Ollie just owned the s**t out of this...
If a rim is testet via TÜV/JWL/DOT or VIA it is save to run (even if it's a replica/fake)..,
and these test may save your ass in an accident...
Not saying it's good to "steal" a "style/design", but you can take inspiration from them...
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Originally posted by HKSpeed View PostHow do we verify these budget wheels are really VIA, JWL, Or TUV certified? What's stopping a manufacturer from just stamping those letters on? If I weren't planning to distribute wheels in Germany I would stamp TUV on my fake wheels. What's the German government going to do to me if I'm China or other? I can say they're my initials LOL.Originally posted by JLowery28 View PostI was just thinking the same thing. The wheels may very well be tested, but what of they haven't? The only thing I can compare it to is the DOT sticker on motorcycle helmets. The DOT actually has no form of testing helmets in anyway. They have criteria that the helmet is supposed to meet, but it's genuinely up to the manufacturer. They get to choose if they think the helmet will meet DOT standards and if they think so then they can throw the DOT stamp on there. Which is where SNELL certification comes into play, but that's an entirely different conversation.
Originally posted by SuperMegaDeathRay View Postimo that whole tuv issue is all about the money since the tuv organisation went from an official authority to a private company...
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I just saw 'Brota' wheels come up in NZCheck them out on FB. Not sure if it's a joke but all their commentary is quite blatant about being copies, quite funny.
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Originally posted by HKSpeed View PostHow do we verify these budget wheels are really VIA, JWL, Or TUV certified? What's stopping a manufacturer from just stamping those letters on? If I weren't planning to distribute wheels in Germany I would stamp TUV on my fake wheels. What's the German government going to do to me if I'm China or other? I can say they're my initials LOL.
the official rota distributer is located near by my hometown (around 25 miles)...he went thorugh all the procedures and invested an amount of money for that stuff...
imo that whole tuv issue is all about the money since the tuv organisation went from an official authority to a private company...and sometimes i think the brand "tuv" isn't worth a dime...for example the internet explorer is tuv certified...what the fuck is wrong with these guys...says that internet explorer is as safe as rotas....
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I was just thinking the same thing. The wheels may very well be tested, but what of they haven't? The only thing I can compare it to is the DOT sticker on motorcycle helmets. The DOT actually has no form of testing helmets in anyway. They have criteria that the helmet is supposed to meet, but it's genuinely up to the manufacturer. They get to choose if they think the helmet will meet DOT standards and if they think so then they can throw the DOT stamp on there. Which is where SNELL certification comes into play, but that's an entirely different conversation.
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How do we verify these budget wheels are really VIA, JWL, Or TUV certified? What's stopping a manufacturer from just stamping those letters on? If I weren't planning to distribute wheels in Germany I would stamp TUV on my fake wheels. What's the German government going to do to me if I'm China or other? I can say they're my initials LOL.
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i kinda agree to ollies point...
how could rotas be that bad if they accomplish tuv standards and pass the tests...with that i'd have a better feeling of security driving them on a car (i'd never buy them because i don't want to support those copycat companies which are falsely taking credit stealing cool ideas and offer them for cheap)...safety is always first...don't get me wrong but how are companies (for example mht wheels) able to guarantee the strength of their products when they turn a simple drawing, according to a customers request, into a cad file and make a customized one off wheel without any progression time, etc...sounds like sugar bakery to me...needs to look good but not giving a fuck about ingredients and how it tastes......like fixing a large dent with tons of bondo which falls off after passing the next speedbump (eastern europeans seem to work like this as far as i can judge)...with that said fake is fake and not even chuck norris could make it real,,,
just my two cents...
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Ollie....
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