Bought some ‘supposedly’ genuine centre caps from a private seller on EBay.
One is in a genuine looking BMW parts bag, the other three were wrapped in bubble wrap.
Two of them look ‘stained’ almost like water marks for want of a better expression, but I can’t work out if they have a film on them that needs to be removed... and if this is just a film that needs removing?
It’s a bit like sellotape if it is... in that I can’t find end edge
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If something sounds too good to be true...
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Er, I haven’t said how much they were, why would you assume they were cheap?
Been refunded Anyway so all good.
I think they are genuine ones, just two weirdly marked. Going to have a little go by hand with some megs 205.
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It’s when you said private seller on EBay, that made me suspect they were cheaper than buying from Bmw otherwise you’d have just purchased from your dealer
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Ok, it was chap who bought some from his dealer but left them sat in a kitchen draw.... doesn’t have any previous sales for these in his feedback.
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I’ve cleaned one and it’s 95% better... very slight marks now if viewed very close up, in bright light and from a very acute angle... not going to be an issue on the car
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i think it could be a fake....The B M W Logo is upside down
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Could be for the Australian market?
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e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold