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      09-28-2021, 07:03 PM   #1
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whats rims are these

I was considering getting these rims to use as winter rims or spare set for a E90.

they are 18" on a 08 X5. Iam having hard time finding what exact model of the rims they are, i want to make sure they are actual BMW M rims.

I do not have access to the rims to actually view them in person to see production stamps to verify, but thought atleast if visually can determine if BMW M actually makes these rims, it would be worth taking the drive for me to go check them out.

any help appreciated. thanks. i already checked by VIN# (its not same rim)
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It looks similar to style 343 rims.
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thanks so much. wow they look amazing OEM, not sure why this moron spray painted them black.

apart from obvious BMW logo stamp on inner side iam not sure what else to look for to make sure they aren't replicas. the only thing i can visually see from the outside is something similar to "JEL" embossed on the outer second lip.
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      09-28-2021, 11:41 PM   #4
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did some digging thanks to pointing out the style of rims. posting this on here for future reference to anyone else curious (thanks to Maverick997 from m5post)

here is what original inner 343 rims should look like if checking for replicas.
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