big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
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Whats peoples thoughts on these???
I'm lookin at a set of 19" Lambo Gallardo style alloys for the R but heard some stories of the material bein very soft and the wheels buckling easily when hitting the old pothole/sunken manhole cover.
On the plus side there pretty cheap but I dont want to buy a set thats unsafe on the road if you know what I mean
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Timbaland
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Import from America
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Fad
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Replicas do buckle really easy and the fact British Roads are riddled with Potholes it doesnt help.
Jr was telling me when he worked for VW so many cars with replica wheels came in with buckled wheels!
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jr
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indeed fad, cheap wank shit, that was oval
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Colin
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I bought B5 RS4 18" reps with tyres for 425 quid & their still round 
Just get them, if you change your mind punt them!
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myke
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quote: Originally posted by jr
indeed fad, cheap wank shit, that was oval

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Bonney
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Got replica rs4s on the ibiza, hit a few potholes, and all i had to replace was a tyre as it was picched between the alloy and the road. There still round and unbuckled
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Seany
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ive got reps on my golf and have hit a few potholes and there still fine.
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CorsAsh
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quote: Originally posted by myke
quote: Originally posted by jr
indeed fad, cheap wank shit, that was oval

I thought this
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Fad
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Getting slow in your old age Ash I had you down as doing this first
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jr
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CorsAsh
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quote: Originally posted by Fad
Getting slow in your old age Ash I had you down as doing this first
I had no interest in replica alloys so arrived here late.
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big eck
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Hmmm mixed views on this I see
Really unsure what to do now
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jr
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ask on e38 eck, theres a few on there running them, be able to give you a good idea if they last
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Matt L
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http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/136556/912316.aspx
replica lambo wheels, im looking at replica audi wheels for the beeza.
imo why not try find a set of focus st wheels (if they'd fit they look near enough the same)
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corsa_gsi_16v
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Registered: 6th Feb 07
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Any good sites on replica wheels?
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