Real or fake

[jones91]

I think this is the best section to put this in, but basically I have an omp steering wheel il be putting up for sale soon, but I'm not 100% whether it's genuine or fake, here it is below

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/13/2ygepu2y.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/13/yrype7az.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/13/anagunyb.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/13/sa3y6a4y.jpg

Soooo..... anyone know if it's a genuine or fake?

[ryza]

Should be genuine as it has omp written on 1 of the spokes. Fake ones dont

[Prickle]

Bolt it on and try and pull it about to see if it flexs?

[jones91]

Should be genuine as it has omp written on 1 of the spokes. Fake ones dont
Cheers mate, thought it was genuine but just wanted to make sure first, one thing doubting me is I thought genuine ones had "made in Italy" engraved in them

John, it's solid and doesn't flex at all, has barely worn after a few k's use

[ryza]

Did you buy it second hand or new? I would of said genuine but if your not sure then its worth about 20-30 quid

[jones91]

It got given to me by someone who owed me a small amount of money and give me this instead lol. I was 70% sure it was genuine before I posted this as its built solid and hasn't worn anywhere near as quick as my mates fake one, but just wanted to be completely sure before I sold it

Cheers for the help though mate :y:

[ryza]

No problem!

[m4tt274]

last year i bought a mate a dished steering wheel new off ebay as a present. It came and it said EMP on it or something, he peeled the badge off and underneath it said OMP.
i paid £30 for it new. It was one of these as i re call,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350mm-13-8inch-Deep-Dished-Sport-Racing-Suede-Alloy-Steering-Wheel-14025-/110973427748?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19d6882024&_uhb=1

looks the same as the other OMPs ive had and i can say that it was MUCH cheaper!
(i cant gurantee that one i posted above will be an OMP, the one i bought was almost a year ago)

[jones91]

Yeah they look pretty similar lol, one thing I read up is that fake ones have a ring in the middle which the eBay one has and mine doesn't

Still got me pretty worried at first glances lol :p

[Gandi699]

More than likely branded OMP as its fake, got slapped with a cease and desist and had to rename the product he was selling. It wont be OMP for £35, but thats not to say you can get some wheels that feel reasonable quality for a little more - just wont be a big name brand

^ in regards to the one with the sticker over the logo

[Bedford126]

2 ways to check.

Real ones have the bolt to boss holes countersunk at a 45 degree angle.
Real ones have the omp signature stitching.

There are some amazing fake ones out there even the omp reps have a hard time telling the difference.

Btw the sticker saying omp means nothing I can get you a sheet of 1000 for £3 if you like.

If you wait till Crimbo I'm getting a official one direct from Omp so will post pics for you to compare. But right now its with Santa so you will have to wait.

[turbomad]

my old vtr had a wheel identical to this i bought it from thailand on the bay for £60 never had any trouble but im guessing it was fake as it came from thailand

[jones91]

2 ways to check.

Real ones have the bolt to boss holes countersunk at a 45 degree angle.
Real ones have the omp signature stitching.

There are some amazing fake ones out there even the omp reps have a hard time telling the difference.

Btw the sticker saying omp means nothing I can get you a sheet of 1000 for £3 if you like.

If you wait till Crimbo I'm getting a official one direct from Omp so will post pics for you to compare. But right now its with Santa so you will have to wait.
Cheers for the info mate :) as mine has none of the two you mentioned above, it's pretty much confirmed its just a well made fake I think

And yeah if you remember the thread when you get yours, post some pics up to see if it's any different :)

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

Fake ones bend like cheese!! Damn nips will sell you all kinds of crap!!

[puddy]

Ive got a cmd one. Looks just the same as omp and does the job but i still wouldn't mind the real thing haha