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Anyone have a RS4 "STYLE / REPLICA" wheel bend on them yet?

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Old 08-02-2003, 08:38 PM
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Default Anyone have a RS4 "STYLE / REPLICA" wheel bend on them yet?

Asking because all I've read so far is that the OEM ones bend. Are the replica 17-19 RS4 Style better. (i.e. ones off of AAA and wheelexchange.com)
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if ur talkin about the celebration wheels, dozens of people have in here
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Default the reps are a TON stronger

check out achtuning.com
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Default I've wasted 1 and think I bent another

don't hit potholes on the inside of the wheel on the outside of turns at high speeds
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I'm asking about the true "knockoffs" NON-OEM.
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Default I've only heard/seen of one RS4 replica that has bent....it was an Achtuning wheel.

BUT, that's not to say that Achtuning's replicas are weaker than the rest. ANY rim will bend when hit hard enough and in the right spot. Just because my set from the WheelExchange are all still round doesn't mean anything either really. You can't really make a judgement either way on a wheel's strength until you get many many sets out there in different conditions. Then, and only then, I think you can start looking for a pattern (either way). Just my .02....

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Default We've sold over 400 replica wheels. Only a total of 3 have been reported to us as being bent.

Thats a pretty darn good record considering I've had one customer bend ALL 4 of his SSRs! :/ And all 3 replica wheel customers said they did indeed hit a big pothole. No wheel is impossible to bend.
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Default Oh I know, I'm not implying yours are weaker than others.. 3/400 is a pretty good track record

I realize under the right conditions, any wheel will bend. But the question <b>was</b> asking if a replica wheel had been bent....and all I was doing was providing such information. Good luck!

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