MARC MOSS Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Tbf right theres that many different wheels on the market now that if you started up your own company and you designed a wheel without thinking of any type of wheel you can gaurantee that there will be a wheel on the market that will look exactly the same im not saying rota dont copy im just saying how do you tell that they are ?Are what? Copies.... easy mate, there are many ways of telling.They make cheap alternatives to original jdm wheels so that people can have the jdm look without the cost or quality.Are what? Copies.... easy mate, there are many ways of telling.They make cheap alternatives to original jdm wheels so that people can have the jdm look without the cost or quality.Read carefully Rota's are a direct copy of another companys work though.The Japanese manufactures spend a lot of money on coming up with these designs and also the majority of the wheels they produce are forged and not cast this makes the wheels stronger and lighter than a cast wheel but this is only really needed and wanted for people that want the best of the best for racing most OEM wheels are cast.Rota are offering a copy that is not of the same specification as the wheel they have copied but they still meet the JWL standards so are fine to use. They are one of the biggest manfactures of OEM wheels in the world next to Enkei this shows where there strength lies someone comes to them with a design and they put it into production they don't do any real design work themselves.It's the way of the world that when something is very pouplar but expensive people will find a way to copy that product and sell it cheaper it would just be nice to see some of the vast profit that rota are making go into coming up with a unique wheel design all of there own.If everybody brought rota wheels then the comanys like rays would be going out of business and then where would rota be with nothing to copy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mark1991 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I had a set of slip stream reps and loves the look and colour... but i hated the fact the were copys...I ended up selling them and getting speedlines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Can we not have this silly Rota stuff again? Getting bored of this shit now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jordan walker Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Are what? Copies.... easy mate, there are many ways of telling.They make cheap alternatives to original jdm wheels so that people can have the jdm look without the cost or quality.No i mean no matter how origanal a new design of wheel is theres always going too be a wheel that looks the same Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 I had a set of slip stream reps and loves the look and colour... but i hated the fact the were copys...I ended up selling them and getting speedlines.What the fuck is a Rota slipstream rep when it's at home? Surley u mean a regamaster evo rep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Broony Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 (edited) Can we not have this silly Rota stuff again? Getting bored of this shit now!Dont read it Edited November 29, 2012 by Broony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Simon had hit the nail on the head right there^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Yea it hurts to say but please stop reading if it hurts your feelings it's only a discussion lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) Ive swapped my uber rare keiichi tsuchiya for some rota slips, yeh the rotas are a replica of what i had originaly but ive got them because there wider so i can fit wider tyres on with out them looking gash. I can see both sodes of the argument but both sides have pros and cons, personaly i go by if they look right and there big enough (at least 7j) im all good, yeh id rather have the originals but theyre not too the spec i want. (My slips have got better standard ofsets too compared too my jdm wheels). Edited November 30, 2012 by Starbo Moorley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Your slips aren't reps of the keiichi's dude they are reps of these Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 What are they ^ called marc ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 They are desmond regamaster evo's very very light, the honda boys love them as they were also spoon wheels. Made in Russia of all places. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Dont hurt my feelings i have more important shit to deal with! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 They wheels are incredibly sexy, vladivostok and ivan are RUDM y0 !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Ahhh my bad ! They dont have holes for spacers like the slips though :/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Dont hurt my feelings i have more important shit to deal with! Bugger off then and stop interupting our discussion . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Ahhh my bad ! They dont have holes for spacers like the slips though :/Some do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I understand the videos above but surely if they weren't safe they wouldn't of passed the checks and be able to be sold in the British market Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Some doIll take your word for it oh mighty jdm wheel god lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Lol I just like quality, speaking of which anybody wanna buy my works lol my integra has 5 fucking holes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Pm me a price pal ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Bugger off then and stop interupting our discussion .No Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snails ep91 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 somone dooooo it/>http://www.driftworks.com/forum/wheels-tyres-sale-private-sales/190683-new-boxed-9x15-et36-4x100-rota-k7s-495-now-450-a.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Broony Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 id rather stove my arse hole in with a fork Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 id rather stove my arse hole in with a forkI nearly spat my dinna out when I read that lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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