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Zoich 03-04-2009 02:36 PM
Help: Geniune BMW style 214 20" is made by RONAL in Mexico? See attached pictures
 
I am about to buy these from a guy who is selling his staggerd 20 in" wheels. He claims they are OEM Genunine BMW style 214 wheels.
I asked him to take pictures of the inner side of the wheels - please see below.
So the part number checks out 6772249 for the front and 6772250 for the rear according to realoem.com along with the BMW stamp
To my surprise, the pictures also showed these wheels are made by RONAL, also made in Mexico? Is this true? So are these genuine BMW light alloy wheels for Style 214?


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nynd 03-04-2009 04:22 PM
Yeap! - they seem legit.

rh71 03-04-2009 05:36 PM
legit... even has the stock SportMaxx on them. ;)

Futureman 03-04-2009 06:05 PM
and the 239's are made in Hungary by Ronal :wow:

kimg9582 03-04-2009 06:30 PM
Just curious... How much?

HaroldC 03-04-2009 06:58 PM
Ronal and Borbet make wheels for a few OE applications, as well as some aftermarket. My front Hartge 21" Classic 2s were made by Ronal and the rears were made by Borbet.

motordavid 03-04-2009 06:59 PM
Interesting..."Ronal" on GOOG turns up a link,
but the link does not open. Other links are
from wheel sellers, Euro operations, etc.

I was trying to find a corporate Ronal site
to see if they listed "manufacturing locations",
but no luck. Most mfg'ers love to rave about
their worldwide locations, esp. manufacturing.

Denalio 03-04-2009 07:14 PM
Yes Ronal has a factory in San Pedrito, Querataro, Mexico. You can check the website here: Starten Sie durch!

Zoich 03-04-2009 10:16 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kimg9582
Just curious... How much?
Best case scenario he would like 2500 plus shipping -- tires got 1500 miles on them. But since Morristown BMW is selling the wheels for 1700 plus shipping and TireRack's got the set of Bridgestone RFT for about 1000. I really don't see myself paying what he is asking, so we will be negotiating.

BCA 03-04-2009 10:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoich
Best case scenario he would like 2500 plus shipping -- tires got 1500 miles on them. But since Morristown BMW is selling the wheels for 1700 plus shipping and TireRack's got the set of Bridgestone RFT for about 1000. I really don't see myself paying what he is asking, so we will be negotiating.
Actually that price seems in the ballpark. Going rate for a brand new set of take-offs like that is around $3000. So $2500 with 1500 miles seems pretty good to me. Keep in mind those are the Dunlops, which are much more expensive ($400+ each?) than the Bridgestones. I'd pay $2500, and if you get below that then you surely have a deal.

blown383 03-05-2009 12:02 PM
i find it funny how people in general dog replica wheels and where they are made, here is a perfect example of OEM being made in a less than desirable area of the world where quality control can be less than perfect

Galion 03-05-2009 01:33 PM
Ha ha, I love my 214 replicas now even more :D

stockguru 03-05-2009 02:34 PM
I'm confused. I was actually interested in these but saw that they were listed for $5995. Is it really $1700 from an actual dealer such as Morristown mentioned above for 4 wheels???

Zoich 03-05-2009 03:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by stockguru
I'm confused. I was actually interested in these but saw that they were listed for $5995. Is it really $1700 from an actual dealer such as Morristown mentioned above for 4 wheels???
Wow, someone is ripping you off big time. My parts department list them for 545 for the front and 585 for the back -- wheels only. so you're looking at $2260 for the wheels MSRP. Tires should run you anywhere from 1200 (bridgestone RFT) to 1800 (Dunlop RFT). So $5995 is a big rip-off.
Morristown usually provide good discount I bought some accessseris from them such as trunk mat at $58 vs. $77 list.

rh71 03-05-2009 07:09 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by stockguru
I'm confused. I was actually interested in these but saw that they were listed for $5995. Is it really $1700 from an actual dealer such as Morristown mentioned above for 4 wheels???
are you sure they're for the 214s? I think the 21" 128s are the ones retailing above $5k.

stockguru 03-06-2009 02:56 PM
I'm going to check with the dealer again. It was the 214s but it was about 6 months ago.

m5james 07-02-2009 03:48 PM
What, does everything think even BMW is too good to outsource to other countries? Come on...they're a business. Just goes to show once again that you don't always get what you pay for when you buy from the stealership vs. online...you still never know what you're getting.

rh71 07-02-2009 04:47 PM
^ 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.

dsm2925 07-02-2009 05:04 PM
wow

m5james 07-02-2009 05:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by rh71 (Post 636818)
^ 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.
Have you tried having them balanced on a Hunter/Douglas 6000 something machine? It's something that applies roadpressure to the balancing. Also, you should look into hubcentric rings just in case since the wheels MIGHT not be hubcentric after all...they're only $10 from Les Schwab.

Penguin 07-02-2009 05:46 PM
> 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 07-02-2009 06:45 PM
Sorry to hear that but are you sure it is coming from the replica rims? not the tire? How bad is it?

Quote:
Originally Posted by rh71 (Post 636818)
^ 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 07-02-2009 07:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Penguin (Post 636838)
> 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.
:iagree: ...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 07-02-2009 11:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by us_matrix (Post 636854)
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 07-03-2009 12:07 AM
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 09-04-2010 01:26 PM
MY 214's bought from BMW PARTS made in Poland
 
and Bmw oem style 334 19" rims part # 6788008 ARE MADE IN USA!!!! YEAH!!!!

vtmikev 09-04-2010 01:33 PM
oOOPS, they are the 335's (not 334's) with the above part # that is stamped BMW and USA!!!

spyderdoc 09-04-2010 11:57 PM
yeah, i just picked up a set of 214s, they have the BMW stamp (genuine) and were also made in Poland....

noelskii 07-08-2016 11:55 PM
Do these style 214 rims come in black, stock?

macmac80210 07-13-2016 02:38 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by noelskii (Post 1082506)
Do these style 214 rims come in black, stock?
No they don't. You can powdercoat or plastidip. I opted for the latter.

Padgett114 07-14-2016 09:52 AM
Here is a set I had powdered coated.

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