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Old Mar 6, 2016 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Rexde1
I had China C6 wheels for a couple of years. the chrome starred to pit especially on the barrels. Also get them spun before putting on the tires I had one out of round. the company replaced it no problem. Now I have TSW.
TSW rotary forged wheels are definitely nice. My only critique of them would be the finish is pretty thin and delicate. I believe they are also made in China; however, they appear to be TÜV approved as of recently, which is a good thing
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Old Mar 7, 2016 | 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
Every day I see people coming here looking for cheap brakes, cheap wheels , and cheap tires, with no consideration or little consideration for quality.
The membership has certainly changed over the last 18 or nineteen years here.
That's probably because the C5 is now an affordable car. If you bought one of these brand new, you had to fork out $60,000; spending $3000 on a set of wheels and tires wasn't a big deal.

People don't want to spend 1/4 of their car's purchasing price on a set of wheels, so they look for repro's and knockoffs.
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