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Old Jan 16, 2019 | 11:16 AM
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AMG 20" 10 Spoke Forged Wheels Made in TW

I bought a set of 20" wheels, it says on the inner hub, Made in TW. Im assuming TW is Taiwan. Did MB have wheels manufactured in TW or did I get a set of knockoffs?
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Old Jan 16, 2019 | 02:04 PM
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I bought a set of 20" wheels, it says on the inner hub, Made in TW. Im assuming TW is Taiwan. Did MB have wheels manufactured in TW or did I get a set of knockoffs?
1000% knockoffs! Let me guess. eBay seller name “oemwheels”?
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Old Jan 16, 2019 | 02:27 PM
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I got them from a guy a few towns over. He had an add on Kijiji (like Craigslist) I had a buddy go look at them, but he's not a car guy just went to see if they existed and weren't trashed. Hmmm I do think Taiwan is odd for OEM Benz equipment.. but then a knockoff could just engrave Made in Germany in them no?
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Originally Posted by szabo_martin
I got them from a guy a few towns over. He had an add on Kijiji (like Craigslist) I had a buddy go look at them, but he's not a car guy just went to see if they existed and weren't trashed. Hmmm I do think Taiwan is odd for OEM Benz equipment.. but then a knockoff could just engrave Made in Germany in them no?
They will get sue because that is fraud. I don’t think any company will take that risk. If you notice, there’s a slight difference with OEM & Aftermarket replica wheels.
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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 12:28 PM
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First take a picture of it and post, that is the made in TW print. It should be on the inner hub face with the part number also stamped. I have stock, forged, S65 AMG wheels with the "made in TW." So YES, MB did have some forged wheels made in TW.

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You should also see a stamp with part # Starting A221#### for pre facelift s classes.
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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by szabo_martin
I bought a set of 20" wheels, it says on the inner hub, Made in TW. Im assuming TW is Taiwan. Did MB have wheels manufactured in TW or did I get a set of knockoffs?
A lot of European and American car manufacturers have their OEM wheels manufactured in Taiwan and China. Land Rover, Aston Martin, Chevrolet, and Chrysler do this as well.
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Old Jan 19, 2019 | 11:35 AM
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1000% knockoffs! Let me guess. eBay seller name “oemwheels”?
You are 1000% wrong!😂

My 2019 S63 that I just completed European Delivery on has TW stamped on the the 20” factory wheels the dealer just pulled off the car when I had the dealer put on the exact same wheels (this second set of oem takeoff wheels I purchased off of e-bay since I wanted to have a second set of wheels that are identical without paying dealer prices for winter tires—and this second set has TW stamped as well). All eight wheels are identical with the same markings including the 222 part number that is in the electronic parts catalogue that I subscribe to.
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I got them from a guy a few towns over. He had an add on Kijiji (like Craigslist) I had a buddy go look at them, but he's not a car guy just went to see if they existed and weren't trashed. Hmmm I do think Taiwan is odd for OEM Benz equipment.. but then a knockoff could just engrave Made in Germany in them no?
MB has many of the S Class wheels made in Taiwan marked TW.
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You should also see a stamp with part # Starting A221#### for pre facelift s classes.
2014-2019 S Class starts with A222...
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