Thoughts on volks replica?
 

Not sure how I feel about running a replica wheel, saw these on kijiji what do you guys think?

18x9 5x114.3 +28 Volks/Rays style TE37, BNIB Gunmetal/Bronze | tires, rims | City of Toronto | Kijiji

I run fake staggered te37's for winter. Can't complain about them no issues at all. It's a square setup thou would look kinda gross imo.

Who is the manufacturer of these?

No....

While there's always an argument over the pros and cons?

The decision is for you to make.

Not everyone has enough cash for authentic, But if your not doing anything serious and it's just a daily and want something different? Why not

Now I know that maybe some purists are going to get offended, But IF they're not going to help pay for some then I think they'd understand to basically to each their own.

Ok thanks for your input guys.. I'm going to go check these out in person and try and get some more info on them. Also might bring a scale to make sure they all weigh the same lol

nooo dont do it....

You're going to need a 25-30mm spacer for the rear with those offsets.

Dude this just made me mad!

Well here's my $0.02

I have Sport Line TE.6 wheels.. And absolutely love them!

Yes they look like Volks and are forged! "Almost" the same thing as the Volks without the price tag.

I asked my self when I was looking to buy wheels.. What if I hit a pot hole and damage the wheel. Here in Chattanooga TN. The roads are shi* and they do absolutely nothing to fix them..

If I were to damage a 1k wheel I would be sick to my stomach.. So I did my research and found these.. Well with the money..

And for all the die hard haters.. "Oh you don't have authentic wheels, your car is junk"

Got news for you, it's my car I built it the way I wanted it. If you want to pay for it then I'll run the wheels that you want / approve of.. Till then (GTFO--->)

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Volks have a 20 ton stress test. My sti was totaled in a head on. Had te 37 sls, the wheel lip was bent, wheel was structurally sound and tire sat fine just looked shitty. The wheel didnt break but my axels and frame welds did. You will never brake a volk, look at the bottom youll see the tiny bend and a totalled car

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Purists are stupid. I don't mean people who buy legit wheels are stupid. I mean the people who actually get offended when they see "fake" wheels are stupid. For one, what other people do with their car, not your concern. Sure you might have an opinion about it; but for you to become physically ill with rage doesn't make any sense. Secondly, most grassroots, and even pro racers, are running replicas and are SPONSORED by replica companies. Almost half the D1 and pro am drifters use rotas. Why? because it's cheaper and they need 4 or 5 sets of rims and tires to run their sessions.

Now there's an argument to be had over IP infringement and loss of market value but that's generally not why people get mad when they see replicas.

Amen...🙌

Just like to thank everyone for their input... I would get the sport lines but they don't seem to come in bronze or flat gold, my 16 came with the black OEM wheels so kind of want to mix it up a little... any opinions on these...
18" x 8.0 MSR 045 114.3 gold bronze | tires, rims | Markham / York Region | Kijiji

A word of advice

Going for something smaller comes with a price on performance handling.

Stay with the original wheel size and width.

Look at Rota Wheels
they are good quality and altho a little more its not much

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Buy what you like and can afford and screw the opinions................PERIOD!!!

Ya I'm staying with the OEM size, my base model came with 18s I'm going to use the tires it came with they only have max 3000 kms on them... going to look into the rota's...

Well if you do decide to go with the sportlines.. you can always get them powder coated any color you want before you mount the tires... then you can have any color you want.. Place by me charges $90 a wheel..

If you do decide to go with them Holler at ModBargans.com call them and talk to josh I believe is his name.. He gives people on the forum pretty good deals..

It's hard to find "decent" wheels at a "decent" price here in Canada. The part I'm having the most trouble is finding the right offset for the wheels I like. Something close to +20 isn't very common I find.

If I got spacers for the rear would these wheels work well?
OZ Racing 'Ultraleggera' Rims - 18 inch - Subaru | tires, rims | Markham / York Region | Kijiji

Check out some wheels from Cosmis racing, they have really good prices and a canadian distributer.