Real BBS CH BLACK vs Replica's

[palaceone]

Hey Guys,

So i've been looking around for a good price on a set of 19" BBS CH Black wheels but after ringing some tyre shops around sydney it seems that they don't have any stock in the country! Does anyone know where you can buy them in Australia or off the web for a good price? (i fully understand that there expensive but a good deal is a bonus).

When looking around on the net I came across some forums oversees that were going on about Replica's for these rims. Has anyone seen these? What is the difference in quality and price? Any help is great!

Cheers!

[nat225]

difference in price, for a set of 4 of the replica u only get 1 piece of the real one.

for quality... cant say much about fake wheels.

u could try amgaustralia directly, the local distributor

[Lito]

my opinion is that replica are for show and the real deal are for go. i have oz aristo reps on my gti. they seam to be of reasonable quality, they've lasted 18 months now and they haven't fallen apart, they are HEAVY though.

[walbjj]

Try performancealloys.co.uk for the bbs

[dylan8]

Real wheels all the way
Quality, finish, materials, weight.

[gareth_oau]

BBS CH Black w/Polished Stainless Lip

great pricing (typically) and usually the most comeptitive for freight.

Be aware that if the purchase price (not including freight) goes over $1,000 you will be up for import duty and GST as well

[walbjj]

[QUOTE=gareth_oau;839433]BBS CH Black w/Polished Stainless Lip

great pricing (typically) and usually the most comeptitive for freight.

Unfortunately, last time I checked, bbs cannot be sold outside nth America with tirerack. Along with a host of tyre brands, etc. that's why performance alloys is the other choice

[KI11Z]

Real wheels all the way
Quality, finish, materials, weight.

amen........ go real or oem, keep the aftermarket industry alive...... If the real companies go out of business because everyone's buying their lesser equivalents then what will we be left with

[Ben J]

Could always order from tirerack and have them shipped to a parcel forwarding company in the US like shipito or something, probably wouldnt cost much more (if any, hell it may be cheaper) than having them shipped direct.

But yes, I vote real aswell.

[gareth_oau]

going real vs replica is very much a function of how big your wallet is, and the value of your car as well.

I cant see the point of putting $3-4k worth of wheels on a car worth $3-4k for example.

If the rims are genuinely for performance, then a great brand might be justified, but if its purely for aeshetics, then a quality replica is perfectly acceptable.

This UK guy does great quality reps

Not sure what car you have, but try this as an example NEW 18" MOTORSPORT STYLE ALLOYS IN SATIN BLACK WITH MATT POLISHED LIP AND DEEPER COCNAVE 9" REAR et45/42, BM Autosport Ltd

[walbjj]

Could always order from tirerack and have them shipped to a parcel forwarding company in the US like shipito or something, probably wouldnt cost much more (if any, hell it may be cheaper) than having them shipped direct.
But yes, I vote real aswell.

i actually had a look at those mail forwarding companies, and they are not cheap. $150 for a box of items, im not talking 4 rims and tyres, but a box that u would put a few clothes and stuff in.
tirerack charges about $350 for 4 tyres and rims. its gonna be a lot to get the mail forwarding company to send a set of rims to australia unfortunately, thats why i went with performance alloys in the uk

[nat225]

i had a look at amgaustralia web last night and it seems that they have reduced the prices of bbs ch to be more reasonable now.

[walbjj]

i had a look at amgaustralia web last night and it seems that they have reduced the prices of bbs ch to be more reasonable now.

Really, how much ea r they now?

[Buller_Scott]

amen........ go real or oem, keep the aftermarket industry alive...... If the real companies go out of business because everyone's buying their lesser equivalents then what will we be left with

passionate, which is cool, but if people buy "lesser" equivalents, feeding money into "lesser" companies, then what ends up happening is better R&D and a resulting better product, meaning better competition and... Rota, which is now a "real company" with very good products as far as i have been able to see, online.

besides, if consumers only financially supported existing "real companies", then there'd only be the one stand at SEMA each year

People like to rip on "knockoffs" as if they're some horrible crime, and as if Volk/Rays are the only ones with any right to produce a 6 spoke wheel design - i know there are wheel snobs out there and i totally see where they're coming from and why, but i also dont get the replica hate, particularly when many reps seem to be really quite nice (weights and price advantage aside).

If the rims are genuinely for performance, then a great brand might be justified, but if its purely for aeshetics, then a quality replica is perfectly acceptable.

+1,000,000.

it puzzles me to see people rip on cast wheels vs. forged, going on about how cast wheels are "poor, dangerous quality", when:
a) why does one really need forged wheel strength on a road car that's so "about show" that it's far too low to actually "go" on any non-perfect twisty bit of road?;
b) nonsense that cast wheels are weak. there are time attack privateers in the states who vouch for Rota wheels, drift asia championship cars have Rotas on, i've seen heavy R33 GTR skyline with 500+rwkw pounding away on Rotas at a winton drift day without the wheels magically, mystically exploding upon contact the moment the driver moves onto the track, and we all know how trusted and popular the enkei RPF1 is as a proper hardcore performance wheel... and that's not a forged wheel, it's cast.

Not trying to argue/ diss on the wheel guys who value authenticity etc - like i said, i can see where they're coming from and i wont try to deny that a car that's taken care of, dropped low and riding on sweet wheels - they simply look awesome, regardless of lack of spirited (or normal) driveability.

i guess i'm just saying that if you're not convinced of stretching a particular budget, or if your wheels are more about enhancing the car's aesthetics rather than trying to save 1050 grams per corner, then yeah - why shouldnt a good set of reps do the trick?