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instead of amazon which is known to sell counterfeit items, maybe try this https://www.oempartsource.com/oem-pa...19901cffaedc34
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Yeah I hear you on Amazon, but I'm almost certain these will be coming from a dealer and I have a pretty good eye for spotting the fakes before I buy. I have bought plenty of stuff from this seller and all have been genuine. They are called "The BMW Store". These should come in a nice BMW box packaged nicely. If it's a white box or bag, I won't even attempt, but I'm not worried. Amazon is just so easy with the free returns and instant refund as soon as it's scanned back. I don't want this experiment to result in me having to pay return shipping or wait for an RMA number or something. I'm hoping they are a keeper.
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Ok boys, I was pleasantly surprised. They float and spin as designed. All four are on my wheels and spin. Nothing tight about the fitment. They popped on as a normal center cap should.
Keeper for me. I can't imagine why the results are so random on the 668M's? My car was optioned with non run flat summer rubber. I can't imagine why that would matter but throwing it out there. Purchased from Amazon, part number and pics above.
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Odd that 5x112 gives me a warning on Amazon "this will not fit your BMW M550i" : |
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My car has the stock 668 wheels. Maybe I'll have to try it from this source?!?
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Based on Joe's experience, I ordered the floating caps for my 2018 M550 with 668M wheels. Amazon just dropped them off, and I already installed them. I removed the factory caps off by sticking blue painters tape on them--they popped right out. Wish whoever knicked up some of the wheels removing the caps previously (CPO car) had done the same thing.
Removing and installing all 4 caps took less than 2 minutes. All spin exactly as they should, and there is nothing tight about them. They do feel securely snapped in place. The package from Amazon is clearly a BMW original part, and is the exact same part as shown above. I can't see any explanation for folks having the floating caps not working on the 668M wheels unless they are ordering the wrong part or are receiving a counterfeit part. Or BMW had a run of 668Ms with a smaller than spec center bore size? |
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It's got to have something to do with wheel production. There are a lot of people where these don't fit, and judging posts, we seem to be the lucky ones. Or maybe BMW changed something on the design of the caps and we are getting the new and improved? Was your car optioned with runflats or non-runflats from the factory?
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Originally spec'd with runflats according to the original the VIN report (option 029X). When I purchased it back in April 2021, it had Goodyear runflats, which I assume were newly installed since it was CPO with close to 40K miles. It took only a couple of potholes to bend two of the wheels - one so badly that they were initially not sure the wheel would be able to be fixed. The car now has non-RFT Michelins--245/40 and 275/35, which ride and look 100% better, by the way--and a tire inflation kit in the trunk. Last edited by meauxdogs; 10-18-2021 at 12:50 PM.. |
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However… two of them have fallen off now after 4-5 months+. So I'm down to two. I can't seem to find anyone that sells carbon fiber center caps (non floating). Anyone got a source? 😅
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Strange I do know this when I purchased my car as a certified preowned vehicle the initial inspection upon taking the car in showed that both front wheels were bent and they were replaced with new OEM 668M wheels… Unless the dealer bought knock off wheels and swap them out and tricked me I saw paperwork indicating they bought brand new wheels I wonder if there's something different about the Fronts versus the rears?? The rears Snappin and spin freely both of the fronts on mine don't work as well one of them won't spin at all
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