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06-18-2020, 08:44 PM | #23 |
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They’re pretty close to OEM finish and weight even less. For half the price it honestly makes no sense to buy OEM ones, especially since they are neither made by BBS nor forged. I know everyone is going to automatically say they’re crap and will bent easy etc etc but I’ve had them on my E46 for six years and they’ve survived some major potholes and the finish has been very durable. If the OE stuff was forged or lighter I would consider them but it makes no sense to pay another $1200 for OE at this rate.
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06-19-2020, 02:28 PM | #25 |
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Yeah in person it just looks like a generic hypersilver that you would find on any cheap wheel. The OEM finish looks really nice and I can see why it's so hard to replicate.
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06-20-2020, 04:43 AM | #26 |
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I would say use the genuine BMW ones. While the other replica brands may be flow-formed, I think the engineering that goes into the wheel matters. They OE ZCP wheels are indeed heavy as they're cast, but they're also relatively strong for a cast wheel.
I've had plenty of flow-formed (cheap) aftermarket wheels bend ages ago with just street driving, and that really outweighed the weight benefits of the replicas. |
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Let me ask a really fundamental question because I don't know much about rep wheels: how is it that they can get a wheel to look virtually identical yet weigh less? How do we know that the material they removed won't compromise strength and durability? How do we know that the rotary forging/flow forming is actually going to be better than the pressure casting?
OEM wheels have to meet strict requirements and are designed specifically for the vehicle they're installed on.
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06-29-2020, 09:45 PM | #28 |
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What do they look like on the back? My reps say made in Taiwan but I don’t know what brand they are.
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07-23-2022, 01:28 AM | #30 |
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Where do you guys order AG wheels?
Reasonable international shipping?
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08-05-2022, 03:45 AM | #31 |
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Also keen to get some of these to Australia!
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08-05-2022, 10:16 AM | #32 |
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What is the difference between V1 and V2? Also who sells forged version besides BMW?
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08-06-2022, 02:57 PM | #34 |
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Oh cool! Flow formed should be lighter and just as strong as OEM!
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03-13-2023, 10:47 AM | #38 |
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I've had mine for like 8 months with about 6-7k miles. There have been some little knicks (from rocks I assume), but otherwise, holding up fine. I do think a factory finish is more durable, as would powder coat, but neither is as pretty as this paint (esp powder).
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03-13-2023, 11:12 AM | #39 |
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OEM 359 can bend as well, last year I went to a shop for a checking and finally repaired x3 rims and they were running on the car 79K miles by previous owners.
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03-14-2023, 12:19 AM | #40 |
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The AG paint is not nearly as durable as the OEM finish in my experience.
I had paint chips develop on both of my AG rears the first day with mine. I haven't noticed any additional ones in the couple thousand miles that I put on them. The paint in the lug bolt barrels is extremely fragile. If you do anything other than use hand tools with a soft exterior socket, you will damage the paint. My OEM ZCP wheels at 65K on the other hand don't have any paint chips and the lug barrel paint is significantly more durable. |
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