Tony Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 There is a definite division between fake and replica wheels i must add..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Worrying given the number of replicas out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Looks like the fake was cast alloy whereas the original equipment was forged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Worrying given the number of replicas out there! A fake and a replica aren't necessarily the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Worrying given the number of replicas out there! A fake and a replica aren't necessarily the same. Aha, seems I got a bit muddled then! What actually constitutes a fake then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Curious that in the video they alternate between calling them "imitation" and "fake" and "non genuine parts". Then again, the test was engineered and carried out by Mercedes Benz themselves so I've little doubt they bought and tested the poorest quality, cheapest wheels they could lay their hands on. Still, it's a bit of an eye opener for people who buy on price rather than on quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Best advice in the video is how the markings are removed, that is a real clue for a potential buyer thinking they are OEM wheels.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 But... Why do they go to the trouble of casting a manufacturers marking on them to then remove it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 They must use the original moulds or at least a copy of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Well, the inside of the spokes are clearly different, and the hub casting also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Why bother to remove the markings anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 They'd probably get sued! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 That happened with us and Atomic wheels when we had that center.... Atomic were offering BMW replacment wheels that were stronger and cheaper. They/ we ended up in a EU court and explained the problem with BMW wheels, explained we have never claimed they are BMW wheels and we were offering owners an alternative without degrading the BMW look..... Their layers murdered us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 That happened with us and Atomic wheels when we had that center.... Atomic were offering BMW replacment wheels that were stronger and cheaper. They/ we ended up in a EU court and explained the problem with BMW wheels, explained we have never claimed they are BMW wheels and we were offering owners an alternative without degrading the BMW look..... Their layers murdered us.Blimey, assume you had to stop making them? Is the atomic centre still there, did the wheel refurb process ever kick off there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 I was surprised the genuine rim didn't even have a mark on it or slight buckle - surely any metal would bend or chip with an impact like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 That happened with us and Atomic wheels when we had that center.... Atomic were offering BMW replacment wheels that were stronger and cheaper. They/ we ended up in a EU court and explained the problem with BMW wheels, explained we have never claimed they are BMW wheels and we were offering owners an alternative without degrading the BMW look..... Their layers murdered us.Blimey, assume you had to stop making them? Is the atomic centre still there, did the wheel refurb process ever kick off there? Yep it was at Atomic.... They had to stop selling them..... As for the centre it did get operational and then he sold it? He's the sort of man that likes the chase and once there moves on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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