Supplier of "OEM" wheel weights?

[Gary B.]

I?m doing some research on wheel balance weights used on mid-year cars and I?m trying to determine the manufacturer of an original weight that has the embossing ?OEM? in addition to the weight designation in ounces. Does anyone have any information about what company supplied the "OEM" weights to GM in the 60?s?

Thanks in advance,

Gary Beaupre

[Dave S.]

Re: Supplier of "OEM" wheel weights?

Gary,
My research and other posts on this Board indicate the manufacturer was MICRO.
Located on either side of their embossed name on each weight was the weight in ounces. No metric weight was shown which is the case with the current MICRO wheel weights. I'm not sure when MICRO weights started, but they were used into the 70's. Other than salvage yards I'm not sure where else to find them.

[Gary B.]

The supplier of "OEM" wheel weights is not MICRO

Dave,

No, the supplier of the weight with the OEM embossing is not MICRO. Actually, MICRO is not the manufacturer's name. The manufactuer's name of the MICRO weights is Bada. MICRO is simply a line of weights. Bada is one of the larger suppliers of wheel weights, but not the OEM logo ones.

Gary