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Subject:Re: rims
From:Benjamin Tan
Date:Sat, 16 Dec 2000 15:47:06 EST

Be forewarned that copycat alloys are usually cast and not forged. Checke
what you are buying.

I bought a set of Mercedes 14 X 6 alloys which turned out to only look like
the real thing in the catalog. The metal finish is inferior. Lots of air in
the metal vs the factory forged alloys where the air has been forced out
under pressure. With Porsche Fuchs copies (which are not forged) they
actually look brighter (and nicer IMHO) but weight nearly double the real
thing.

When you bump an obstacle hard with a cast rims, they usually crack. Forged
rims bend.

BenT (pun intended)
San Francisco