Wheel Trivia

[resra]

Does anyone know what brand of wheel is this? Also, if anyone has two for sale. Maybe 3?

 

Thanks in advance for the help. They are 13". I can't see any markings. 

 

 

Edited October 14, 2019 by resra

[man_mark_7]

No 13", but I do have some 14" MSW wheels that are similar I would sell. 

 

 

 

[bluebmw]

Hmm they look like maybe Exim or Vial mesh? Any markings/stamps?

[Brandon]

I’ve seen that design before and it looks great on an 02.  Not sure of the brand, if nobody chimes in, try searching around online for some old Car and Driver magazine issues/pics from the 1970’s.  There may be an ad on one of the pages with those rims showing the maker....just a thought.

[Conserv]

Don’t forget this forum’s excellent Wheels database, e.g.:

 

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[resra]

Steve, see how the Exims have the little crown shape between the spaces of the lug nut holes. 

My wheels don’t. But like Bluebnw says, I did see some very similar on VW vials but they were 14 inch. So I keep looking. I would love to make a complete set. 

[Conserv]

1 hour ago, resra said:

Steve, see how the Exims have the little crown shape between the spaces of the lug nut holes. 

My wheels don’t. But like Bluebnw says, I did see some very similar on VW vials but they were 14 inch. So I keep looking. I would love to make a complete set. 

I, too, saw the crowns but also note that lots of rims had various production versions, Ronal R2’s, Cosmic Mark II’s. Sometimes (thinking again of Cosmic’s) there were both machined and non-machined versions — the machined versions also having blacked-out backgrounds. Note that the example shown in the database is likely a 1992 production (“92”), which might be a late version of this rim. There are some markings on your rim, where the barrel meets the center disk. If it’s a KBA #, we can compare it to the KBA for the Exim rim shown, 41038 (?).  And there are no other markings front or rear?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Edited October 15, 2019 by Conserv

[resra]

Yes there is a KBA number there. I will note it today and post. Other than that I have not seen anything else on the center or back. 

[Conserv]

1 hour ago, resra said:

Yes there is a KBA number there. I will note it today and post. Other than that I have not seen anything else on the center or back. 

And if the KBA does not match the Exim KBA, sometimes Googling a KBA # will turn up other examples on the Web....

 

Best regards,

 

Steve