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i was highly impressed with my zed at snetterton 300 only 2 cars faster than me all day was a r8 and a elise trophy thingy maybe other drivers were shite/not pushing it but the nsx that was there wasnt as fast as i expected it to be

Part 2 Another misconception is the amount of R&D that goes in to a Rota wheel. I've been to the Rota plant and seen these wheels produced, tested, etc.. There is definitely a lot of work involved in to making a wheel and money is saved as labor in the Philippines is cheaper and they are a cast wheel so the entire manufacturing process isn't as expensive. I definitely stand behind these products as I truly believe they are quality wheels. I've ran tons of wheels over the years including Volk, Work, etc.. and I still love Rota wheels and run them daily on my car on the street, on the track, etc.. PAWI (the company that manufactures Rota wheels) has been in business since the 1970's and has been producing quality wheels for a long time. They manufacture a ton of wheels for the OEM markets (Toyota, Ford, Datsun, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz, VW, etc..). We also visit Rota and fly all the way from the US to the Philippines to attend meetings, review our upcoming wheels, monitor production, etc.. This is a product we believe in and hope you guys can see that A few pictures from our last trip a few months ago looking over different wheel finishes for our new releases no R&D?? please.... every wheel is blue printed, goes through computer simulations for testing, produced, tested on various equipment to ensure all JWL/VIA standards are met, etc.. Toyota? Yep the largest car manufacture in the world runs Rota's

taken from one of the Global Time Attack teams i believe PT1 Forgive the poor transfering Quote: Originally Posted by hotrod2448 View Post Having worked in professional motorsports for over 10 years I can tell you the devil truly is in the details when you are trying to get the most out of a part. Truth be told I don't think half of the "real" aftermarket companies are even very good at that. I'm willing to bet the knock off companies are even worse at it though, because they haven't gained the knowledge of what works and doesn't that the OEMs do in the design and testing process. They just want to make it look like the part. I worked closely with Rota Wheels for 5+ years I can honestly say they make a quality product. See my below response in regards to their relations with OEM companies, testing/R&D, etc.. Not all "imitation" wheels are created equal so you really shouldn't group Rota Wheels in the same category. The wheel in the Wed Wheel video is a cheaply made Taiwanese wheel that likely doesn't meet JWL/VIA test standards. These are wheels marketed to south east Asian countries and will likely never make it to the US. If you've ever traveled to Taiwan, Thailand, etc.. you will see a ton of cheap knock off wheels.. Quote: Originally Posted by boostless View Post If ROTA does this kind of research on each of the "their" wheels, then I have no idea how they get them so cheap. Rota Wheels are manufactured in the Philippines so labor is much cheaper. They use the same material as other cast wheel manufactures (aluminum is the same as Enkei Wheels, in fact Rota actually sourced aluminum from Enkei awhile back when there were shortages..). The reason Volk Wheels are more expensive is because of the manufacturing process, a forged wheel takes much longer to produce. Also labor is much higher in Japan and there is a huge markup when imported to the US (Mackin Industries has raised MSRP over $200+ PER wheel in the last few years). Lastly if you compare to the sheer volume of wheels imported each month you will see that Rota Wheels are widely sold and so they can lower their price point in the market and still be profitable. I've been to the Rota plant many times in the Philippines. Here's a post I made awhile back after one of my trips "There are many misconceptions with Rota wheels, most of the time these are posts made by users with no experience with the wheels. One misconception is Rota wheel weights, most models are actually very light. Rota wheels are cast wheels so they will never be the lightest wheel made, however that doesn't mean they are heavy.. Most new models like the Rota DPT in 17x9 fitment only weigh in at 18 lbs Another misconception is the strength or overall quality of the wheels. I've seen broken Work, Enkei, Volk, etc.. in all my years modding cars and tracking my car. Any wheel can get damaged given the amount of force however these wheels do not just "grenade" on the track. The majority of our customers are buying Rota wheels for strictly track use and they are very happy with their performance. Also a time attack team who is constantly winning events runs Rota wheels Quote from GST Owner/Tuner Mike Warfield "We have smashed burms, jumped the car and done all things brutal we can and we have never hurt a Rota rim ever. For sure the best wheel for the $ and strong as hell. Mike"

not but this is how 99% of OEM road car wheels are made

check the offsets to check if they will cover your brakes if running brembos also they are very very skinny might look a bit odd

this is how it should look

as much as the adjustment is appreciated it would mean everything needs to be re done

Im curious to which 3 people download that file and why?

valentines day..........you mean new car part day surely.

sponsored by easyjet , looks a good job for a home jobby

box is a tad overkill

yea no worries cheers

fantastic

Paddy That works brilliantly thank you so much any chance you could fix the larger one

but then when i save the image an upload it it now has white background i really need it vectored is that the right word? trying to get a few bit of custom clothing sorted and the background is causing a issue

Hello Guys is there anyone that can remove the black background from the two images below so when used in word etc only the blue/purple remain ?

hmm really starting to like the idea of quad pipes

i can gain 7 second just by turning abs off?

go pod and get in there play pens at a dwyb

just curious im trying the 350z challeneg im pullin 2:10:00 atm but im racing clean what aid you guys use as im using only abs and clutched/manual

lexx is that by any chance at tilbury docks?

im the one with the bottle incase anyone struggles