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10-23-2006, 09:09 PM | #19 |
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Heliums are fine, no need to spread paranoia SimmZ
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10-23-2006, 09:13 PM | #20 | |
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10-23-2006, 09:16 PM | #21 | |
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10-23-2006, 09:25 PM | #22 | |
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But that's one, two, a few out of how many sold and still on the road today? Wheels are wear goods, they will crack, or worse, break like the picture above at any given time. I'm more concerned about how these particular wheels cracked..
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10-23-2006, 11:00 PM | #23 |
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my guess would be some kind of road racing...and there have been plenty of rota's that have broke auto xing..sorry no pics, but that is just the truth for budget rims...
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10-24-2006, 08:08 AM | #24 | |
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10-24-2006, 11:42 AM | #25 |
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Ouch! This is why to me it's worth the extra $$$ for forged wheels, even though they will break too if you abuse them...
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10-24-2006, 06:20 PM | #26 |
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The picture was enough to freak me out, I think im going to go with the Rota Attacks. However, anyone else got any good 16x6.5's with the 4x100 bolt pattern?
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10-24-2006, 07:23 PM | #27 |
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can people give a breakdown as to which budget lightweight wheels are forged alloys and which aren't?? i was about to buy some konigs as well, but now am completely lost as to what to do. rotas look nice and are inexpensive (circuit 10s are calling to me), but i dont think they are forged alloys either, so they might break just as easily as the konigs. any insight would be grealty appreciated!!
--B ps: this will be a commuter car, so maybe we should just get the toyota 15in accessory alloys. we do like how that looks, and the warranty issue would be a plus...they run $165 a pop...
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10-24-2006, 07:34 PM | #28 |
Just don't run black wall tires. They'll blow out. There's thousands of photos all over the internet. Better get some white-walls. You never see them blow out. Safest tire on the road, I tell ya'
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10-27-2006, 11:11 PM | #29 |
The US importer for RS-Watanabe are www.takumiproject.com Awesome wheels, and very light, but $$$
There is a set of 15x7 +35 Volk CE28's at Aspec for CHEAP (~$1200 for all four). I personally weighed these on a postal scale and they weigh in at 9.2lbs. each! www.aspecproducts.com If you're interested in my track wheel setup, I'm considering selling them also... 15x7 +35 RS-Watanabe Cyclones (forged magnesium), they weigh 8.7 lbs. each and have Bridgestone RE55S 195/55/15 R-compound tires mounted. These are discontinued and super rare (probably the only set in North America) and I'll let them go for $1300 with tires. |
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10-29-2006, 12:33 AM | #30 |
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I don't have a ton of cash, and it is just a Yaris... so im just looking for a quality wheel to replace the ones I have. Looking around tirerack.com for 15 inchers that fit on the Yaris, I found the Rial Campo's, but they are cheaper than the Konig Heliums. This leads me to the question: With the controversy of the quality of the Heliums goin on, how good can a wheel that is cheaper really be? I don't know much about comparative brands for wheels, so I could use some guidance here.
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10-29-2006, 01:15 AM | #31 |
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There is no controversy... the Helium is a really good option for the price if you're looking for lightweight rims. If there were ANY concerns about the safety of the wheels, Rota would have pulled the plug on that model immediately. Do you honestly think that a wheel company wants thousands of people rolling on their faulty product in America, the lawsuit capitol of the world? HELL NO
Simmz is just trying to start shit, haha. Take that picture/video with a large, large grain of salt. Like, pretzel salt or something... rock salt. IDK |
10-30-2006, 06:54 AM | #32 | |
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10-30-2006, 05:59 PM | #33 | |
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Drop off your most expensive forged wheels to my shop, made of Kryptonite for all I care, and in less than 5 minutes I can make them look like your photos(or worse). OK, maybe even 30 seconds if you let me use power tools. I think the story would have been different if these were actually your photos and you had something to back it up. But, you just scraped them off wwwdotpimpleonyourbuttcrackdotcom...........and all we keep seeing are re-runs. (Gee, I hope that isn't a real website) I think the Heliums are fine for me and a lot of other folks on the road under normal conditions you would expect to find. Would they make a good rally wheel? Definitely not. But, for my 76 mile round trip drive to work on the highway, they'll work just fine. |
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10-30-2006, 06:22 PM | #34 | |
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Yes, the picture speaks for ITSELF, but not for the entire line of Konig Heliums. And like I also stated before, I would really like to know how these wheels cracked and subsequently deteriorated. What circumstances? What conditions were they subjected to? Were these individuals being idiots and loading their cars with too much weight? Were these individuals running them on extended wheel studs without proper configuration? We honestly do not know, and until we do, it cannot be said that the entire line of Konig Heliums are asbolute crap and everyone should avoid it like a disease. It's doesn't make sense to take a picture of one broken rim, and say that the all the same wheels sucks. Does it? This sort of paranoia is no different than fanboyism, in fact it's the same thing.
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10-31-2006, 02:47 AM | #35 |
We all know Rotas suck, they've always sucked and will continue to suck. Get over it. If you like them that's fine.
If you plan to track your car, stay away. You need first decide what your priorities are: Cheap Strong Light You can't have all three. If you want cheap and light get the Rota's (but be warned, they are not the strong) If you want cheap and strong get something like the wheels you mention from the Tire Rack (but be warned they are HEAVY) If you want strong and light get something like the Volks or Watanabes (a little pricier, but well worth it IMHO)! |
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11-03-2006, 10:36 AM | #36 |
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^^well said.
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