Fake / Knockoff 21" Uberturbines

[HB-M3-MY]

Wasn't able to find much discussion on whether there are a bunch of knockoff / replica 21" uberturbines floating around out there--so seeing if the community has insight. A lot of claims of OEM uberturbines / tmps sets for sale from non-owners. If they are out there, any way to tell the difference? weight, quality, etc? Anybody have insight?

 

[thesmokingman]

You can check the castings, if they don't supply pics of the casting numbers avoid.

Last year when I was contemplating buying a set of fronts I noticed on ebay there are quite a few listings of supposedly oem ubers that were freshly powder coated etc ready for sale. I'm thinking to myself, wtf would anyone re-powder coat stock wheels only to sell? And these ads were pretty consistent in the listings. Or they would be "professionally refinished" or some other rando description. I ultimately procrastinated but decided to avoid the repaired ones for obvious reasons. You don't know exactly wtf they repaired or is hiding under the finish. Instead I prefer the minor damage rims, you know they are real and typical curb damage is not structural yet repairing the finish is rather easy.

 

[HB-M3-MY]

@thesmokingman thx for the insight! Does that mean the replicas don’t have casting numbers? What do they actually mean?

 

[thesmokingman]

@thesmokingman thx for the insight! Does that mean the replicas don’t have casting numbers? What do they actually mean?

The casting number is actually the part number for the wheel. You can confirm that by using the parts catalog portal.

 

[Carbonfiber]

where can the casting number be found? I’m currently looking at a set, and seller posted this pic….