It’s sad that there are so many cheap looking wheels out there. I’m really tired of seeing it. Yes, I understand, it’s mainly a Wal-Mart society, but come on.. I’d rather not have a set of aftermarket wheels on my car then. Cheap wheels have a thick, almost industrial look to them. The rim portion has that same boring, cheap looking finish and that same boring bend. It makes it easy to pull out of the mold, polish and produce in mass quantity. The same rim is used on all designs and the focus is on copying the disk. Curved rims are much more difficult to develop since it is a key structural area for impact testing. An even polishing throughout a nice, smooth, curved rim is much more difficult to achieve. You can notice a set of cheap wheels on a car even when it’s in motion.
And can’t you spot a cheap brand immediately? Maybe it’s just me, but I really dislike certain words and logos. Especially words used to make a wheel seem Japanese. Even worse, kanji. It’s like those sushi restaurants with names like Bob’s All-You-Can-Eat Sushi that use Wonton typeface for their signs. I’m in no way discriminating against other ethnicities. I’m just anti-cheap wheel. Anti-cheap product for that matter.
I understand that not everyone can afford an expensive, quality wheel. I just hope that kids that want to dress up their cars know what they’re getting themselves into. I’m getting really tired of the “DUB” style wheels also. The whole “big” lip thing doesn’t work for me if the wheel looks cheap. It’s just 4 more inches of cheap lip to look at. Cheapens the car. 300C’s, Chargers, SUVs, big body Benzos with big, cheap looking chrome wheels..ugh..
Norio was mentioning the fact that he loves the new BMW OE wheels. Deep set centers and long flowing spokes. No lip. Looks great in motion. Hopefully, these’ll make it harder for the cheap manufacturers to copy/produce this style of wheel due to its structural integrity and weight. We’ll just have to wait and see..