reconditioned wheels?

[lilmarauder]

Searching for a wheel as my front has some curb rash from previous owner. Detroit wheel offers reconditioned wheels. To my understanding this is still a oem wheel? Just refinished? Is there any way to tell a real oem wheel to a fake?

[88LTDCV351]

Good question. I'd like to know also.

I remember seeing a reconditioned OEM Marauder wheel on ebay and was wondering if it was good to buy or not.

[lilmarauder]

I wouldn't mind buying a refinished wheel as long as I knew it was oem. I guess reconditioned would be the proper way to say it. Hell, I would even have my other three refinished if they do nice work.

[whitey]

The weight is probably the largest factor...the OEM lookalikes are steel with chrome finish

[lilmarauder]

Ahh ok. So if it was fake I could spin it around too and maybe see that it was steel from the backside? The weight would be a solid indication as well.

[whitey]

Not sure if they both might look the same from the inside. Best bet is to take a magnet.

[lilmarauder]

Yea that's a great idea

[MyO4Rawdur]

i think they are stamped also. i dont know what the stamps are though.

[Comin' in Hot]

the real ones should have a ford part number on them

[lilmarauder]

I will look for stamping.

[lilmarauder]

are the factory wheels just cast aluminum?

[RubberCtyRauder]

Oem are forged. Aftermarket are cast. Never heard of a steel replica marauder wheel. Oem are laser engraved with ford logo.
Part number etc on backside

[lilmarauder]

Awesome. The ford logo will be a dead give away. If it is a oem wheel or not. I want nothing to do with a replica wheel.

[whitey]

well, when i had my rear wheel replaced from an accident, there were 2 wheels to choose from, oem one being polished aluminum, the other being chrome. thats why i said the aftermarket wheels are steel.

[RubberCtyRauder]

Aluminum can be chromed so they are replica cast aluminum rims that have been chrome plated is all.

[MyO4Rawdur]

Aluminum can be chromed so they are replica cast aluminum rims that have been chrome plated is all.

Either way a magnet wouldnt help. There are ebay wheels that were being sold as replicas. Those were actually labeled replica and I believe they were aluminum that was polished so the stamp is definitely important.

[loud2004marquis]

And you cant triple stamp a double stamp!

[whitey]

And you cant triple stamp a double stamp!

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[Spectragod]

I have some extra OEM wheels.