FS AC Schnitzer shift knob/ pedals

[Huff]

AC Schnitzer sent me to a dealer in Miami:

Dear Mr. Huff,

First we would like to thank you very much for your inquiry and your interest in AC Schnitzer ' s range of products.


We would like to inform you that our product range is distributed in the USA through:


Claus Ettensberger Corp.
German Automotive Products
350 S. Dixie Hwy
Coral Gables, FL 33133


Contact person: Frank Pasquis

Tel.: 0305 446 7778

Fax.: 0305 446 7798


I called and left a message, so they may or may not call me back. I really don't know what I'm going to say, but I'll talk with them over the subject

[Huff]

Can you call them with the serial number to look up?

Good idea George, here's the e-mail I sent.. and yes, I know I can't spell.


I'll post their response if I get one. This classified as is making me tired..

[Gooch]

I have a set at home that are supposedly "the real deal" that I got for a very very good price, I'm wondering if I have a serial number stamped on mine...thanks for the heads up about that.

[george graves]

Can you call them with the serial number to look up?

[red325]

From looking at the fake pictures I can find some differences. I'm pretty confident these are the real deal

[Huff]

like I said, without the boxes or receipts it's impossible to tell the difference, the have been making fakes for many years now and they got pretty good at it, they now put the serial numbers an logos on their stuff..
Butler tire is not authorized ACS dealer. I can buy 10 sets of rims from the distributor and start selling them from my show room and call myself ACS distributor which would not be the truth

So, you are saying there is NO way to tell the difference unless you have a box and receipt? Then you can't really say they are eBay fakes then since you have stated there is really no way to tell from the pedals themselves.

Well, I'm VERY confident in the friend that I got these from, so I guess it comes down to trusting me or not. Therefore, these are either eBay fakes that I'm trying to pawn off on some sucker or they are the real thing. I leave that to whoever would want to buy these.

Cheers,
Mark

[vlad]

like I said, without the boxes or receipts it's impossible to tell the difference, the have been making fakes for many years now and they got pretty good at it, they now put the serial numbers an logos on their stuff..
Butler tire is not authorized ACS dealer. I can buy 10 sets of rims from the distributor and start selling them from my show room and call myself ACS distributor which would not be the truth

[Huff]

I don't have the boxes (the original owner didn't keep them). I DO appriciate the tips Vlad on this, I'm learning a lot about the differences between the fakes and real ones.

Butler tire is an authorized dealer for AC Schnitzer.. At least they have sets of their wheels in the show room. Here's a link to there site

I just took a few bad cell pics. I noticed in the bimmerboard link, the pedals were not straight at the bottom and had a backwards curve to them. Mine are cut very straight and do not have that curve.

Also, there is a serial number stamped into the rubber on the gas peddle. The number is 20009436 (the photo doesn't show it too well)

Here's the pics:




Thanks again for the research Vlad.. If this doesn't sell soon, they are just going into my car (just sourced an AC Schnitzer steering wheel). I'll now be very confident I have the real thing.

Cheers everyone and thanks for looking

[vlad]

unless you have original ACS boxes that these came in and receipts from whoever you bought them from, it's almost impossible to tell the difference. Also, real set of pedals and the shift knob that I have came with ACS brochures.
I have a real set and the fake set, they look almost identical.
Also, there are only a handfull of authorized ACS dealers in USA. I never heard of Butler tire being one of them. ACS dealers sell a lot more real ACS stuff than the pedals and shift knobs, but original boxes and original brochures are big hints.

[Huff]

how do these install?

Look at the above link for a good photo essay on how to installed them

[red325]

how do these install?

[Huff]

this thread has what fake ones look like:

http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/72891

these look legit

Thanks!! I can see that the fake ones have a pretty crooked cut at the bottom and a backwards curve to them. I'm going to look for a part number (I know there are some numbers stamped into the rubber) tonight.

[TheEtaUnderdog]

this thread has what fake ones look like:

http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/72891

these look legit

[Alkasquawlik]

I've seen these on eBay, but I have no idea how to tell the difference between real vs fake.

Is there a part number on them?

[red325]

I'm still wondering about this...

those are ebay replicas