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Dec. 11, 2011 8:21 p.m. irish44j Dork

So my project car came with a spare set of what I thought were Euroweaves. But I just pulled them down to clean/paint them and it turns out only two of them are BBS. The other two don't have the BBS or "Made in W Germany" stamps on them, but they do have a BMW stamp on them.

I know there were the non-BBS basketweaves for the IX, but all four of mine are ET24, so they're not IX wheels.

Was there a non-BBS 15x7 basketweave made in a 24 offset at some point? Or are all of these BBS, but just not with the stamp? There are a few subtle differences on the inner hub area, but nothing too obvious.

NOt that it really matters since I'm using them as my street/tarmac wheels on the rallycross project and don't really care what they are. I'm just curious, really.

Drop some knowledge on me....
Dec. 11, 2011 8:35 p.m. thestig99 Reader

It means they're going to explode immediately and you should probably just save the hassle and give them to me.
Dec. 11, 2011 8:43 p.m. 02Pilot Reader

I believe the stylized "M" indicates Mahle manufacture.
Dec. 11, 2011 8:46 p.m. Luke SuperDork

My BMW 15X7 basketweaves (identical to yours) were made by 'Fundo'. Apparently BBS is one of a few OEM suppliers of those wheels.
Dec. 11, 2011 9:11 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork

The basketweaves on both my 325iX's are BBS...as mentioned, I think the deal is there were several suppliers of the OEM wheels.
Dec. 11, 2011 9:31 p.m. Irish1 New Reader

15X7 E30 wheels are usually called "Euroweaves" but were an option on 88(?)+ E30's. 24 mm offset just like the basketweave 14X6.5 stock wheels. There are still a few avaialble new in BMW US stock. I've got a set of Nogaro Silver Euroweaves on my 89 325is. Great wheels.
Dec. 12, 2011 5:56 a.m. 11110000 Reader

02Pilot wrote:

I believe the stylized "M" indicates Mahle manufacture.

That 'm' looking thing is actually 'JWL', a Japanese wheel standard mark of approval.

Can't help OP directly, but my experience in the Volvo world has shown that the same wheel design was sourced from different manufacturers. I have two wheels, identical in looks, but one is stamped 'Germany', the other 'Norway.' The Norway wheel is noticeably heavier.
Dec. 12, 2011 7:35 a.m. Ian F SuperDork

The non-BBS wheels have what looks like an ATE stamp at about 11 o'clock, which is another OEM parts manufacturer.
Dec. 12, 2011 7:51 a.m. 02Pilot Reader

11110000 wrote:

02Pilot wrote:

I believe the stylized "M" indicates Mahle manufacture.

That 'm' looking thing is actually 'JWL', a Japanese wheel standard mark of approval.

Huh - learn something new every day. Thanks.
Dec. 12, 2011 5:03 p.m. irish44j Dork

Thanks - a couple quick points

The thing that says "ATE" actually says "Alu" Both wheels have the stylized JWL.

I should weight them to see if there is any difference...