I just got them. They look like Watanabes. Someone said they could be Black Racing RS's also. Can someone please tell me what they really are.

They do say made in Taiwan on the back by the center bore.

 

black racing would have a BR stamp on the face near the lug hole and Wats would have their logo as well..

my guess would be rota or formula rims but then i know rota was rumored to be made in the Philippines.

 

This is the real Watanabe...

 

i dont see a picture there...

 

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haha...revenge of the nerds! throw back lol

 

Actually that is from "Sixteen Candles", yet "Revenge of the Nerds" is cool as well.

 

damn..now I see a pic....

 

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</TD></TR></TABLE>oh yeah.. ken wat was in both ahaha...

 

anymore ideas on what these wheels could be?

 

It is hard to say since I think many companies produce wheels like this.

They look like they could be Panasport wheels.

http://www.panasport.com/street.html

 

I don't think they're panasports... They look kinda like some mini cooper wheels though (which look like panasport too)

 

Konig makes a set of these. I think your mfg says, Taiwan, yes?
Konig Rewind

 

^^ those have a totally different hub design...the wheels used most on minis would be called minilites but then i doubt lites were made in taiwan and lites look different as well.

http://www.minilitewheels.com/

 

ya your right. I've seen panasports on the Mini's, too. Theirs 2 versions. the forged which is for racing and track and the cast which is for street. Panasport would be stamped on the face of the wheel between the spokes. they are a nice set though.

 

pretty sure they are oem mini wheels

 

Modified by Manny Effin Fresh at 12:30 AM 6/24/2008

 

they look like watanabe's to me.

 

agreed they look to much like mini rims I see mini rims everyday and those look alot like them even that tpm sensor looks like it , then again I do believe mini rims are made in germany along with all bmw stuff.

 

are you guys referring to these?

these are 17x7



these are 15x5.5

unless there was another mini rim you guys are referring to then i guess you guys are all wrong and why would they cast their wheels in taiwan ?

 

I was kinda referring to 07 08's rims So go look at them before you say we are all wrong and I do remember That I said that "most of MINI stuff is made in germany with BMW PARTS " because Mini is made by BMW. Good reason why the might cast them in taiwan would be they could cheaper "MAYBE.

 

ummmm I think he just did. 07-08 Mini wheels are not mini, they are 17". The OP's wheel in question is 15"

 

Maybe the tpm sensor was added to the rim by a Mini owner but these are for sure not OEM Mini wheels.

 

There is no TPM sensor on these wheels either. They came off a "JDM CRX" from what the add said. The wheels seem to be originally a dark gunmetal or black color. Someone has painted them silver.

 

look like watanabes.

 

I know they are not watanabes or Black Racing wheels. There is no markings like those wheels would have. They are not panasports either. Id like to know who makes them in case I have to get another rim.