OEM 166 vs Replica's
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is there that much of a difference? sort of tired of looking at rims lately, so i'm just going to get 166's. i was looking at these http://www.ebay.com/itm/19-SILVER-M5...bed402&vxp=mtr. can anyone let me know why i shouldn't do it? for some reason it doesn't look as concave vs the real ones, unless it's just a bad angle of the rim.
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reps never get the concavity correct IMO..if you are going to spend some money, just get the OEM ones...or wait for a set of used ones to pop up..as they do more often than not...
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i've had the oem wheels and i've seen the reps in person. the reps look horrible. they are nowhere near as concave as the original.
now as far as the oem....i got rid of them, cause they kept cracking on me....on the inner lips.
now as far as the oem....i got rid of them, cause they kept cracking on me....on the inner lips.
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I had the reps on my car first. They are way less concaved and I had balance issues,
OEM's are the only way to go!
OEM's are the only way to go!
