17" radial alloys - centre cap size

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pedro20001
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17" radial alloys - centre cap size

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Looking for replacement centre caps for my wheels - genuine radial type 32's. am i correct thinking they are 68mm? looked on ebay, can get set of 4 genuine bmw crome style for £34, anyone got any ideas?
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About £3.50 a cap from your local BMW dealer's parts desk if BMWFans' price is up to date. Part #5 with two versions of it - click the pic for more info.

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Radial styling (STYL.32) - BMW parts catalog

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I'd bought 4 from E-Bay 2 weeks ago paid £12 - cheap tat, not going anywhere near my car.

I bought 4 from my dealers 2 days ago - wish they had been £3-50.

£36.81 for 4, but if they last 12 years like the last I'm happy with that.
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Cheers guys, will stump up and visit the stealer; after all if i am having my wheels refurbed the last thing i want to do is fit some crappy centre caps :!:
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pedro20001 wrote:Cheers guys, will stump up and visit the stealer; after all if i am having my wheels refurbed the last thing i want to do is fit some crappy centre caps :!:
Good call - the ones off EBay were seriously crappy, I'm not saying they all are but def want to finish your wheels off right :thumb:
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yep go for the Bmw dealer ones there much better quality than the originals. I got a set after refurbing my wheels, they were around £35ish iirc....
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I bought a set of BMW centre caps from my local BMW dealers in May 2009. The part number was 36.13.6.783.536. They worked out at £2.57 each plus VAT.

Even allowing for inflation and the 2.5% increase in VAT, I find it hard to believe that a dealer can charge £35 for a set!!!
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Mouldy wrote:I bought a set of BMW centre caps from my local BMW dealers in May 2009. The part number was 36.13.6.783.536. They worked out at £2.57 each plus VAT.

Even allowing for inflation and the 2.5% increase in VAT, I find it hard to believe that a dealer can charge £35 for a set!!!
Which ones did you get? as they did two different types when i ordered mine...
grey plastic like the originals or newer solid with a chrome edge?
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Z3cade wrote:
Mouldy wrote:I bought a set of BMW centre caps from my local BMW dealers in May 2009. The part number was 36.13.6.783.536. They worked out at £2.57 each plus VAT.

Even allowing for inflation and the 2.5% increase in VAT, I find it hard to believe that a dealer can charge £35 for a set!!!
Which ones did you get? as they did two different types when i ordered mine...
grey plastic like the originals or newer solid with a chrome edge?
With a chrome edge. I have attached a copy of the invoice as evidence!!! See the 4th item down.

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If BMW are now charging £35 for a set when the were about £12 inc VAT two years ago, we must be funding someone's bonus!!!
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Mine are with the chrome edge and the part number you have said.

Is it possible they charged you for the others?

I think I'm going to make a phone call, I haven't fitted them yet.
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snoops wrote:Mine are with the chrome edge and the part number you have said.

Is it possible they charged you for the others?

I think I'm going to make a phone call, I haven't fitted them yet.
Don't know Snoops, but they are BMW dealers as you can see from the invoice.

I don't know how current the prices are on the parts catalogue that Robert T posted above, but if you double click in it, it brings up a parts list with prices. Check item 5 and it gives two options, the originals and the chrome trimmed ones. Compare the prices on the right and you will see that there is only 17 (Euro) cents difference between them.

As I said, unless someone at BMW has had an enormous bonus, I can't see the justification for a 200%+ price increase in (not quite) two years.
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i brought a set very recenty 5/1/11 and they have the chrome outer ring on them,they were £7.67 each without the vat,so about 36.50 with vat,from a main bmw dealers,but my cars worth it :lol:

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Yep mine were around £8 each inc vat, i remember.... I think you may have been lucky to get them for near £12 unless they have gone up.... Is abit of a pi@s take from bmw if they have just up'd the price...
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Just as a footnote, I found this thread from a couple of years ago. If you check the first post, Mike says that he bought a new set of centre caps for £2.50 each, but further down the thread both Titan and Bally indicated that they paid somewhat more.

I certainly wasn't made aware that they were on some kind of special offer at the time.

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20652
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