i felt this was relevant for most of IA....

[mocha latte cupcake]

VVVV

[BKgen®]

LOL.

FTW.

YOU WIN TEH INTERNETZ :lmfao:

[Alan®]

lol

[Mr. Clean]

that **** is the real deal holyfield and now that guy is gonna break the bank on a new one! yeah!

[mocha latte cupcake]

eye c j00 mus b3 r1ght.... eye role kumhoz en my Dezmons 2! lol lol rota = fail

[jadakid88]

damn!

[Mr. Clean]

is there any way to tell the difference between the sw 388's and the slipstreams just by looking at one?...

i've heard that the barrel is ribbed on the spoons or something like that.

[Dracc]

extra tight lugs for the win

[jamied311]

here's another one...

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/6598/rotasmotivatorvg2.jpg

[BKgen®]

damn... this really happens? LOL

and rota's still in business? :ninja:

[mocha latte cupcake]

i don't remember gimme a minute, i'm rusty on my SW388's.... and your avatar ftw.. big bear in front of the sol lol lol

and GENERALLY the Slips have that "finished" look to them....where as the desmonds are a more "raw" aka clear coat, breaking and shiny = rota........................


uncleared, raw, 2.3 pounds, get you jdm ho's = desmonds



YES B/C RICERS KEEP BUYING ROTAS AND KEEPING THEIR COPY CAT BUSINESS PRACTICES AND UNORIGINALITY WITH THE HELP OF CRAP PRODUCTS TO SAVE A BUCK AND SADLY NONE OF THESE RICERS EVER LEARN! they buy the wheels OVER and OVER again :cry: when will people learn

[Mr. Clean]

word... is there not a stamp anywhere?

[Mr. Clean]

holy god i just stumbled across this gem:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mirror.servut.us/kuvat/motivation/loli.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mirror.servut.us/kuvat/motivation/&h=600&w=750&sz=81&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=konqFyQASZ4UAM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=141&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dloli%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff% 26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN

has absolutely NOTHING to do with wheels but this is an f'ng treasure chest.

[jamied311]

more...

http://www.importfactor.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/100_0922.jpg

[mocha latte cupcake]

other than the back of the wheel i think Rota has a little etch thing in the middle of one of the spokes toward the center... and thats about it... and it says MATTEL on the back of it.....

[Mr. Clean]

other than the back of the wheel i think Rota has a little etch thing in the middle of one of the spokes toward the center... and thats about it... and it says MATTEL on the back of it.....

bwahaha...

http://www.kvii.com/uploadedImages/kvii/News/Stories/mattel%20recall%20again(1).jpg

[Mr. Clean]

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 3 (3 members and 0 guests)
clean_sol, GKtib®, PURE jdm

haha were the only people on the interweb tonight apparently... i keep looking down there and seeing those names

[SiRed94]

hahah these ppl must be sliding into curbs...

[DecoyOctopus]

wow ive never seen a wheel even do that

[tubby]

ROFL this is good and true but ill rock em.... lol reps to u

[mocha latte cupcake]

hahah these ppl must be sliding into curbs...

negative.. tehy has tork! rotas has plastik

[d_day87]

damn that sucks bad, good thing i don't rock rota's.

[mocha latte cupcake]

yes indeed it IS a good thing.... may the JDM gods bless you good sir

[FasTech]

Thats a first... never seen rims do that before, and here I was looking at some rota's for my car..... NeVeR MiNd..... lolol

[J-ROCK]

i was gonna get some rotas for my integra! guess im goin in another direction now lol

[d_day87]

yes indeed it IS a good thing.... may the JDM gods bless you good sir


http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/ponyrider_2007/l_91b8d97fafc6d894868783cf197a2c9c1.jpg


no jdm god here anymore. lol! gotta love the oz aristos

[mocha latte cupcake]

hmmm well.... may the Brembo's, OMP, and OZ gods be with you young Dubber

[d_day87]

thank you sir, nice car btw :goodjob:

[mocha latte cupcake]

thank very much :cheers: i enjoy the dub style! R32 wheels? tis a R32 or GTI>

[AznTraitor]

this thread kinda mis-guides.

