Ebay - NOS MOAB 16x8 5x4.5

[pago cruiser]

NOS Jeep Mopar Moab Rims 16x8 5-4.5 fits TJ, YJ, XJ, MJ -- Quantity 5 -- NEW | eBay

 

Yikes!

[eaglescout526]

You know. For a NOS rim that’s a lot. But factory rims these days go for about that brand new. 

[NHMJXJ]

14 hours ago, eaglescout526 said:

For a NOS rim that’s a lot.

 

It's a set of 5.  $975 doesn't seem unreasonable.  These also appear to be brushed aluminum, rather than painted. 

[eaglescout526]

36 minutes ago, NHMJXJ said:

It's a set of 5

I missed that. Now $1k doesn’t seem so bad. 

[Pete M]

that's a sweet deal for someone. 

[Gjeep]

Correcto! They're the shiny Moabs. Set of 5!  And I'm the ebay seller!

[eaglescout526]

Plot twist. 

[NHMJXJ]

    

[fiatslug87]

Those look nice!! Too bad I just ordered tires a few days ago for my 17’s.

[89 MJ]

@pago cruiser, did you see these?

[fiatslug87]

33 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

@pago cruiser, did you see these?

He start this thread.

[89 MJ]

20 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said:

He start this thread.

Oh shoot. I should’ve paid closer attention

[DesertRat1991]

Jeep jewelry...

[pago cruiser]

Since there's some wheel guys on here.... and since I started the post...  a couple questions:

 

The Ebay listing has a part # 5HP23TRMAB, and is described as polished and clear-coated. Jewelry, indeed.

 

I picked up a beater set cheap a couple weeks ago, and the part # is the same 5HP23TRMAB. These appears painted, with some aluminum "sparkly" (almost metallic looking) , and then clear coated, 'cause some of the clear coat is yellowing. My local wheel repair place said they can "de-curb" and re-paint for about $100 each. 

 

I have seen another set for sale lately, and asked the seller to provide me with a pic of the part #; same # - 5HP23TRMAB; except he said they are painted, without clearcoat.  I have not yet seen these. 

 

So; I had assumed that the part # cast into the wheel was representative of the factory finish?  Obviously not?  Maybe? 

 

Can anybody shed some light on this?

 

1st pic - ebay - polished, clearcoat.

2nd pic - painted, no clearcoat.

3rd pic - painted metalflake-ish then clearcoat.

 

 

[eaglescout526]

I’ll shed some light but probably chances are Chrysler probably left the part number as a cast number after the original number stopped being what it used to be in the first run. Chances are the other two are different part numbers. Why spend more money to change a part number in a wheel when you can just run it and change the part number outside of the wheel?

[fiatslug87]

The actual PN of the wheels Gjeep is selling is the 822xxx, on the box in his last picture. The 5HPxxx is the wheel casting number.

[pago cruiser]

Thanks for the info guys.

Guess that would make sense about the casting number being the same for all (future) finishes.

 

So unless you happen to have the box the wheel was shipped in, there is no way to determine the factory finish - except by inspection.

Anybody know how many factory finishes there were/are? on the 2003 era Moabs?

I think I am up to three:

Polished, clearcoat

Painted, no clearcoat

Painted metalflake-ish, clearcoat.

[acfortier]

From the '06 TJ Parts Catalog:

 

 

 

This looks like it's only one? Although something changed after 08-01-05

[Gjeep]

The insert design/ shape changed a couple times also.

[NHMJXJ]

1 hour ago, Gjeep said:

The insert design/ shape changed a couple times also.

 

One has a lip in the openings, the other is smooth.  

 

  <<< inner lip in the opening

 

  <<< smooth opening