ROTA Haters... Look in.

[Matt Cup]

Some proof that Rota's aint as poor quality as people say

http://www.skylineowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=129866

 

[jesus]

*Cough* Christopher...

 

[Poopensharten]

I fear the reputation of rota will suffer for a while yet, regardless of this...!

 

[Dave..]

3rd picture down in that link...

Top left spoke doesn't look straight :S

 

[david hodson]

-10kg per corner how thin are they

 

[Nick172Cup]

It does look a little slanted but tbf not as bad as people make out about the wheels! All that torque and power also going through them also is something to factor in.

 

[JCC]

They mainly get hate on here because they're cheap copies of other more expensive wheel designs, not because of any doubts with the quality of them.

 

[Triki]

2nd pic down, its split through the middle......

 

[MaLicE]

your gf wants a gucci handbag, so you go out to buy her one, now you can buy a fake.... the material looks the same, the stitching looks the same, the bag looks the same, the quality looks the same.... but its fake... or you can buy the real thing, it costs 3-4 times more, but its real, upon holding the 2 bags, you can feel the difference in quality... which would you rather your gf had? the fake or the real item??

if rota made their own wheels, made their own designs and marketed them as such there wouldnt be a problem, the fact they rip off other manufacturers wheels and try and call them their own... thats the problem.... and most of them are copied badly lol.

thats the issue.

 

[MaLicE]

plus claiming the wheels are 10kg lighter than stocks which are 2"bigger and run stupid tyres that weigh a s**t load more is a pretty stupid thing to do... get some 20" rota's and tell me they are lighter lol!

 

[Dave..]

Genuine question Malice, which wheels are the Grid Drifts copying?

 

[Addz]

volk TE37's ^

Yeah i understand the whole cheap copy thing but i've never been a label *****, if it does what i want it to and looks good at the same time then i don't see the problem.

 

[Christopher]

I don't care about the quality, to a degree...

I just don't like fakes.

 

[Gaz.]

I don't care about the quality, to a degree...

I just don't like fakes.

This.

 

[MaLicE]

plus compare a te37 to a rota grid drift... the rotas are cast alloy...

the te37's are forged magnesium the metal that rays use is of the highest quality, all wheels are heat and cold treated and cycled, they are tested over and over and made to run completely true and ballanced, if there is even a slight wobble before they are painted they are re done, then after paint they are checked again, the amount of labour and man hours that goes in to making a rays wheel is stupid... they are made to be PERFECT and 100% perfect before they are shipped... the quality control levels are stupidly high...

guarantee rota are not the same, they are mass produced and made quickly... put an 18"x9.5" wide te37 next to a rota grid drift in the same sizes and i bet there is a huge difference in weight...

if you want to run the strongest lightest wheels you pay for them, simple.... i wouldnt buy a fake watch, therefor i wouldnt buy fake wheels.

 

[fmp_]

your gf wants a gucci handbag, so you go out to buy her one, now you can buy a fake.... the material looks the same, the stitching looks the same, the bag looks the same, the quality looks the same.... but its fake... or you can buy the real thing, it costs 3-4 times more, but its real, upon holding the 2 bags, you can feel the difference in quality... which would you rather your gf had? the fake or the real item??

if rota made their own wheels, made their own designs and marketed them as such there wouldnt be a problem, the fact they rip off other manufacturers wheels and try and call them their own... thats the problem.... and most of them are copied badly lol.

thats the issue.

Nail, head, hit.

Although i used to be on the Rota are weak bandwagon, due to the 3 or 4 pics that float around the internet, i now know that thier quality isnt an issue.

Its the blatant rip off design of other wheels. No original designs.

Plus, as mentioned, they seem to copy them 99%, but there is always something not quite right. I seem to have the ability to spot a Rota from a mile off, and for some reason it makes me dislike the whole car! lol.

Yes its petty, and i tried my best to convince myself to buy some, but after long thought i knew i would never be happy. Thats why i went with some more Works. Plus the model wheel i went for Rota dont copy, so i have no worries there!