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| 11-05-2006, 08:00 AM | #1 |
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replica wheels?
I am considering replica #162's from Lake Shore Wheel (LSW) for my e90. Does anyone have any down-side experience with replica's? Heavier than oem? Bend easier than oem? Poor paint finish compared to oem? Thanks!
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| 11-05-2006, 08:16 AM | #2 | |
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No personal experience with replicas, but you will find many who have had issues like bending easily, poor finish quality, etc. There are some good replica companies and just as many or more shitty ones. As far as weight, some are heavier, some are not. It just depends on the style you want. As far as LSW goes, I have seen many complaints about them on different forums. There are several good vendors on this site, I would look to them. |
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| 11-05-2006, 08:39 AM | #3 |
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otahand: PM loukad about them, he has the 18" 162 reps from lakeshore. I've seen them in person and I must say I am pretty convinced.
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I have used LSWT but not for replicas. I would not do business with them again. |
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| 11-05-2006, 08:52 PM | #6 |
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I'm running on 17x8" E39 M5 replicas as my winter wheels right now. So far so good and they're quite reasonable at 23lb. But as matsarge stated it's highly dependant on that particular replica manufacturer; some are POS and some are good quality.
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