in for the answer, i was looking for wheels like these for the longest

 

unfortunately their website doesnt have old discontinued wheels on it. plus, i know these are made by american racing, but the ARE brand might also be a sub-company.. i hope someone can help

 

How do you know they're manufactured by American Racing? Is there a stamp on the hub-side of the wheel?

I remember seeing some of the ARE line-up manufactured by Enkei. But, its not uncommon for a manufacturer to outsource the castings.

 

the center cap says ARE and the hub side of the rim has USA stamped on it

 

Enkei has a manufacturing facility in the United States. I do not recall what the acronym "ARE" stands for, but I do know that its not the same company as American Racing.

 

ive been looking online for different ARE wheels and equipment.. according to multiple ebay auctions and wikis, the ARE stands for american racing equipment..

it may be either just a subdivision, or it could just be the center cap is an aftermarket one.. some places i llooked said that it is part of american racings' custom wheel dept.

my center cap, along woith the others i have seen are stamped taiwan, but use american racing part numbers

heres an example of a centercap i found:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARE-American...17e52c&vxp=mtr

and here:

http://www.centercapsdirect.com/8990...ps_p_7144.html

this link shows that it might have been an upgrade model for older bmw's

http://www.centercaps.net/caps/detai...ockNumber=1272