All wheel manufacturers have to follow the industry standard for both OEM and NON-OEM wheels by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) which is stamped on the backside of all wheels and a company has to meet or exceed the specs and regulations set forth by "SAE". All wheels have their limitations...which is why there are FWD and RWD application specific wheels. There are also cases of HRE's, CCW's, and FISKE's having wheels separate just as you have ROTA's shown.

If it was a cut and dry case of these individuals launching off the line or doing a hard stop in every day driving, then there would be a problem, but the fact remains these individuals were driving or pushing these wheels beyond SAE regulations, where the manufacturer no longer holds any blame. Now, for race applications yes the wheels are held to a higher standard but does that mean they are indestructible? No, because of the amount of heat that is produced in hard braking and quick cool downs effects the overall integrity of the wheels, and after time of alot of hard use...they will too separate or crack.

point is, all wheels are held to the same standard otherwise they would not be in business and all these claims againest the company would have had them shut down long ago...but viable evidence proves that the wheels were used beyond their limits.

[d_day87]

yep r32 wheels stock on 20th anniversary gti

[mocha latte cupcake]

sigh peter why do you have to ALWAYS add logic to my threads?!?!?!?!?!?! WTF! out i say OUT! makin me look bad here geez!

[AznTraitor]

sigh peter why do you have to ALWAYS add logic to my threads?!?!?!?!?!?! WTF! out i say OUT! makin me look bad here geez!


alright. I'll stop.

Continue with the Rota bashing.

:)

[mocha latte cupcake]

thank you!


ROTAS ARE GAY! CONTINUE WITH THAT HAET!

[Vteckidd]

thats from over tightening lug nuts, not the forging on the wheel being bad.

Plus, there was a thread on HT awhile back about this an come to find out alot of those pics are wheels from cars that were wrecked and slammed into a curb.

The pics make the JDM fanboys feel better about their $3000 rims ;)

Now, it depends on what kind of knockoff you get. Knockoffs are like XEROX copies. A copy of the original is hard to tell the difference. But once you do a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy .....

The copy gets worse an worse as you go.

Then ther is SAE Standards, which is another post altogether

So id stick with ROTA and SPORTMAX and stay away from SSK and SPOOM

[Elbow]

I'll buy Rotas.

Lots of race cars have them without issues.

[mocha latte cupcake]

you are correct mike my SUper JDM RARE wheels cost me a whopping..... 250 bucks to my door :D EPIC WIN, stronger AND lighter than rotas.... JDM > rota again...

i woudn't dare rock some off brand pos wheels on my car, simply cause well.... i don't buy trash for my car... and to me rota and sportmax < OEM. i'd roll stock before i rolled rota...

its all in where you look but you are correct... i really do HATE rota more simply for the fact that they are just that.... copies.... bwhaha i wouldn't pay over 1100 bucks for a good set of wheels... and i sure as hell wouldn't pay the 500 bucks PLUS for Rotas...

[uproot]

another rota killed by vtec

[mocha latte cupcake]

lol lol ahhh how i miss these good quality threads on IA.....

[redrumracer]

lol

[uproot]

lol lol ahhh how i miss these good quality threads on IA.....

It wouldn't quite be IA without em, lol

[Vteckidd]

you are correct mike my SUper JDM RARE wheels cost me a whopping..... 250 bucks to my door :D EPIC WIN, stronger AND lighter than rotas.... JDM > rota again...

i woudn't dare rock some off brand pos wheels on my car, simply cause well.... i don't buy trash for my car... and to me rota and sportmax < OEM. i'd roll stock before i rolled rota...

its all in where you look but you are correct... i really do HATE rota more simply for the fact that they are just that.... copies.... bwhaha i wouldn't pay over 1100 bucks for a good set of wheels... and i sure as hell wouldn't pay the 500 bucks PLUS for Rotas...

