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Old May 4th, 2008, 04:05 PM
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What are these?

Hey I know it is a noob question but it is my first posts so give me a chance

I'm picking up my MCS this week and I'm interested in those wheels.. but I can't find what they are exactly.

Are they 17x7 BBS RGR ?

I guess the bolt patern for MCS is 4x100 right?

Does anybody knows the weight of these?

I guess they are pretty expensive so is there any nice replicas company around? I found some myself but it's all in 5x100..

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The wheels pictured are OEM 17x7 R112 Cross-spoke Challenge.
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Are you sure?

I don't think they are... I found these pics of R112






If we look at both wheels side to side, the center seems to be quite different:


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Old May 4th, 2008, 05:23 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by blankito (original)
Are you sure?

The picture you posted in your original post is an official BMW press release photo

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If we look at both wheels side to side, the center seems to be quite different:


These wheels have a different number of spokes ... 8 versus 7 double-spoke.

I found the following picture on an Edmund's Review of the John Cooper Works Challenge car:
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I'd say the one you posted with the 7 double-spoke wheels is a photoshop
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Thank a lot, I must be really tired, I didn't notice the number of spokes!

Do you know how much they are? Any nice replica?
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Cheaper alternative if you don't mind the wheels nuts ...

ASA AR1 (16x7 size shown below)

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yeah its not bad!
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If you're looking for 7 double-spoke wheels ...

BBS CV (17x7 size shown below) ...


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I've made some try, here it is:

BBS RG are crazy! Too bad they are out of budget for me..!

What do you think guys?

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