FaKe WhEeLs ArE FaKe

[SD202]

Yes support authenticity was the main point! many people here dont actually read post once they see more than two sentences it seems like.

[catnip]

That being said, the main argument here is idea and design theft, not whether a knockoff wheel is going break easier than a original.

Maybe so, but I made it to the 2nd post before I skipped to the bottom to post this because it gets old.

[dedo]

You`ve changed my mind too. I was about to buy some reps, but after reading this, I realized I can have "real"wheels for about the same money... I didn`t really look at wheels like 3sdm, or VMR, but then i started to see that with little saving i can have them. So I will save up a bit

[Dudermagee]

Any wheel is going to get damage from colliding with a curb going 10+ miles an hour....
I can also guarantee that the failure rate of those wheels is massively less than a rota\xxr\etc.


That being said, the main argument here is idea and design theft, not whether a knockoff wheel is going break easier than a original.

[catnip]

Dem BBS



Magnesium Kiezer




Dem Nissan Enkeis



Forged COR



Dem Rays



OEM Honda



OEM Subaru



Work





More Rays



Team Dynamics




Got dat Rari rims





Dymag



Dem Advans





Moral of the story is, only Rotas can get busted up. That's why car manufacturers such as Toyota use them.

[SD202]

go back to vwvortex

LMFAO

[keith2]

Ive got real BBS's...they came stock on the bimmer

[keeton]

If we've changed one mind, it's all worth it. Much respect to you.

Much appreciated.

To reiterate...

I'm not going to sit and try to justify everything once again. Most of you are already arguing points I've already made. This has nothing to do with the cost of wheels. There are tons of cheap wheels out there if you can't afford 3pc BBSs.

No one is calling anything fake. I'm calling out replicas. No matter what kind of leg you think you have to stand on, your justification for supporting replica companies is a cheap attempt to justify your lack of standards and willingness to do "the right thing" and support good companies.

I've said time and time again that I think cheap wheels are great. There are a lot of people who can't afford expensive things. But that doesn't make it okay to support companies that are stealing designs from industry originators. No "ifs", "ands", or "buts" about it.

This is what gets me. Buying reps is enabling a form of theft, and that's just not ok.

[Jesus Christ]

Points have been made, and I've changed my mind on replicas. Screw them.

I'll admit it, I had no issues with reps until I read through this thread, but I've never thought about how replica companies are screwing over the real companies. I was always that guy that argued the cheapness of replicas over the real thing, but I've really never owned a set of XXRs, etc. deep down I'd still always see them as inferior if I did.

That's enough motivation to not buy a stolen idea. It's just wrong.

If we've changed one mind, it's all worth it. Much respect to you.

[bobbyjones]

You start off well, but then you end it with a personal attacks and name calling. A little lame, but oh well.

Just as much as you are voicing your opinion on supporting good companies, I'm voicing my opinion on choices in buying behaviors. My example of OEM vs. non OE parts is just that...a comparison and not meant to put wheels in the same category. So not reading between the lines, the buying behavior is all the same, regardless of product. If the option is there, generally people will want to spend economically. This forum is about community and lifestyle, name calling people as "cheap" because they are looking for alternatives is what i think is shitty.

By the way, I have not implied in my opinions not to support the good companies.

To my BBS quote - I stand corrected.

go back to vwvortex

[Oxer]

but on a serious note, when Mike wrote that last paragraph, it was diretcted at a group of people, not you.


You should be so lucky.

[Moose]

You start off well, but then you end it with a personal attacks and name calling. A little lame, but oh well.

I don't see any name calling there.

[Oxer]

You start off well, but then you end it with a personal attacks and name calling. A little lame, but oh well.

Just as much as you are voicing your opinion on supporting good companies, I'm voicing my opinion on choices in buying behaviors. My example of OEM vs. non OE parts is just that...a comparison and not meant to put wheels in the same category. So not reading between the lines, the buying behavior is all the same, regardless of product. If the option is there, generally people will want to spend economically. This forum is about community and lifestyle, name calling people as "cheap" because they are looking for alternatives is what i think is shitty.

By the way, I have not implied in my opinions not to support the good companies.

To my BBS quote - I stand corrected.

Dont like being called pathetic?
Then don't be pathetic.

[Dudermagee]

You start off well, but then you end it with a personal attacks and name calling. A little lame, but oh well.

Just as much as you are voicing your opinion on supporting good companies, I'm voicing my opinion on choices in buying behaviors. My example of OEM vs. non OE parts is just that...a comparison and not meant to put wheels in the same category. So not reading between the lines, the buying behavior is all the same, regardless of product. If the option is there, generally people will want to spend economically. This forum is about community and lifestyle, name calling people as "cheap" because they are looking for alternatives is what i think is shitty.

By the way, I have not implied in my opinions not to support the good companies.

To my BBS quote - I stand corrected.

Don't like being called cheap?
Then don't be cheap.

[csermonet47]

Gotta pay




to play.