control -- quality control is related to management desire and competence. It is not unheard of for parts rejected by, or not meeting the specifications of the contracting company's quality control, to then be sold under the manufacturing company's name, rather than discarded or recycled.

Just because Manufacturer "A" is supplying parts to Company "B," does not mean that the parts you buy directly from Manufacturer "A" under their name are the same quality as those purchased from company "B" under company B's name.

...it's a world econ out there, esp. in terms of cost conscious
manufacturing. Penquin nailed it. QC is an in-plant situ driven by
vendor/materials mgmt and process control methods.
I wouldn't have any qualms on the wheels...
BR,mD

[rh71]

Originally Posted by us_matrix

Sorry to hear that but are you sure it is coming from the replica rims? not the tire? How bad is it?

tire is not out of round according to the shop and I did have it RF balanced with a Hunter machine. It's been balanced 4 times now but the problem persists. Don't know what else I can do about it other than try replacing the rim. Only vibrates the seats between 65-75mph.

[m5james]

Do you have hubcentric rings? I've had my rims mounted on my 740iL for over 2 years, still had vibrations, which prompted me to replace the suspension. In the meantime I let a friend put them on his 750iL and suddenly he got vibrations also. Once I told the people at Les Schwab about this, they measured my wheels and said that I needed hubcentric rings. I don't care if your wheels say they're made for your car or not, because mine are also...you still might need them after all.

[vtmikev]

and Bmw oem style 334 19" rims part # 6788008 ARE MADE IN USA!!!! YEAH!!!!

[vtmikev]

oOOPS, they are the 335's (not 334's) with the above part # that is stamped BMW and USA!!!

[spyderdoc]

yeah, i just picked up a set of 214s, they have the BMW stamp (genuine) and were also made in Poland....

[noelskii]

Do these style 214 rims come in black, stock?

[macmac80210]

Originally Posted by noelskii

Do these style 214 rims come in black, stock?

No they don't. You can powdercoat or plastidip. I opted for the latter.