Genuine BMW vs Fake Wheel Centre Caps: Are They Worth It?

Wheels are a major part of the exterior aesthetics of a car, even an immaculate example can be made to look shabby if the wheels aren't up to scratch.

The wheel centre caps on my 335i were looking a bit worse for wear, bubbling, corroded and dog eared from being removed a number of times. They were the older style too, showing the cars age.

Like most people I went straight on eBay and ordered a set of replacements, from a seller called asamuk2015, for the grand sum of £5.99 delivered. (Warning, read on to see why you should never order from this seller, or anyone selling fake centre caps).

Cracked BMW Alloy Wheel Repair

Selecta Tyre's procedure dictates that they give each wheel a thorough check over before carrying out any work. Makes sense really, it protects them from claims the workforce has damaged customer's property, and they might spot potentially dangerous faults then highlight them to the customer.

The latter is what happened to me whilst having four wheel alignment and rear tyres fitted.

Before fitting the rear left tyre I got called out to have a look at the rear left alloy.

Not good news, it was quite badly cracked on the inner edge, something the early BMW BBS Style 230 19" Twist alloys are prone to.