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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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Oups... !
Here it is
Old Sep 15, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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Looks like an OE wheel to me.
Alot of the replica's do not fit the Ford factory center cap.
Should have the ford emblem stamped on the backside on a spoke

Looks just like the OE ones I used for my snow tires.
Colors are slightly off, my pic is in sunlight, yours is in florescent lighting

Old Sep 15, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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One last thing before I stop bothering you with my rims
I have taken two more pics, to be sure :





As mentioned before by Jazzer the Cat when talking about the ALY03589U serie, it seems that the valve stem hole does not match with the one they want to sell me...
Maybe it's just a visual effect but it really appears not to be at the same place...
Old Sep 16, 2011 | 01:43 AM
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You are correct, yours appear to be an aftermarket wheel, NOT an OE wheel.

17x8 or 17x9
Measure, or remove and look at stamp on the back of the wheel to be sure

http://www.americanmuscle.com/anthra...heel-17x8.html

http://www.americanmuscle.com/buwh1.html
Old Sep 16, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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This is driving me crazy... But I think I have it...
Thank you for your comment Stoern ! It gave me a signal.
Since the very first day, I tought that my Ford dealer had given me the reference of the rim I wanted to change. In fact he gave me the OEM ref, not my rim's...
You're right thus. The ones I have are aftermarket wheels...
I have taken one off and here what I could read behind :

105/605M
M 07040635
TUI DOT-T
V1119-79 66
17x9.0JJ
C074063 ?
H074063 ? (there is a last letter or figure on these two last numbers that I can't read)

Nothing related to Ford..
As Google is my friend, I tried to find out something with all these references. The only thing that could match is this:
American Racing custom wheels has a rim called Torq Thrust M, 105/605M series http://www.diamondautointerior.com/i...es/wheel07.pdf.
This is the only result I got with all the previous found references. Going deeply into my search, I have found that could match :

http://www.jegs.com/i/American+Racin...7966A/10002/-1


This is the only one in which I can see the 7966 number...
Any suggestion? Before I buy it (hoping it's the good one...)
Old Sep 19, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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Only thing that worries me is 45mm is the 99-04 offset.
And are your current ones 17x9 or 17x8? OE is 17x8 with a 30 mm offset.
Old Sep 19, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Thank you for being here again Stoenr

They are 17X9. As you said before, that could be "wheels for a 99-04 having the wrong offset"...

The thing is I don't even know what an offset is, even in French

I'll take one off again tomorrow and see if I can measure it (Google has just explained me )
Old Sep 20, 2011 | 10:56 AM
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I might be able to tell with just a photo of the wheel on the rear, from an angle of something like this.
Because the 45mm off set will stick out and look a little odd.


Old Sep 22, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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Here is one. Tell me if you need one from a different angle




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