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Originally Posted by 00_Bora
Any concerns on reliability/safety with the replica type wheels? I'm on the fence too on whether to buy wheels like this off ebay or go the Vossen 22" route.
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There's always concern with no noname replica rims, but this is the deal: more risk for less money or less risk for more money? Choose your poison. Funny but this same principle applies to almost everything starting with the car brand choice as well: some may choose more safer Volvo car, but some will "risk" and buy BMW (arguably not as safe as Volvo) in order to have more driving pleasure
Replica rims made in Italy may be as good as OEM, but then again how do we know we are sold quality product? Ebay sellers don't show us certificates, we have to believe them based on their reputation lol. The only other alternative is to buy oem or like you said famous brand name like Vossen. Tho even they are not 100% defect free
For me personally, experience with those replica rims were only positive, but I'm a science guy and I know what to expect from replica vs OEM - if you lets say hit the curb: oem rims may bend but will remain structural integrity, while replica rims may brake into several pieces - so don't hit the curb
