Original or replica Toyota rims

[justaguy]

Hi Guys

Does anyone know how to tell the difference between an original Toyota rim and a copy ?

Gumtree is full of okes selling 17" Hilux / Fortuner rims but they are not genuine Toyota rims.

If a guy is telling you it is genuine how do you know , other than buying at the dealer for crazy money.............

Also has anyone ever heard of rim failure happening ????

[Mud Dog]

Not sure how to tell the difference if there are indeed replicas out there. One would imagine that the OEM rims would have the Toyota emblem on them in the moulding somewhere, like at the back. But even there I can't be sure because of the local content requirements - chances are that the rims are locally produced for Toyota and then would probably not have an emblem.

Rim failure can occur if they are weaker than spec ... like fancy passenger vehicle rims fitted to a 4x4. Also if the rim has been cracked / damaged before and "repaired" or the damage has gone unnoticed.

You got a pic of the rims?

[justaguy]

I will take a pic and post what i have , I purchased what the seller told me were genuine rims and i did not think twice about it but since looking around I have discovered that there are replicas that look identical and now im trying to find out if mine are indeed genuine or not .

[Cinco]

Won't they have Toyota part number moulded in them?


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[justaguy]

Here are the pics of the information on the rim .

[Mars]

The original rims are indeed made locally. All the local mags (made in the same factory) have the same emblem appearing on the rim. Most likely on the outside and it looks something like a cursive M with a little tail on. Will see if I can take a pic on my rims of the emblem.

[justaguy]

The original rims are indeed made locally. All the local mags (made in the same factory) have the same emblem appearing on the rim. Most likely on the outside and it looks something like a cursive M with a little tail on. Will see if I can take a pic on my rims of the emblem.

Hi Mars i know the sign you are talking about it is a JWL mark and a JWL`T on the outside of the rim , I believe the replica rims have those same markings but not sure about the inside markings on the replicas.

[justaguy]

Any Hilux owner 2011 onwards willing to take a pic of the info under your spare wheel, should be several markings on the rim, would to compare with mine.