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172, Tiguan
They look half decent to me. I'm pretty sure mine are going to look crap, but for £83 I don't really care!
ForceIndia
ClioSport Club Member
Gentlemans spec 200
So that's £81 for a set of 4?
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Thats a bargain
They do look ok, but I must confess Id sooner spend a few dozen quid more and have secondhand OZ F1 as track wheels instead personally, just because I trust them to only buckle not to fail dramatically.
A friend had the spokes all crack on a set of wheels when we were over at the ring, luckily he spotted it as over half the spokes had gone so one more lap and it would have been a catastrophic failure IMHO
Ive been a little cautious with wheels ever since.
His were cheap wheels and had also been powder coated, not sure which was the source of the problem or if combination of both (some powder coats heat the wheels to much to burn the old finish off)
Not anymore, they were £20 or so each, they've gone up in price!
Agreed, that secondhand wheels are also potentially a gamble as you never knock if they have been bent and straightened and weakened in the process etc.
If these really are TUV approved, then you should have no worries at all.
Or someone has stamped them pretending they have, which sadly happens all the time, even things like industrial fire safe electrical cable for example bought on ebay and with all the appropriate safety marks on it is frequently NOT actually safe and hasnt actually been tested, merely marked as if it has.
Same with ebay "e marked" bulbs. Doubt half of them have been approved tbhOr someone has stamped them pretending they have, which sadly happens all the time, even things like industrial fire safe electrical cable for example bought on ebay and with all the appropriate safety marks on it is frequently NOT actually safe and hasnt actually been tested, merely marked as if it has.
Only way to draw the line really is to buy through official channels as its then far more likely to be correct, but obviously its a lot dearer than buying potentially faked stuff off ebay of course!
Its amazing the places fakes turn up these days, including some you really wouldnt like to believe are true! Since 2007 when fake anti psychotic and and cancer treatment drugs were found in the NHS, I really have been of the opinion that nothing is sacred from these counterfeiting scum
Could try asking Amazon direct for supporting docs I guess if bothered (which you dont sound anyway, lol).
I know the replica wheels are renowned for fake stamps purely by the fact they take a mould of the genuine wheel as the stamps end up getting copied in the process.
These are a copy of no other wheel so they would have phsicaly made the fake stamp but like you say it's hardly unheard of.
Question is are these average wheels being sold cheaply as amazon have stopped doing the ones we have for £20 each and maybe they were trialing them and looking to start the feedback
or indeed cheap wheels where some sellers are asking average money ie £95 each.
Im im very much on the fence with it but going off the looks and feel I'm so far very very pleased.
These are a copy of no other wheel so they would have phsicaly made the fake stamp but like you say it's hardly unheard of.
Question is are these average wheels being sold cheaply as amazon have stopped doing the ones we have for £20 each and maybe they were trialing them and looking to start the feedback
or indeed cheap wheels where some sellers are asking average money ie £95 each.
Im im very much on the fence with it but going off the looks and feel I'm so far very very pleased.
Do it not have the mark on the box? Mine has the TUV sticker with the number to check it against
The website on the box links to here.
http://eurawheels.com
http://eurawheels.com
Mine arrived today, dispatched yesterday. All seems good, very nice finish to them , better than some recons I've seen. Same markings on box as the post a couple above this and stamped with the JWL VIA stuff. Only negative is centre caps look a bit cheap. Until I hear of someone who bought a set having a problem, I'm happy.
Just a couple of other things to note ,the boxes they came in had "alloy wheel promotion" all over them, and they are now back up to RRP on Amazon with a 1-3 month waiting time. Again happy.
Just a couple of other things to note ,the boxes they came in had "alloy wheel promotion" all over them, and they are now back up to RRP on Amazon with a 1-3 month waiting time. Again happy.
Some quick profit for some people then. Might are having some semi slicks put on them
Dan...
ClioSport Club Member
They remind me of the RS200 alloys... It's probably just the pictures but they looks badly kerbed?
Tyre soap from fitting I guess.
They don't actually look to offensive for aftermarket wheels.
