humilde_s13

I wanted to know you guys opinions on new sizes and new 535 for 2013?

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bshotts

Please chime in on where you might have heard this awesomeness for those who love max rubber and massive wheel width....that is all.

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enkei2k

No knockoffs.

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MrSanchez925

+1.........

simmode1

Waiting for confirmation link.

!Zar!

Doesn't matter which one you choose. You'll be made fun of all the same.

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Boat Anchors

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bshotts

Only real excuse for choosing a wheel such as this is that some of us have a real budget, otherwise known as, a wife, child, and mortgage. Unless the true wheel this is modeled after (CCW LM) has a substantial weight/strength advantage, what other choice do we have for an 11" width wheel with that type offset. This would allow us penny-pincher guys who want a wide wheel to also be able to afford the wide tires to go with it.

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simmode1

I searched google and found someone talking about the 18x11 on XXR's facebook page, but I didn't see any pic or confirmation of this from the company.

The XXR/Rota/Varrstoen war continues I guess. Personally, I never liked the look of the original CCW mesh wheels. Not gonna like a rep any better. But the size is tempting. XXR has been pretty cognizant of the need to make their wheels lighter than they had been doing years ago, so these might not be too bad as far as knockoff replicas go...

!Zar!

Then don't mod cars. This is a luxury, not a right.

You want an 11" wheel.

That means you need a bigger tire to fit it; Bigger tires cost more money.

Bigger tires also mean you have bigger power; power isn't cheap.

Which means your logic doesn't compute.

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S14DB

It never does with Cheap Bastards.

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s14tan

I saw this too on FB.


In for link/pics.


Side note.


Shoot me a text bro! Haven't seen you in ages!

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humilde_s13

Info was taken out of FB XXR UK. Herd also of a new wheel design xxr 535 5 spoke but no sizes or any more info on them.

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simmode1

Sure thing man! Happy Belated birthday!

I shot XXR UK a message asking if we were gonna get these 18x11 531's in the US. Apparently, they released 18x11 522's and we never got them here...

But I'm almost immediately more interested in this rumored 535 5 sopke design. I love 5 spokes!

Hmmm... Another wheel we never got stateside... The 925.

simmode1

For shits and giggles, I went and checked Rota UK's FB page and found this:
The 18x10 RT5.


18x11+8 MXR


19x10.5 Grids


18x10 Neo's

bshotts

Appreciate the support guys. Obviously for those of us who have owned an S chassis for any length of time (read more than a few years) we invest time to modify and do things the right way, which takes time and money. When you agree to a budget with your wife say, it takes even more time to set aside the money. I agree that modifications are a luxury and not a right, but some folks just can't afford $3-4000 wheel/tire setups. I think the tire selection is ultimately more important as they are the sole point of contact with the road.

Not interested in stirring the pot, especially with those other members who have been around the community a long time such as myself, and I do agree there are times when genuine is a better choice than "replica" or "knock-off."

I'd like to know the build quality, weight, and composition of XXR wheels to make a final decision before just writing them off.

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HyperTek

Im not in your shoes, don't have a wife, so I can't comment on your situation. As long as your happy with your choices, go ahead. I dont think XXR is that bad, at least not as bad as rota , i think XXR has some original designs, or at least changed alot from whatever they copied. It is just a cheap cast wheel, which can be heavy.

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MrSanchez925

I could save and buy real wheels, but I rather save money and buy Rotas and xxrs.

humilde_s13

save money buy real wheels and get them stolen by some hater, dont seem right to me. at the moment have square g6 and dont think will be buying something that would attract attention to the thief eye.

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humilde_s13

also heard xxr 530 in 19''.

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fliprayzin240sx

^^^You herd a group of cows. You don't herd what you hear, you heard it.

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humilde_s13

excuse my english, im spanish bro.

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ultimateforce

I'd rather buy the real Rota Grid than knock-off Volk TE37s any day. The Rotas are way more heavy, which means they have more metal making them stronger.

Duh.

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fyneyoungstunna

Ugh. So let me get this straight: you guys hate knockoff wheels? But, you read Xxr in the thread title, saw it was a thread about something you didn't like; but yet, still had the urge to come in and drop your shitty two cents?
Well I guess when you "accidentally" go to the gay bar, you can use the same excuse you type in the reply to me.........

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ever12

This sentence rubbed me the wrong way. So he wants to modify his car and has a limited budget. Who are you to say whether or not he has the right to save money by using replica wheels in order to meet his end?

bshotts

I think (and this is only my opinion) what was being said was simply that it isn't a necessity to modify a car, but rather a luxury or priveledge and that we shouldn't aim to find the cheapest and poorly-built parts just to get the car modified to a certain degree. I agreed to an extent but feel that we should be looking for the most useful, reasonably-priced modifications that would still accomplish the same end result, unless you happen to have brand loyalty or are after a very specific part, design, etc.

In the end, there will be a continued debate about real vs fake, genuine vs copy, etc, but for the most part, some of the big name parts are truly over-priced and you can get just as useful and well-built parts from others. Now, they may not share all the engineering design work, manufacturing processes, and same fit and finish, but take XXR wheels for example; as a company they either had to contract with one of the experienced wheel casting operations to have their wheels made, or they had to make the investment in CAD machines and designers, FEA analysis, manufacturing equip and tooling, etc. to get these to market. Their prices most likely reflect cheaper manufacturing processes, lower overhead, etc.

Now does ANYONE have any info on availability of 18 in the various sizes/offsets? Any info from XXR themselves?

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humilde_s13

excited on how the 531 17x10 platinum 4x114 would look like in my vert (=

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jesse_s13

Oh wow excited for the 18x9.5 platinum !

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h2v7

the offsets are not the best thing ever...

simmode1

They've gotten better over the years, but at XXR's prices, I'm not complaining.