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Home > Wheels & Tyres > Replica wheels are dangerous...... FACT!!! |
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jim4244 Member Since: 16 Feb 2012 Location: No Posts: 1210 |
I fully agree with and support everything that has been said!
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Mon May 28 2012 1:17pm |
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Beancounter_74 Member Since: 11 Oct 2011 Location: Down here now... Posts: 5796 |
Lost, one fence...........now found, Jim was sitting on it ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it ) GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass |
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Mon May 28 2012 1:23pm |
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jim4244 Member Since: 16 Feb 2012 Location: No Posts: 1210 |
Yes....thinking of voting LibDem in the next elections!
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Mon May 28 2012 1:31pm |
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awd man Member Since: 30 Nov 2010 Location: Malmesbury Posts: 3355 |
Wow I didn't know that
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Mon May 28 2012 1:37pm |
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Ady 555 Site Moderator Member Since: 12 Dec 2010 Location: Good old yorkshire Posts: 8738 |
Also another yes they do here, i pointed jordan in the direction of some Olympus alloys that were advertised as replica's with overfinch stamped across the face. |
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Mon May 28 2012 2:07pm |
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Jonny Fresh Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 3586 |
No point making fake Nike trainers without the name printed on them, same goes for wheels unfortunately.
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Mon May 28 2012 2:13pm |
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Ballsy Member Since: 19 Jan 2012 Location: Fife Posts: 160 |
So SOME replicas can be dangerous because they are made cheaply.
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Mon May 28 2012 5:53pm |
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rstebbings Member Since: 16 Feb 2012 Location: Northallerton Posts: 216 |
I did think about this before posting but, seeing as thou the accident was 30k again it goes to prove that the wheels where stronger then the front wings and the drive shafts - which were all not very well |
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Mon May 28 2012 7:54pm |
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firstinretail Member Since: 30 Jul 2011 Location: bolton Posts: 461 |
safety aside, replicas (read COPIES) are for loosers...... |
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Mon May 28 2012 8:08pm |
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Kensta Member Since: 17 Feb 2011 Location: North east Posts: 697 |
The local reputable wheel and tyre dealer round hear sells the copied overfinch wheels as well as lots of other copied wheels such as mercedes and vw and they are hanging on the shelf in there showroom and it's all perfectly legit , surely for them to be sold and fitted by them the uk they must have to legally meet standards of safety before they are passed to be sold in this country?? They've been doing it for years so why haven't they been sued and closed for selling wheels that aren't fit for purpose and supposedly buckle at the sight of a pothole. U canit compare buying copied wheels to buying copied watches or handbags as u can't legally buy fake watches/bags over here So Obviously the quality standard will be different in them cases Java black 2006 |
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Mon May 28 2012 8:14pm |
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firstinretail Member Since: 30 Jul 2011 Location: bolton Posts: 461 |
bet he isnt selling copied khan wheels ?
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Mon May 28 2012 8:21pm |
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Ady 555 Site Moderator Member Since: 12 Dec 2010 Location: Good old yorkshire Posts: 8738 |
Pass on their details to jordan @ Overfinch and they won't be selling Overfinch copies for much longer How can it be legit Bmw once took a company to court a while ago for doing the same and won, big time. I'm sure we have copyright laws in this country Don't Overfinch or Kahn have a patent on their designs |
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Mon May 28 2012 8:30pm |
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Kensta Member Since: 17 Feb 2011 Location: North east Posts: 697 |
Not sure if they sell the Kahn ones I've never looked, but they do overfinch,rangerover,,BMW,vw and even Porsche and aswel as other aftermarket rims it's a totally liget shop and don't think it's a case of them not being caught yet as it all seems above board there's even brochures with them in, the two top stores round here do them, if you look on net at wheel stores in uk youl find copied wheels blatantly for sale from stores so how could they do that if these wernt up too scratch?! They simply wouldnt get away with it these wheels have to meet safety standards to be sold here , Fair enough buying wheels from china etc are risky as they're trading standards are completely different but over here is different Java black 2006 |
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Mon May 28 2012 8:36pm |
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Kensta Member Since: 17 Feb 2011 Location: North east Posts: 697 |
Ady I'm not guna mention any names but if you look at decent UK wheel suppliers online youl come across replica wheels for sale legally , I wonder if they get away with it because they don't state overfinch on the wheel and there are slight differences on the rims like larger sized centre caps etc, overfinch etc don't make they're wheels so maybe the real manufacturers sell the patents to other companies or something? Java black 2006 |
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Mon May 28 2012 8:40pm |
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