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Volk Racing TE37 Replica or Real?

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Old May 31, 2018 | 02:44 PM
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Hey Guys,

My S2000 came with these TE37's which for a while i thought were JNC wheels until days later i took a closer look and realized they have VOLK RACING printed on them. I have a hard time believing the wheels are real because the car was full of cheap and crappy mods i have had to undo. If any here could help me i would to list them correctly as fakes or real ones. The wheels are 18x8.5 and 18.9.5 they were rubbing so bad i can't beleive someone actually put them on the car.






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Old May 31, 2018 | 04:39 PM
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They are reps. The JNC wheels have the volk stamps and when I googled xh606 wheels the first hit was the LNC site.

https://www.unleashedwheels.com/jnc014.html
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Old May 31, 2018 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Manga_Spawn
They are reps. The JNC wheels have the volk stamps and when I googled xh606 wheels the first hit was the LNC site.

https://www.unleashedwheels.com/jnc014.html
Wow thank you I didn't event think of googling that number. I appreciate that now I know that to list them as.
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Old Jun 1, 2018 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by cedrac18
Hey Guys,

My S2000 came with these TE37's which for a while i thought were JNC wheels until days later i took a closer look and realized they have VOLK RACING printed on them. I have a hard time believing the wheels are real because the car was full of cheap and crappy mods i have had to undo. If any here could help me i would to list them correctly as fakes or real ones. The wheels are 18x8.5 and 18.9.5 they were rubbing so bad i can't beleive someone actually put them on the car.




Looks like "IIILK KAGIIIG" too. The actual Rays presses are much more defined.
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Old Jun 1, 2018 | 06:37 AM
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Definitely reps, the real ones have a smoother stamp, and the easiest way to tell especially with bronze color is the lip doesnt have the grainy texture the whole wheel is anodized but the lip is machined while the rest is cleared, lip should be super shiny and smooth, while the rest(spokes) is a bit more matte and grainyish.
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by toztigger
Definitely reps, the real ones have a smoother stamp, and the easiest way to tell especially with bronze color is the lip doesnt have the grainy texture the whole wheel is anodized but the lip is machined while the rest is cleared, lip should be super shiny and smooth, while the rest(spokes) is a bit more matte and grainyish.
Depends on the model. The new Saga's don't have machined lips for example. But ya, the OG's should.
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 06:07 AM
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Yeah those are super duper mega clearly fake.
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TsukubaCody
Yeah those are super duper mega clearly fake.
LOL, looks like one of those replicas of a replica that Rota was complaining about. I have never seen a real TE37 with "fake" concave like that where the spoke sticks out past the barrel.
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 07:05 PM
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Poor car. Thanks for saving it.
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