Good morning, Benny, and I truly hate to bother you with this, but the more I have searched on these forums, the more I trust your opinions and answers. And I will apologize now for the long post, but I wanted to make sure to give as much detailed info as I could. I recently purchased and just received yesterday a set of 5 of what was advertised as "2023 Jeep Wrangler 392 Rubicon 17" OEM Beadlock Wheels". I purchased them from a seller on eBay that had very good feedback rating and has sold numerous sets of all kinds of wheels. The pictures that were in the listing showed the bronze color non-XR 392 rims that I wanted for our 2021 Sarge Green Rubicon JLU Diesel, but when I opened the boxes, the rims were that anthracite or gunmetal color. I looked on the back of the rims and is has part # 68508685AB. It seems all of the other info is correct, such as the size (17x7.5J & 44.45mm) and bolt pattern (5x127.0mmBCD). I spent hours last night online searching for that part number though and I was having A LOT of difficulty locating it. I could find the bronze non-XR 392 part number of 68508686AA all day long, and even found on a couple of the Mopar parts sites where they had both numbers for the same wheel, but only showed the pictures of the bronze. I am so lost right now with this. I have contacted the seller on eBay and told them I am very disappointed as I was expecting the bronze that was shown in their photos and received a reply that said what was in the pictures was what I got. Then they also tried to tell me that they went online to search and there was only one wheel color produced for both the XR 392 and non-XR 392, but I know that is not true since I have seen where numerous other people have stated that there were two colors produced for each.
Thank you greatly for the reply Benny. I am going to do a more thorough search on the back of the rim to see if there are any other part numbers that I may have missed to possibly clarify some of this. I did happen to do another Google search for my 2023 392 wheels and came across 2 ebay listings that have the 68508686AA as the OE Part Number and then have the 68508685AB listed as the "Indent". Any idea what that would be all about? I'm attaching a couple of screenshots that I took from those listings so you can check them out. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for the reply Benny. I posted in another thread in the forums and got some good feedback that it could be the "warmth" of the photo that makes them look bronze as opposed to a "colder" photo that makes them look grayish, but I guess we will see when I get them out in the sunlight. I am also going to do a more thorough search on the back of the rims when I get home today to see if I missed any other part numbers or anything. I did do another Google search for 2023 Jeep 392 wheels and found 2 eBay listings that showed what looked to be the bronze colored wheels with an OE Part Number 68508686AA, but then also showed the 68508685AB as "Indents". Any idea why it would show my part number as that and what an "indent" actually is when it comes to the wheels? I also found that same information on a couple of websites that sell wheels as well. I am still as lost as I was searching for that part number. I cannot understand why it is so difficult to find anywhere. I am attaching a couple screenshots of those 2 listings so you can see what I am talking about and maybe you will know what they mean. I just truly find all of this so odd, but I guess stranger things have happened. Thanks again and have a great day!
Thanks again, Benny. And WOW.....those photos they send you make them look almost black! Lol. I did look at my rims yesterday after getting home from work and could not find any other part numbers that would correspond to any known Mopar numbers at all. I did end up taking one out of the garage and putting it into the sunlight and I was totally shocked to see it having a more bronze look to it than in the garage, but those part numbers will continue to haunt me. Either way, these rims are going to look awesome on our Sarge Green JLURD. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to try to get me straight. This is our first ever Jeep, but it is an extremely sentimental one that I don't think we will ever part with! Have a great Friday and weekend.I can see how the camera or screen warmth can be deceiving. I dont have access to physical inventory to confirm that all 686 wheels are infact stamped with a 685.
Not to make things more confusing but here are the photos mopar provides us for 68508686AA
Note the contrast on the inside.
- Benny
