4.8i Replica Wheels on Ebay
 

Here's a set on Ebay for $995 + $200 shipping. Anyone has experiences with this outfit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-ST...05460673QQrdZ1

He just got them fairly recently. He's been selling the chrome ones on Ebay for sometime and I asked him about the sliver ones about a 1.5 months ago and he said they are coming. Sure enough, here they are. He did raise his shipping to $200 from $125 and I don't know why?? here is the link to the original auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

If anyone has any experience of how durable the finish is, please let us know. He told me they have a lifetime fittment warranty and he didn't elaborate on "fittment" much when I asked him. I'm sure they will fit ok however, will they stay straight? maintain the original sliver finish for years? Who knows ...

$200.00 shipping seems a bit much. :tsk:

:iagree: maybe with tires...but way way too much for just wheels... :loco:

I see that shipping charges on ebayers are going up and up. I guessed it's a way to get around ebay's high commision charges...lower the price tag on an item and make it up with the shipping charges since ebay does not make commision on shippings :dunno:

But factoring in everything...$1200 bucks for the 4.8 rims are not that bad...it's still about 1/3 of the OEM price.

i agree why will you pay an arm and leg for the real ones if you can buy them cheaper with the same quality i guess? those stealership always on the rob mode! :mad:

Just give him some time and he will have to lower his prices. Most replica's on Ebay go for $650 - $800 and shipping is no more tha $100 for wheels only. Because the wheels are new, he is trying to maximize the profit. Give him time and keep watching. I still wonder about the quality of these wheels and the service of this outfit?

i bet you that the quality is ok but not as good as the OEM, a big factor why the OEM cost so much is do to the weight, the replica weight a lot more they are not made with of the same materials. and weight at the wheel is a big factor for performance.........

[QUOTE=SuaveX5]i bet you that the quality is ok but not as good as the OEM, a big factor why the OEM cost so much is do to the weight, the replica weight a lot more they are not made with of the same materials. and weight at the wheel is a big factor for performance.........[/QUOTE


if the oem cost $4000 and the replica cost $2000 you still have some money to get some boost, so even though you say the replica is heavy i think you can get a lot of horse power the remaining $2000 to haul the replica rims! :thumbup: boost + 20 inch rims= $4000 :bustingup

Plus ...they do not weigh that much more...so..it really is not a big deal. The main reason the factory wheels cost so much is they say BMW on them...instead of BWM...