Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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i seen some half decent 'cheap' alloys but dont want 2 be abused for takin the affordable route. does the name matter that much
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ChazSXi
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Waterlooville, Hampshire
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depnds if ur buyin em just cos their cheap or whether ur buyin em cos u actually like the look and style of em!
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viera
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Registered: 26th Oct 02
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i read that the cheaper ones can be puorous (spelling) and can eventually crack as they arn't made with the best materials.
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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abstyling said that fox alloys are shite, they had 20 sets and 16 of those came back fucked within 3 months..
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Dav
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Registered: 23rd Jul 02
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
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It's not Fox Racing ones is it?
Coz usually I'd so no the make doesn't matter, but in the case of Fox Racing alloys then definitely yes. They are complete poo.
[Edited on 20-04-2003 by Dav]
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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yup tis fox racing.
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Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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id seen some from Excite, Alessio and team dynamics (yes i was told these are a 'cheap' name) all of these i liked. i can afford expensive wheels but i have honestly liked what ive seen
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vauxtillidie
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Registered: 27th Dec 02
Location: Manchester Drives: Cav turbo/Corsa C20XE
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alessio aint cheap in my eyes, if u like em then go for it but agreed fox r shite
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Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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are excite wheels shite or what? btw i seen them listed as wolfrace on one shops site, whats going on there???
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Adam
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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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I've had fox alloys on for over a year now and had no problems
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Lisa
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Registered: 6th Apr 00
Location: Euxton, Lancashire
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i had some team dynamic motorsports for 3yrs and sold em last year to a lad over the road and they are still going strong.
some alloys come with a 12month warranty so check before you but is my advice
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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before u but? hehehe
Excite is like the wolfrace budget range i think.
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jm960326
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Registered: 24th Aug 02
Location: Rob Cheshire
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I got OZ racing ones, no problems with them same with mates who have got them. Good quality. Same with fox from the people I know, no probs
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
Location: south wales Drives: astra sri ecoflex
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fuck the make, its the style that mattres. unless of course they are fox which are poo, or motorworld own brand or some shite like that
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Makarus
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Registered: 25th Jun 02
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I have TSW Evo R's, good quality, got them cheap too @ £300 for brandnew quality, only done under 100 miles from new over about 1 month.
I think wheels are completly up to you, I buy what I want because I like it, if anyone gives me a hard time then they can GTF because its my choice. Regarding quality of build though, I would not put my money into Fox, heard too many bad things about their quality. Allesio and Team Dynamic are very nice.
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FrankP
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Registered: 12th Aug 02
Location: Melbourne, Australia Drives: 02 Barina SRi 1.8
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all i can say is u get what u pay for.
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PanaceA
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Registered: 2nd Apr 03
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It depends alot on what image you want your car to give off and how you will be driving your car. If you want your car to give off the image of a racer then you want Speedline, OZ or Compomotive. These wheels, Compomotive and Speedline especialy, are Rally bred, extremly well built and extremly strong. If you just want eye catching good looks then anything goes really.
Don't forget though, wheels can make or brake a car, tacky brand wheels can really put a downer on your car.
Speedline everytime baby 
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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quote:
Originally posted by Demo
fuck the make, its the style that mattres. unless of course they are fox which are poo, or motorworld own brand or some shite like that
So what happens when the alloy fractures at 70mph and leaves you careering towards the central reservation? Also cheap ones become porous and you end up with slow punctures, and a perfectly fine tyre. Cheap brands tend to go for cheap materials and cheap designing processes and the air can escape through the shit quality alloy.
Dave
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tomcorsa
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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i bought sum avalinis or summin like tht from wheel base coz i cudnt get holda the 1s i wanted which were tem dynamics and thgey look the part n avnt ad ne probs but mind u they were still about £550 for 16"
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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u should get what u like and what suit ur car its up 2 u!!
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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whats wrong wiv fox they do sum v nice designs!!
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StuartVRS
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Bromley Common, Greater London
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quote:
Originally posted by dannycorsa c
whats wrong wiv fox they do sum v nice designs!!
They do??? since when........ imo they are all crap and look cheap. If you see a fox design you like, go look for another wheel with a similar design and buy them, avoid fox altogether
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Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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fox are crap, i had them on my old car, and when i crashed, they just got demolished, i only hit a kurb, they look cheap, but some designs are nice, its just that its FOX 
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gozzy
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Registered: 21st Apr 03
Location: lowetoft
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migilia are proper nice tsw piss me off their sooo over done especially venoms wat do u lot think bout chrome wheels
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SRi_m00k
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Registered: 19th Jan 03
Location: N.Ireland
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well by regulation all alloys have to be x-ray inspected before being dispatched so they shud in theory be of equal quality etc, just depends how tight the operator is who checks the alloys!!
x-ray shows up any imperfections/air pockets which would give a weak point in the wheel, i've been in round a few factories and it is taken pretty seriously, i say go with wat u like!!!
many of the big names in wheel manufacture operate under aliases or sister companies so some of the time ur gettin same product!!
i've never had any trouble with any wheels i've had and i'm not a brand/label freak, i now have speedlines but thats cos i like em!!
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