Seeking Opinions: Early Versus Late OEM Alloys

[uai]

8 minutes ago, Bassie81 said:

Anyone familiar with these?

Yes the seem to be an Italian thing.
I only know them from Italian Cars, neven been inported to germany

[Conserv]

2 hours ago, Bassie81 said:

Anyone familiar with these?

One of two FPS designs referred to as the “Italian dealer options”, available through the Italian BMW dealer network. Some of them are stamped with the BMW roundel (or have the roundel cast in); some are not (or do not). Without further facts, perhaps FPS was selling them both through BMW and in the aftermarket.

 

In the U.S., where some of these rims eventually found their way, that would be considered a fabulous price for a set of five!

 

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[Greg Mierz]

This thread may be able to provide me with some info about the wheels that came on my 2002 which from all info I can get is that it spent some time after purchase in Europe. These wheels were on the car when purchased in Jan. 1974. And if anyone know what the badge on rear stands for.

[Conserv]

10 hours ago, Greg Mierz said:

This thread may be able to provide me with some info about the wheels that came on my 2002 which from all info I can get is that it spent some time after purchase in Europe. These wheels were on the car when purchased in Jan. 1974. And if anyone know what the badge on rear stands for.

Greg,

 

These are the other “Italian dealer option” rims — rare, but more common, at least in the U.S., than the rims in the prior three posts. This forum’s Wheels Database is a great reference for ‘02 rims.

 

Here’s the entry for this particular rim:

 

 

Like the other Italian dealer option — and many (most?) of the early and late OEM alloys — they were cast by Fratelli Pedrini Rho (“F.P.S.”) of Rho, Italy. As mentioned in the database listing, some of these have a cast-in BMW roundel, some do not. Same rims otherwise.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[Bassie81]

19 hours ago, Conserv said:

One of two FPS designs referred to as the “Italian dealer options”, available through the Italian BMW dealer network. Some of them are stamped with the BMW roundel (or have the roundel cast in); some are not (or do not). Without further facts, perhaps FPS was selling them both through BMW and in the aftermarket.

 

In the U.S., where some of these rims eventually found their way, that would be considered a fabulous price for a set of five!

 

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

Great to learn.

I also thought it they were reasonably priced

 

they certainly look good imho