Another what wheels are these thread.......but this one is hard

[Montreal e36]

I was told these were DPE's when I bought them but I never saw them use this emblem, hopefully someone sheds light on these

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rMy5ij7JMXs/UDQg_zrSyNI/AAAAAAAAGHk/JievZYTpnc8/s818/_DSC1413.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-g1BiFtqV5zc/UDQgqswlW9I/AAAAAAAAGG8/p3JKTE9MyXI/s818/_DSC1408.JPG

[Montreal e36]

bump

[breetime]

ive only ever seen the typical "dpe" on center caps. did a search and couldnt find thats tyle of wheel on dpe,s directory or on a google search. they dont looh bad either. i like em!

[Montreal e36]

ive only ever seen the typical "dpe" on center caps. did a search and couldnt find thats tyle of wheel on dpe,s directory or on a google search. they dont looh bad either. i like em!

Thanks man, it kinda feels weird being stumped, I am usually the wheel expert amongst most groups and I don't even know where to begin on these, I know they're quality wheels just don't know who made them...

Dear wheel god, please tell me what wheels these are.

[breetime]

Thanks man, it kinda feels weird being stumped, I am usually the wheel expert amongst most groups and I don't even know where to begin on these, I know they're quality wheels just don't know who made them...

Dear wheel god, please tell me what wheels these are.


i hear ya man....stuff like this sucks.
i would bet $100 that i know of forum that would know.
zilvia.net. those guys have amazing wheel knowledge.

[Montreal e36]

Posted there too now!

[mynameisBMW]

Sorry to be a pain, but how do you know these wheels are quality just by looking at these pictures? I can't even tell if they are true two/three piece wheels. One of the fasteners on the foreground wheel looks like it is half backed out...

Can we get some pics of the inside maybe. There should be some casting/machining marks that would help a lot. Logos are pretty easy/cheap to fake.

Also it looks like the valve stem is in the barrel (I'm not sure that is what it is called) behind the center piece. That seems like a really bad design to me. Not only would it make inflating the tire a total pain, but you will most likely have issues with brake clearance too.

[Montreal e36]

Sorry to be a pain, but how do you know these wheels are quality just by looking at these pictures? I can't even tell if they are true two/three piece wheels. One of the fasteners on the foreground wheel looks like it is half backed out...

Can we get some pics of the inside maybe. There should be some casting/machining marks that would help a lot. Logos are pretty easy/cheap to fake.

Also it looks like the valve stem is in the barrel (I'm not sure that is what it is called) behind the center piece. That seems like a really bad design to me. Not only would it make inflating the tire a total pain, but you will most likely have issues with brake clearance too.

I own these. These have 90 degree valve stems which poke through the face allowing easy access to inflate, they are 3 piece because I have taken them apart and re-sealed them, the lips were chrome but the lips I'm assuming are spun aluminium if not forged and faces I suspect to be forged as well. Sadly Much like many other 3 piece wheels there aren't many distinguishing marks other than the center-caps and 90 degree valve stems which makes me think Japanese (volk likes to do this) the fasteners aren't your traditional M7 12 point heads but Allen heads which I haven't come across before. I assure you these aren't just some cheap knock-offs I just can't find the maker


btw here's a link to the album https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/110500164427969762076/albums/5779280045437966881?authkey=CMub5cvIg92oAQ

[mynameisBMW]

Yeah.... I missed the bit where you were the original poster. lol.

Why is the valve stem like that? Is is just to "hide" it so it looks cooler? It seems like a really bad place to put it because it would be exposed to a lot of heat from the rotors, cause clearance issues, etc... Is this a smaller problem than I imagine it is?

Ok sorry to harp on the valve stems... But I cant visualize the inside the rim part. Are these the hidden stems that have a flush screw hiding them on the front face of the rim?

[Montreal e36]

Yeah.... I missed the bit where you were the original poster. lol.

no worries this is the closest I've come..

dpe r20 they also have 40 hole lips but are definitely different :banghead:
http://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/500/8076DSC04362.JPG

SOLVED! DPE ARTISTOS

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/highoctane21/IMG_0972.jpg

[mynameisBMW]

Never mind.. I'm an idiot and didnt read the post....

lol.

After doing a little googling myself, I think you spelled it wrong. I believe these are DPE Aristos (not Artistos).