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Old 03-24-2010, 03:30 PM
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Those are replicas on ebay for $700. I have owned M6 wheel reps from same company before and they were all bent after 1 year.
wow they all bent huh? I guess you get what you paid for...
I better keep my stock wheels as emergency...
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Old 03-24-2010, 08:16 PM
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wow they all bent huh? I guess you get what you paid for...
I better keep my stock wheels as emergency...
Thanks for the tip!
If roads/highways by you are pothole-free then you should be fine. Roads by me are bad....hit the pothole on highway/roads and bam...wheel is bent. Can't beat OEM wheels.
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Old 03-24-2010, 10:18 PM
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Couldn't agree more...we have seen a ton of bent, broken and cracked wheels this winter with all the crazy potholes. Of those, 80% were aftermarket wheels that are just not as strong as the OE wheels.

I guess the lesson is that even though wheels might look cool etc., there is a reason the OE wheels are more expensive than the look a-likes.

That said, I stare at an X6M all day right outside my parts office on the showroom floor. The knock-off wheels the OP owns are a good match and look darn nice. I also like the 214's on the E53 as well. I sold a set of the Ferric X5M/X6M to a 4.8 E70 owner and after he had the rear wheels set machined a little to fit the hubcentric, they looked great as well.
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Old 03-24-2010, 10:46 PM
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Couldn't agree more...we have seen a ton of bent, broken and cracked wheels this winter with all the crazy potholes. Of those, 80% were aftermarket wheels that are just not as strong as the OE wheels.

I guess the lesson is that even though wheels might look cool etc., there is a reason the OE wheels are more expensive than the look a-likes.

That said, I stare at an X6M all day right outside my parts office on the showroom floor. The knock-off wheels the OP owns are a good match and look darn nice. I also like the 214's on the E53 as well. I sold a set of the Ferric X5M/X6M to a 4.8 E70 owner and after he had the rear wheels set machined a little to fit the hubcentric, they looked great as well.
Oh YES! These wheels look very nice!! How much are they?

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