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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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Thats it! naw j/k Id put some Duck Tape on that baby! Or Super glue... There are some really nice TSW's out there...i feel ya on not wanting to pay 500+ on one wheel... Im 21 on a budget and i have to make due with great taste...lol... i got a new set of wheels inn and i really like em' i think that there gonna look really nice!
Get what ya want, im just glad to get rid of my 03 base model wheels!
Old Feb 12, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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I'm right there with ya LOL. I turn 21 in a week, and im on a budget. Although I really like the wheels I just got put on today. I liked my volks alot, but these are going to do just fine
Old Feb 12, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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Post some pics when ya get a chance of the new set up!
Old Feb 12, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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You 21 year olds think you have it bad now with budgeting, wait until your 29, have a mortgage, 2 car payments, and a wife that thinks money magically appears in your bank account.
Old Feb 12, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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We still did not get an answer as to what you did to bend and crack this wheel? I have seen Z's in car accidents w/ bent volk wheels that look worse and yet still no crack. I personally have bent volk wheels worse than that and still didn't crack. What size tires were you using?

Compared to some other wheel brands that I have seen that have cracked, this is still no comparison. The barrel is barely cracked, even with a considerable bend too. To me that is still a testament to the strength and quality of Volk Wheels.
Old Feb 12, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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I honestly don't know what I did. I'm thinking a pothole or something but It was cracked for at least 2 or so weeks before I found out.
Old Feb 12, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Food for thought... Not trying to bring you down or anything but... Its a bad idea to finance mods man... Yeah its appealing since payments are spread out... I learned my lesson though - I got t-boned in my last car and she got totaled... 6 months after I was still paying for the damn mods... Never again... Save up you will be happier in the long run...

Then again... Its your money so I shouldnt be telling you how to spend it...
Old Feb 12, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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I wouldnt finance mods just for fun. But i view safe wheels that are free of cracks and have new tires a necessity
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 702Fairlady
... can get 12 months no interest on these wheels. So its not going to hit my wallet so fuggin hard.

that being the case, y not use the same mentality with a ___insert company here___ Zero interest credit card and buy 1 volk and 1 tire? i hardly think 1 wheel and 1 tire will be greater than 4 dubs with rubber.
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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I'm waiting for the "I cracked my 20" thruxton" post in a few months
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Chebosto
that being the case, y not use the same mentality with a ___insert company here___ Zero interest credit card and buy 1 volk and 1 tire? i hardly think 1 wheel and 1 tire will be greater than 4 dubs with rubber.

Because I have had the discount tire credit card for 2 years. I only have 1 other credit card and that is my USAA Platinum Mastercard, and don't want to open another. I dont really like using credit, I like to pay for things cash and know they are mine.


Originally Posted by redlude97
I'm waiting for the "I cracked my 20" thruxton" post in a few months
Well considering the nature of my whole thread, having the all-mighty Volks really didnt help me much did it
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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i heard volks are so strong chuck norris has trouble with them
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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lol at people who cant afford volks being happy a volk has finally cracked.
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 702Fairlady
Because I have had the discount tire credit card for 2 years. I only have 1 other credit card and that is my USAA Platinum Mastercard, and don't want to open another. I dont really like using credit, I like to pay for things cash and know they are mine.




Well considering the nature of my whole thread, having the all-mighty Volks really didnt help me much did it


you know discount tires can get Volk Racing Right???

the crack look like someone took a Chisel to it..

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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Volk350Z
the crack look like someone took a Chisel to it..

damn. blurry picts ftl. stop drinkin' so much coffee.

i dunno man-- to have the edges of a crack in a material like aluminum, to budge like that and be so concentrated... seems like it would have to be one helluva edge you had to slam into..

best of luck on your new wheel purchase.
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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^^ yay!!

pics make it easier, mike
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^^ yay!!

pics make it easier, mike
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Chebosto
i dunno man-- to have the edges of a crack in a material like aluminum, to budge like that and be so concentrated... seems like it would have to be one helluva edge you had to slam into..
Thats what I'm sayin LOL. The only thing I can think of is a pothole or one of the bottoms to the huge road construction cones
Old Feb 15, 2008 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by blueper4mancez
wow this is the first time i heard of volk cracking.
+1 and not a good one!
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 08:22 AM
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you get what you pay for

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