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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 07:41 PM
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Actually thinking about getting some varrosten wheels.. Just would like to know what are your thoughts about this company?? If anyone has theses wheels on there cars please post them up
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 01:49 AM
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They are pretty cheAp. You can get a staggered set of 17" for like $700 for te37 replica. Not bad for replica. I ordered 19" from them in the past. They are pretty nice for the money.
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 02:09 AM
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aside from saying they have no wheels that fit the S2.without going hellaflush. My friend had a set on his G35. They looked great. But one of his wheels cracked in 4 months. But i will give the company props because they sent him a new wheel for free.
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 05:25 AM
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I think they are low quality and heavy.
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by whybshy
They are pretty cheAp. You can get a staggered set of 17" for like $700 for te37 replica. Not bad for replica. I ordered 19" from them in the past. They are pretty nice for the money.

what do u think about 18s should i go 18 stag my car is slammed
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by 03suzuka...s2000
aside from saying they have no wheels that fit the S2.without going hellaflush. My friend had a set on his G35. They looked great. But one of his wheels cracked in 4 months. But i will give the company props because they sent him a new wheel for free.
this says it all right here. a wheel shouldn't crack within 4 months unless you hit something. And if a customer hit something, i'm sure the wheel would not be warrantied. So i'm assuming the wheel cracked under normal use which isn't good. The company replacing it for free just shows how cheap these wheels are. Probably only costs $50-100/ea wheel to manufacture.

if i were to buy fake wheels, i'd make sure they are built like a rock--they may be on the heavy side, but if you are buying fake, then weight probably doesn't matter to you--that way, at least they will be less likely to crack under daily use.

I'd look at enkei NT03 or RPF1. They are very strong and well made, but cheap too since they aren't forged.
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 04:33 PM
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Are these replica wheels heavy?
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 07:35 PM
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My friend has a set of the TE reps in 17x9 +30. You can run that with a little camber and a fender roll and still fit 245's. I had a set of their ES1's in 18's in super aggressive sizes, and they held up fine. I never had a problem with them, and they weren't that heavy.
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 05:39 AM
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I can understand the popularity of replica wheels since the price for a set of new Varrstoen wheels is significantly less than what a set of Volk Racing wheels would cost. That being said, you get what you pay for.

As I am not a fan of replica wheels, I personally would purchase a set of used authentic wheels.
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