genuine V non genuine

[niccck]

hey boys and girls
i was looking at getting some 20" ve gts wheels black
was just wondering what your views are on spending the extra money and getting genuine wheels rather then the second best non genuine

thanks

[Cameron P]

why not get non genuine ones and then buy some hsv centre caps... save some cash

[GEN3RATD]

ive seen some pretty nasty shit happen with the non gens. ill try and find some pics

[GEN3RATD]

Epic Fail's - Car related.... - Page 72 - Australian Ford Forums

have a flip through. i know its on a ford forum but in my past life i had one

just for the record, i would NOT have wanted to be in that green VS when that happened. wouldnt have been pretty.

[Cameron P]

screrw that man!! i still want black ve gts rims

[wraith]

All those pics where taken from wheel kings website who so happen to sell genuine rims. I would take those pictures with a grain of salt. Any rim sold in Australia has to pass stringent tests and if you buy from a reputable dealer I don't see you having a problem.

[niccck]

damn man, id hate to be that guy in the vs haha

i think ill go with genuine even though there a little more $$ it will be worth it in the long run i think

[Mitch089]

I've got non genuine GTS wheels on my car and I havent had a problem. And for 1/3 the price it's a good option, although they don't look exactly the same as the genuine ones.

They would be made in the same factory as any other aftermarket rim and they come with a lifetime warrenty usually, so that says a lot.

[Cameron P]

all those pics where taken from wheel kings website who so happen to sell genuine rims. I would take those pictures with a grain of salt. Any rim sold in australia has to pass stringent tests and if you buy from a reputable dealer i don't see you having a problem.

fail dm...

[Sabbath']

they come with a lifetime warrenty usually, so that says a lot.

Because a lifetime warranty helps when this happens at 100km/h

[GEN3RATD]

fail dm...

please explain how its a fail? all i know it my 20's havent broke like that, and to be honest i quite enjoy living.

[GEN3RATD]

Genuine wheels were considered too expensive and copies look the same, so why bother with the extra expens ?? We have never seen any factory genuine wheels fall apart in the way these copy wheels have. Note the image with all the shattered bits. Not much integrity in that casting material used with these copy replica wheels.

thats pretty much what i took from that article.

[monkeys437]

Ive done 80k on senator copies and had no issues. Like any product there's gonna be good and bad on the market. My copies actually came from a Tyre dealer in Moorabin for $1600 and I got an invoice with them, so I find it hard to believe they would be selling low quality wheels that are going to fall apart on the highway. It would put them out of business if they were having wheel failures

Its a different story with a dodgey ebay wholesaler who becomes untraceable in the event of a failure

[Mitch089]

Because a lifetime warranty helps when this happens at 100km/h

If non genuine wheels aren't of a good standard, are big companies going to offer you a lifetime structural warrenty (and put their reputation on the line in doing so)? No they aren't. Given the fact they do obviously suggests these wheels are as reliable as any other aftermarker wheels they sell, otherwise it would drive them broke.

As above it depends where you get them from. If you get them from uncle george's super rim ebay store with no business address and a hotmail email as a contact then yeah, I think I'd look elsewhere.

[StoneX]

I bought my car with fake VE GTS rims on it and replaced them with genuine as soon as possible as I didn't trust the fake ones. Plus they looked different, sharp edges rather than rounded and small things like that.

[GEN3RATD]

yeah i think you should be right if you do buy them from a shop.

but second hand or ebay, f**k that. super mega fun awesome cool lucky rim store probably isnt the best place to buy this stuff from

[UFO]

reputable australian retailer = non genuine is fine.

ebay importer = non genuine asking for trouble.

personally i'd stick with genuine only, but if you're happy for non genuine cost savings i'd stick with shop fronts only.

[pjdm1980]

I've hit some pot holes on the way back from Queensland (Queensland have the worst Highways I've ever seen) and you'd swear that it would have cracked, dented or at least bent a rim but nothing, the genuine rims are bullet proof, If you've got the money buy genuine, mates VX has fakes and has had to replace two of them already and not huge Queensland pot holes either.

[pjdm1980]

If non genuine wheels aren't of a good standard, are big companies going to offer you a lifetime structural warranty (and put their reputation on the line in doing so)? No they aren't. Given the fact they do obviously suggests these wheels are as reliable as any other aftermarket wheels they sell, otherwise it would drive them broke.

Short answer is yes because there are people who put the all mighty dollar ahead of safety, If the government minimum requirements were half decent you wouldn't get these cheap and nasty wheel and tyre packages.

[wake jake]

F*ck fake rims you get what you pay for. If your gonna get wheels do it properly

[kuzman89]

I went genuine, heard some scary things with non-genuine... also I reckon the steel is often cheaper/heavier so will probably drink more fuel. I'd go aftermarket rims from a reputable company.

[pjdm1980]

I went genuine, heard some scary things with non-genuine... also I reckon the steel is often cheaper/heavier so will probably drink more fuel. I'd go aftermarket rims from a reputable company.

You should try lifting my rims they weigh about 2 ton each LOL