I wasnt talking about YOU, i was generalizing. Lets face it most of the guys that bash ROTAs or SPORTMAXs are advocating $3000 VOLKS or WORKS.

Im sorry, but 90% of the people out there arent buying $3000 wheels for their $2000 civic or integra or 240 , etc.

There is nothing wrong with ROTAs, matter of fact they are BRILLIANT by filling a niche market with quality wheels that look like their expensive counterparts.

I know guys with SPOON wheels that wouldnt hesitate a second to purchase ROTA if their wheels got damaged or stolen.

Dont believe me?

PM B18C5_EH2

[GSRteg®]

Ain't that some ****

[Andy_013]

I guess this person did not get the memo that Rota wheeels are not for race cars :screwy:

[black95se]

"WARNING" What you are about to see is the graphic carnage from attempting to drift with a FWD car. The images my not be suitable for all ages. If you can not handle gruesome images and are not above the age of 18 DO NOT PROCEED!




http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=140301&stc=1

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/6598/rotasmotivatorvg2.jpg

http://www.importfactor.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/100_0922.jpg

[soul]

this thread is full of some of the dumbest shi t ive ever read on ia.

[Whiteboy™]

this thread is full of some of the dumbest shi t ive ever read on ia.

i must agree

[AznTraitor]

this thread is full of some of the dumbest shi t ive ever read on ia.


then you haven't been keeping up on IA that much. It's chock full of stupidty.

[gen2freak]

yep rotas not good!

[T-Mo Goodie]

yep rotas not good!

why do you say this? Is it from experience or hearsay? I agree with mr.kidd. I have had a few sets of Rotas and no problems. If they were as crappy as these 3 pics show, then they would be out of business. You would see thousands and thousands of pics. People still rocking them and if you choose to buy the real ones cool, but don't knock someone for not wanting to spend $2000+ on wheels for a $2000 car :screwy:

[mocha latte cupcake]

soul - shut up whatever happened to your civic?

mike - i know i like harassing you simple b/c its fun... and well.... i miss j00 ho bag lol no i keed i keed... but yes i know i'm an attn whore sometimes... its all about me me me...

whiteboy - hush back in your cage cracka!

peter - :werd:

T(e)mo78 - most "new" wheel companys make crappy cheap wheels to start off with its a simple fact, how about that WHOLE year when Konig wheels starting bending left and right, spokes cracked and their "new" line of wheels were basically defective? just what happens cutting costs etc etc idk how to make wheels and all that but Konig fixed it and now they are fine, i'm sure Rota was having the same issues and just the same they will fix it and be fine, quality control here. but still... i haet teh rotars...simple as that...we all learn from mistakes

[gtikid]

Rota's FTW.

Said it before and i'll say it again: Rota's, allowing me to look JUST like you at 1/4 of the cost :goodjob:

Besides, i'm sure most of us don't plan on crashing into a curb or something ridiculous like that where your wheel breaks

[mocha latte cupcake]

what!? go away! go lose a battery again lol lol i keed i keed... your sig always makes me laugh

[gtikid]

what!? go away! go lose a battery again lol lol i keed i keed... your sig always makes me laugh

:2up: .....

:lmfao: I like staring at my sig from time to time too :yes:

[Sol-Badguy]

JMmakesmesad.

(Hint:spacebardoesntworkonthiscomputer!!)

[mocha latte cupcake]

NoRobbieIn0Makej00Sadj00HasStockieSi'sFTMFEPICoemW ynn!

(KnowKneedSpaceHasTehCapsLocks)

[FriskyWalrus]

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j96/whitemanhart/poster64417569.jpg

[black95se]

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j96/whitemanhart/poster64417569.jpg

FAILURE

[takume]

WTF, lol. I don't use rota anyway.

