Anybody know why these are so cheap??

AndWhat09 · 09-25-2010, 09:24 AM

$518 for a set.... 18" X 8.0 & 18"X9.0
W703-BRL1880.35
Brand new.... too good to be true??

Silver-Bolt · 09-25-2010, 09:44 AM

Because the are likely cheap cast wheels made in China.

AndWhat09 · 09-25-2010, 09:45 AM

They are alloy's....

scott@bmwhn · 09-25-2010, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by AndWhat09

They are alloy's....

"Alloy" doesnt meen anything in terms of quality, all wheels are some grade of alloy.

They are cheap replica's, nothing more. If you like them, get them. they may be great and they may never give you any trouble...but if they do just remember you get what you pay for.

mfanatic325 · 09-25-2010, 01:45 PM

If you don't do any tracking and you drive on relatively smooth roads, go for it. Just get some taller tires (45 or 50 series) just in case.

immiketoo · 09-25-2010, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AndWhat09

They are alloy's....

Soda cans are alloy as well.

Boost Gomez · 09-25-2010, 03:45 PM

If you're willing to put wheels of that quality on your car, then go for it.

MikeyV · 09-25-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver-Bolt

Because the are likely cheap cast wheels made in China.

Loads of wheels, even expensive ones, are made in China, so what is your point?

pmeloche · 09-25-2010, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mfanatic325

(45 or 50 series)

Do you mean by that the profile of a tire? As in 265/40ZR18.

scott@bmwhn · 09-25-2010, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeyV

Loads of wheels, even expensive ones, are made in China, so what is your point?

You have a point, however just because some of them are expensive doesnt mean they are better. Alot of people who are uneducated on wheels will blow ridiculous amounts of money on wheels that are hardly worth more than the materials they're made up of.

Your best tool is the internet and forums like this one or E46fanatics (try the wheel and tire sections), if you can find people who own these exact wheels and are relatively issue free over the course of ownership then go for it. If you can't find any reviews than I would save your money.

krnnerdboy · 09-25-2010, 05:59 PM

that's actually not that big of a difference compared to the CL vmr sellers or any other brand of generics.

ScotyH · 09-25-2010, 07:05 PM

They are most likely crap, heavy & impossible to balance properly.

I was sucked in by this stuff once before, never again....

mfanatic325 · 09-25-2010, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pmeloche

Do you mean by that the profile of a tire? As in 265/40ZR18.

Yes, sorry. To raise the "height" of the tire is what I meant to recommend for him.

Buegie · 09-25-2010, 07:57 PM

there are people on this site will tell you these are total crap and then rave about VMR, i don't understand it sometimes

mfanatic325 · 09-25-2010, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Buegie

there are people on this site will tell you these are total crap and then rave about VMR, i don't understand it sometimes

haha I've never had any experience with VMR, but I thought they were supposed to be higher quality knock-offs?

Honestly, most people aren't going to have issues with wheels unless they go tracking or auto-x and/or if they drive on crappy roads; where there are more torsional stresses involved.

My take on it is that at least the knock-offs are cheap, so if it cracks or bents, just replace it

But yeah, I would personally prefer the real deal. For just that reason alone: they're the real deal

I own 3 sets of authentic Volks btw, but I'm not biased as you can see =]

Silver-Bolt · 09-26-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeyV

Loads of wheels, even expensive ones, are made in China, so what is your point?

My point is they are CHEAP CAST wheels made in China. Yes there are some decent quality wheels coming out of China but thet are not $500/set.

Sniz · 09-26-2010, 03:44 PM

likely cheap cast wheels as others have said, also you couldnt pay me $500 to put that stupid color scheme on my car.

b0bab0i · 09-26-2010, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Buegie

there are people on this site will tell you these are total crap and then rave about VMR, i don't understand it sometimes

VMR's have been out for several years and their customer service is decent.

There is virtually no information on these wheels.

Thats the reason why people rave about VMR's.

esqu1re · 09-27-2010, 12:29 AM

My experience has always been "ou get what you pay for." YMMV

AndWhat09 · 09-27-2010, 09:44 AM

Thanks folks!! Decisions, decisions. I have a friend who works at Discount, he pretty much said the same thing. We'll see....

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