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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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A sharp pothole could have caused that.

Any wheel will crack given enouh stress, regardless of cost. Sucks, but that's reality.


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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by noodleman
i'm going to go with stern or rota's.
It's not a Rota, sorry to burst your bubble
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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Looks like the same wheels I have. Sevas or IForged.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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^LOL! That is not an iForged wheel. The center cap in the pic has a different profile than an iForged one. Also, if you look at the iForged website, none of the wheels in their product lineup have small holes between the lug holes.

http://www.iforged.com/us/wheels.php

Here's an example of an iForged wheel:

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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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Who cares? There are lots of high-quality things that fail when enduring unusual levels of stress. And if it happens enough times, word will get back to the manufacturer and they may or may not take heed and change the design to avoid repeat incidents.

Then there is also the quality control aspect. Even if the company manufactured to 6-Sigma standards (which wheel companies probably don't), which is a very stringent level of quality control, the benchmark is 3.4 defects per million 'opportunities'. The wheel company probably hasn't made 1 million wheels yet, but you get the idea. **** happens.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by WheelDude.com
It's not a Rota, sorry to burst your bubble
heh, i wasn't sure if rota's made chromies :P
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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I was thinking the same thing!! Iforge was my originally thought too.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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That could happen to any wheel. I was at the range dealer ship the other day and saw the same thing. It was a 3 piece wheel but they wouldn't tell me the name because it had a range rover cap. look like asanti but don't really know. Really, I think it happen to any wheel and I'm sure the manufacturer will cover it. Dude I have seen HRE's cracked like that.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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You guys are on it! Cheapo one piece cast wheels with fake rivets.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Triple8Sol
You guys are on it! Cheapo one piece cast wheels with fake rivets.

ohh look liike sevas to me.

can not be iforged
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 11:47 PM
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Guess who's still daily driving on a cracked wheel, 2 months later?
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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goes to show you get what you pay for...
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by hardy
goes to show you get what you pay for...

^^^ Yeah cause you know those GT3 rims are super cheap.
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by THe Emperor
^^^ Yeah cause you know those GT3 rims are super cheap.

Haha pwnt
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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FYI, this wheel was replaced, but now the same owner has ANOTHER cracked wheel. Same set. This time around Sevas is dodging him like they owe him money. Oh wait, they essentially do...
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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owners a dumb@ss for buying those wheels in the first place..
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Couple homemade motivational posters for your enjoyment.



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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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^Haha, nice.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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i swear by work/volks/advans
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