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Help with OEM Wheel vs. Replica

Hi all,
I'm looking at buying some 19" multi spoke wheels for my C63 and found a set online for a great price but I'm thinking it might be too good to be true. Just from these pictures are there anyways of telling OEM vs replicas?
Size and offset seems to be right. Front 19x8 45 and Rear 19x9 54

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...2707e985a5.jpg
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...36e6bb50f7.jpg
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...f76d652779.jpg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...a2fccca6fc.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...a8bcdec145.jpg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...2da33def9c.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...dc7b02ebb6.jpg

[QUOTE=AmgMitch;7374532]Hi all,
I'm looking at buying some 19" multi spoke wheels for my C63 and found a set online for a great price but I'm thinking it might be too good to be true. Just from these pictures are there anyways of telling OEM vs replicas?
Size and offset seems to be right. Front 19x8 45 and Rear 19x9 54

What’s the price? I have a c63 and I’ve been looking for spare set of refurbished wheels for a while. It’s hard to find a set that’s somewhat a good deal. The 19” wheels are a rare find in the U.S. I haven’t really seen too many cars with these rims in the states. Make sure their not fakes. I believe the 18” traditional star spoke wheels are a forged design.

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Originally Posted by AmgMitch (Post 7374532)

These are fake for sure. Look at AMG logo and you see right away that it's incorrect.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...25c3e8f566.jpg

post above is correct

Ya the A in the Amg logo looks wrong, post a good quality close up to be sure but sounds like too cheap to be real!

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Originally Posted by XZACM102 (Post 7374788)

These are fake for sure. Look at AMG logo and you see right away that it's incorrect.

That's a terribly irrelevant picture. The stamped AMG plate is on the inside of the lip for multispokes on w204. The logo is also indented.

real ones:
https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...s-_dsc0003.jpg

These are ebay replicas. Notice how the logo plate is blank?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/19-E63-AMG-STYLE-STAGGERED-WHEEL-RIMS-FIT-MERCEDES-C250-C300-C350-E300-E350-C63/152896708461?hash=item23995a9f6d:g:Z3oAAOSwubRXIU6 0&vxp=mtr

I have a different set of ebay multispoke replicas and the AMG logo is an added on plate, not an indented stamp. They also say made in China on the inside. Had them on my car for years with no issues too.

OP check to see if they say made in Germany on the inside with the part numbers. Your pictures aren't that great, but the indented logo is a good sign they are OEM.

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Originally Posted by realjones88 (Post 7378513)

That's a terribly irrelevant picture. The stamped AMG plate is on the inside of the lip for multispokes on w204. The logo is also indented.

real ones:
https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...s-_dsc0003.jpg

These are ebay replicas. Notice how the logo plate is blank?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/19-E63-AMG-...RXIU60&vxp=mtr

I have a different set of ebay multispoke replicas and the AMG logo is an added on plate, not an indented stamp. They also say made in China on the inside. Had them on my car for years with no issues too.

OP check to see if they say made in Germany on the inside with the part numbers. Your pictures aren't that great, but the indented logo is a good sign they are OEM.

It's the quality of the logo, not necessarily where it is on the wheel... You can tell the wheel on the right is cast by the logo alone.

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Originally Posted by realjones88 (Post 7378513)

That's a terribly irrelevant picture. The stamped AMG plate is on the inside of the lip for multispokes on w204. The logo is also indented.

real ones:
https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...s-_dsc0003.jpg

These are ebay replicas. Notice how the logo plate is blank?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/19-E63-AMG-...RXIU60&vxp=mtr

I have a different set of ebay multispoke replicas and the AMG logo is an added on plate, not an indented stamp. They also say made in China on the inside. Had them on my car for years with no issues too.

OP check to see if they say made in Germany on the inside with the part numbers. Your pictures aren't that great, but the indented logo is a good sign they are OEM.

I have had a set of 19” reps on mine for the past 4 years do to the original ones cracking. At the time the original’s was going for stupid money so went for the reps. My reps also have a better offset. I would say they’re the equivalent of having over 10mm to 15mm spacers on the originals. Only found this out when I had my car on a dyno one day with a borrowed oem rear wheel on due to realising I had a puncture just before going on the dyno. My reps look so much better looking at rear of car.