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what accounts for the price difference between these which are 540$ ea versus the OEM wheels, which are priced at about 1k ea (according to a dealership quote)?

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what accounts for the price difference between these which are 540$ ea

versus the OEM wheels, which are priced at about 1k ea (according to a dealership quote)?
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OEM Sport wheels:
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so what accounts for the diff in prices? material?
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what accounts for the price difference between these which are 540$ ea

versus the OEM wheels, which are priced at about 1k ea (according to a dealership quote)?
Perhaps your dealer is over charging you? You can get a set of (slightly used) sports pack rims for about $1000-1500. Sports package rims are made by RAY so they are superlight (much lighter than the chrome rims you mention here).
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