Decent price for genuine wheel badges

V8rumbler · Post by **V8rumbler** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:11 am

I am after new wheel badges for my E85. I definitely want genuine as aftermarket are useless. Hundreds of fakes for sale everywhere. Which dealer is offering the best price atm?

colb · Post by **colb** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:11 am

I personally get mine from ebay, the ones I have on the Z3 and the Z4 are a good fit and so far have not deteriated in use. If you really want Oem then use Soperes at Lincoln and mention you are a member of zroadster forum and you will get a discount, they will post the items out to you. https://www.soperbmw.co.uk/contact-us/

MalNCH · Post by **MalNCH** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:43 pm

I always use ebay specials, they last about 2 years, the same as the last OEM ones I bought for a ridiculous price.

parabolica · Post by **parabolica** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:10 pm

MalNCH wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:43 pm I always use ebay specials, they last about 2 years, the same as the last OEM ones I bought for a ridiculous price.

Yeah same I bought a set from my local BMW dealership when I bought my car and 1.5 years later they were so tarnished they got replaced with a cheap set from ebay. 2 years in with those now and I noticed one or two are starting to deteriorate on the face so will probably need swapped again after winter.

V8rumbler · Post by **V8rumbler** » Sat Aug 01, 2020 10:02 am

Well I bought a set from main dealer for £45 . We shall see how they go .

Rockhopper · Post by **Rockhopper** » Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:47 pm

I’ve just received a set of brand new genuine ones for £19.95 from eBay. I found the copy ones to be a loose fit in the wheel, you can actually hear them rattle as you drive along.

spazmochad · Post by **spazmochad** » Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:28 pm

The eBay ones are fine for me. Just spray them with a couple of coats of clear coat to stop them rusting.

MalNCH · Post by **MalNCH** » Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:28 pm

spazmochad wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:28 pm The eBay ones are fine for me. Just spray them with a couple of coats of clear coat to stop them rusting.

Good tip, didn't think of that. As for the rattling in a previous post, maybe not the best fit but nothing a couple of tiny pieces of blue tac doesn't fix. Side by side visually you can't tell the difference between OEM and some of the ebay specials.

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