Replica Wheels

[Rysee]

I'm after a set of 18" BBS LM's... not wanting to have to sell my self on the streets or sell a kidney I thought I'd check some reps out.

Is it a bad idea quality and strength wise?

[Ben]

Read through here mate as i asked the same a few months ago...

clicky (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151687&highlight=fake+wheels)

[Rysee]

Cheers Ben. You got real ones in the end didn't you?

[sport]

They tend not to be as strong as the originals, end up with egg shapes and hair line cracks.

[Rysee]

Quickly or after a fair bit of abuse?

[sport]

A mate had bmw 19" M5 replicas and it was just the state of the roads that done them in, suppose its just your luck.

[Rysee]

The roads round here are terrible so it wouldn't take long if they were bad copies

[Jack]

My Kazeras are effectively replicas of Rota GTR's. I doubt they're anywhere near the stregth/quality of the Rotas, but I've never had any problem with them in nigh on 3-4 years of usage.

I did bend the rim of one slightly on a mahoosive pothole last year, but this was fixed easily and the wheel is still round and perfectly balanced (or as well balanced as you can expect a wheel to be!)

[Rysee]

Without tyres on ebay they're about £450, compared with the £4200 or so from our site sponsors. With the potholes around you could potentially damage a real one just like a rep... I know which I'd prefer

[Mike]

All bull**** IMO, its merely the same as buying cheapo halfords rims.