Real vs. Fake
12-08-2009, 04:24 AM
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little things i can just tell. the lips on the konigs are not even close to real looking, and you can't see a separation between the lip and face. its hard to tell, but i've been looking at RS' for AGES and i can just tell.
it does make me mad, but the thing is, you don't have the same thing as me you have a cheaper quality, not as detailed replica of what i had, the thing that makes me mad is when people try and pass them off as real, if you want to rock fake or replica wheels thats fine, but don't but BBS caps, or Work caps on wheels that aren't works or BBS. if i switch to another set of wheels, it will most likely be a set of wheels that is of equal or greater value then the wheels i have on the car now, curbed or bent is just not paying attention to where you're driving, i know when you buy fake wheels they bend easy, but i have yet to bend an RS' and i've driven through downtown baltimore, downtown DC, Richmond, and norfolk.
Miguel, when you buy real wheels they usually come with a lifetime warranty, if something happens to them they will replace them, BBS, Schmidt, OZ alot of big name companies want to keep their customers happy, and not make shit wheels in bulk to sell them cheaper. it does bother me, and it always will bother me, because its a status thing dude, i have spent alot of my time, and alot of my money and brain power to get certain things to work or make wheels fit that aren't supposed to just to have a stupid company make a replica wheel so everyone can have it, WRONG everyone can't have Race 2000's, and they make a replica of them too. thats why i get mad. now they are making replica RS' with big lips, so what makes me mad is now everyone is going to buy them because they are 800 dollars, and my wheels won't be special anymore. *insert BBS RS' aren't special comments here* if you don't think big lipped RS' aren't special, you are nieve.
People that have the real thing care.
Disclaimer: this is not an attack! just a healthy debate.
Disclaimer2: i have really bad ADD so i can't stay on one topic and my debates sometimes are all over the place
it does make me mad, but the thing is, you don't have the same thing as me you have a cheaper quality, not as detailed replica of what i had, the thing that makes me mad is when people try and pass them off as real, if you want to rock fake or replica wheels thats fine, but don't but BBS caps, or Work caps on wheels that aren't works or BBS. if i switch to another set of wheels, it will most likely be a set of wheels that is of equal or greater value then the wheels i have on the car now, curbed or bent is just not paying attention to where you're driving, i know when you buy fake wheels they bend easy, but i have yet to bend an RS' and i've driven through downtown baltimore, downtown DC, Richmond, and norfolk.
Miguel, when you buy real wheels they usually come with a lifetime warranty, if something happens to them they will replace them, BBS, Schmidt, OZ alot of big name companies want to keep their customers happy, and not make shit wheels in bulk to sell them cheaper. it does bother me, and it always will bother me, because its a status thing dude, i have spent alot of my time, and alot of my money and brain power to get certain things to work or make wheels fit that aren't supposed to just to have a stupid company make a replica wheel so everyone can have it, WRONG everyone can't have Race 2000's, and they make a replica of them too. thats why i get mad. now they are making replica RS' with big lips, so what makes me mad is now everyone is going to buy them because they are 800 dollars, and my wheels won't be special anymore. *insert BBS RS' aren't special comments here* if you don't think big lipped RS' aren't special, you are nieve.
People that have the real thing care.
Disclaimer: this is not an attack! just a healthy debate.
Disclaimer2: i have really bad ADD so i can't stay on one topic and my debates sometimes are all over the place
But I understand what your saying about the caps and trying to pass them off as real. That would irritate me as well. But I am sure that most people when asked would admit to them being knock-offs. And if they didn't then they are a douche and not really worth getting all heated about.
12-08-2009, 04:28 AM
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Saying that you only need to save up a "little more" to buy the real deals isn't always the case. Sometimes the "real deal" is quite a bit more than the knock-offs. With that said, I don't really care if someone buys knock-offs because it's not my money or my car, but don't try to pass them off as the real thing.
12-08-2009, 04:30 AM
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And those two pictures are far from fair. You're comparing a narrow, shitty Konig to an RS that's been built with a huge lip bolted to it. It's painfully obvious which one is the real BBS.
12-08-2009, 04:32 AM
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I personally will never pay full price for "real" wheels. If something were to happen to them I would be livid. MAYBE MAYBE if the vehicle was garaged alot then.....MAYBE i would spend that kinda money but in my financial estate that will never happen. So in turn i will rock replica's on my DD and rep them proud kuz i dont give a fuck what anyone else says.
But im not the one going to knock anyone for rocking REAL vs FAKE wheels, im in no position to judge, neither should anyone else and it shouldnt bother you that much, seriously.
But im not the one going to knock anyone for rocking REAL vs FAKE wheels, im in no position to judge, neither should anyone else and it shouldnt bother you that much, seriously.
+1 for the real deal, but Im not bashing someone with rotas
12-08-2009, 04:34 AM
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12-08-2009, 04:34 AM
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This is a good debate. I just recently found this out. ASR makes the rear sub frame brace right? Well a company called "OBX" makes the same exact one. In fact they come from the same distributor. The only difference between the two is one says ASR and one says OBX. The OBX one comes with the same sway bar end links etc as the ASR and is like $149 cheaper. So.. That being said, you will get grief for running the obx?
I personally feel though for wheels it might be a good idea just to get good wheels period for safety sake. I have seen images online of rota's cracking in half lol
I personally feel though for wheels it might be a good idea just to get good wheels period for safety sake. I have seen images online of rota's cracking in half lol
12-08-2009, 04:35 AM
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