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    Default 18" BBS wheels offset question?

    I have a set of BBS 18" split rims, I am tring to find out the offset but they dont have an ET number on them.. Anyone have any ideas?
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    why not measure it ?
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    OK, these pix were supposed to be on the other post !

    .. you can see from these that if you measure the rim, then its easy to calculate ET
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    BBS wheel with no ET stamp on it? You are kidding... they always have it stamped on the inside of the wheel...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiger
    BBS wheel with no ET stamp on it? You are kidding... they always have it stamped on the inside of the wheel...

    on that note:
    are you sure they are stamped BBS?!
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    Thanks for the reply guys, wheel are BBS as it has BBS stamped on to them under the centre cap. I removed a wheel last night to look at the back but there was no ET number.. Under the centre cap is says 18x18 9j is22 I thought perhaps the Germans used IS instead of ET..

    Thanks

    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by lamb chops
    Thanks for the reply guys, wheel are BBS as it has BBS stamped on to them under the centre cap. I removed a wheel last night to look at the back but there was no ET number.. Under the centre cap is says 18x18 9j is22 I thought perhaps the Germans used IS instead of ET..
    ET and IS are equivalent.

    You have 18" diameter by 9" wide rims with a 22mm positive offset.

    Enjoy!

    Fusion

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    Ok thanks for the info Fusion

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    ET is an acronym for "Einpress Tieffe", which is German for 'push-in depth'
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