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MB OEM AMG Alloys? Or Fake?

Hello my fellow MB enthusiats - I have a query and cannot find the answer anywhere online so I am hoping one of you may have the answer.

I have 19" MB SL65 AMG alloys on my 2003 E55 amg out in Germany. I have gone to re-register and the local TüV have failed my wheels for being the wrong type for my car. After weeks of delays I decided to buy more AMG alloys for my car to pass the inspection, only MB stopped manufacturing these years ago! Great. And used sales are infrequent as the codes and sizes have to be exactly as per my original CoC document or the inspector will not pass it.

This is honestly the most ridiculous thing I have heard in a while yet here I am stuck in this common German problem.

So it came back to my current wheels - I have to prove they are fit for purpose on my vehicle (ignoring the fact they have been on the car 16 years without a problem in the UK)

My local garage says my wheels are not legit because MB always have 1 serial on the wheel - mine have 2. I have looked online and many who claim to be selling OEM wheels also have 2 codes like mine.

A 211 400 1202 & A 171 400 0302 - both have the MB stamp on the inside and I have to say these wheels dont look or feel fake and the previous owner didnt hold back spending big money when he turned my car into a 630bhp beast!
That said, maybe they are and they are just bloody good fakes.

Do any of you know why there are 2 different references on each wheel? I figured 1 for each of the 2 parts (split rims)? But honestly I am out of my depth on this subject.

Thanks in advance

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