travelmadness

anyone know another wheel that looks like these, that wont cost me $5k ?

http://www.webtodd.com/images/hre445s.jpg

MATIX

I-forged makes an imitation of that rim, i think theyre called I-forged aeros...but good luck dealing with I-forged, I've heard a bunch of horror stories when it comes to dealing with them and their owner Vince Wong.

rodH

iTrader: (2)

some people think the iforged areos look like them, to me the only thing they have in common is the lip and the bolts that you can get, other than that the only thing that looks similar is the fact that they both have 5 spokes, look at my pic and decide. I actually like the shape of the iForged spokes better (flat and not tappered), thats why I went with them.

little_rod

I have to say, these are the best looking HREs I have seen. These have a lot more bling to them, are they polished or is that a chrome finish???


Whatever they are, they look great.

rodH

iTrader: (2)

polished

STLZ

Wish I had the money. I love HRE wheels.

Traffic

I wouldn't say the Aeros are too similar to the 445s. It's going to be tough to find a wheel like the 445 that isn't 3-piece. Even the I-Forged are still like $800/wheel.

travelmadness

those iforged aeros are a little too flat for my tastes, not quite enough shape for me. that is the problem with buying wheels == once you start shopping you start getting really picky, and then fall in love with $4k HRE wheels---and you will never find anything for $2k that will be just like the $4k wheels! oh well, i am going to keep looking for something i like, i dont think i'm ready to blow $5k for wheels and tires. . .

havabooz

wait a second...i thought i-forged was a company that mostly copied wheels (..so how come their prices dont reflect that....your telling me that i would be paying more for i-forged than i would for volks...truth is i like the i-forged wheels...but i cant seem to get a straight answer on their quality..when people say "horror stories" are they talking about the wheels or their experience in trying to get them?

little_rod

Well, I guess I could have gotten my aeros polished, but didn't like how it went with the door handles. To each is own, these rims look great.