[90_ACCORD]

haha that actually has happened 2 a friend of mine
i was in the car and damn that curb did some damage

[Mr. Clean]

FAILURE

x2

"because it will literally sitting on your rota's"..... :thinking:

[green91]

Come on people, broken spokes aren't caused by over tightened lug nuts! The hub regions are completely intact. I'm sure these breakages were all caused due to wreck-like conditions, not just riding down the road. Ive had cars come into work with broken STEEL WHEELS. Its not impossible. But if anyone wants to sell their Rotas for cheap im not skeered :)

[black95se]

haha that actually has happened 2 a friend of mine
i was in the car and damn that curb did some damage

note to self rotas don't hold up well aginst curbs and pot holes!

[green91]

note to self rotas don't hold up well aginst curbs and pot holes!

No wheels do. Don't be stupid.

[black95se]

No wheels do. Don't be stupid.

I wasn't being STUPID, more like sarcastic. But i guess it is hard to tell that over the interweb.

I highly doubt any of that happend while they were driving down the road. I recall seeing one of these pic on honda-tech, and the owner said he hit a curb. I heard of other cases where people hit pot holes to. That can happen to almost any aftermarket rim if you hit a curb.

[green91]

I wasn't being STUPID, more like sarcastic. But i guess it is hard to tell that over the interweb.

I highly doubt any of that happend while they were driving down the road. I recall seeing one of these pic on honda-tech, and the owner said he hit a curb. I heard of other cases where people hit pot holes to. That can happen to almost any aftermarket rim if you hit a curb.

My apologies then, i didn't detect your sarcasm lol.

That being said Ive had a set of Rota c8's for about 4 years now, many sets of tires, probably 100k miles of highway driving and high stress mountain driving etc.. basically theyve been through everything aside from a full race situation and are still in great condition, no stress signs or any damage. It simply wouldnt be feasible for me to find a set of real mugen wheels.

[black95se]

My apologies then, i didn't detect your sarcasm lol.

That being said Ive had a set of Rota c8's for about 4 years now, many sets of tires, probably 100k miles of highway driving and high stress mountain driving etc.. basically theyve been through everything aside from a full race situation and are still in great condition, no stress signs or any damage. It simply wouldnt be feasible for me to find a set of real mugen wheels.

In no way am i hatting on rota. Once i sell/trade my twoforty for a integra i will be picking up a set. Unless my buddy is still in japan by that time. then i might get some JDM thigh ish for the low low!

[collins]

i woudn't dare rock some off brand pos wheels on my car, simply cause well.... i don't buy trash for my car... and to me rota and sportmax < OEM. i'd roll stock before i rolled rota...


LOL u better bite ur tongue, boy, or ill break out pics from nopi 2005 :lmfao:

[DC2girl]

lol

[black95se]

LOL u better bite ur tongue, boy, or ill break out pics from nopi 2005 :lmfao:

dew it! dew it!

[TehHakingS14]

WOW, that is a talent to be able to do that

[Marta Mike]

this thread=fail

[Marta Mike]

LOL u better bite ur tongue, boy, or ill break out pics from nopi 2005 :lmfao:


yea ***** forgot bout that........................even better they came off a civic :lmfao:


wtf IA edits N1663R now...................BS!

[mocha latte cupcake]

LOL u better bite ur tongue, boy, or ill break out pics from nopi 2005 :lmfao:

you'll die a slow death goat boat! and btw... Email me those since i don't have any of those when she was first with me...

[collins]

:lmfao: lucky for you i believe they died with my old laptop... you MIGHT be safe...























:ninja:

[DC2NR]

What The L???? Hope my wheels won't do that.

[SouthSide Tay]

damn its time for some work wheels.

[southside]

Those things look like their made from fiberglass

[1SICKLEX]

Its amazing to me how people FORGET how important a quality wheel is. So much stress is on that wheel, especially if you drive hard or track it. Thank goodness for O.Gs and research as I decided on the track proven BBS wheels this go round. When I was a newbie, I did the knock off thing and the freaking wheels chipped and bent like no tomorrow.

I will NEVER recommend wheels that are not from top quality brands.

Its not just Rotas or other cheap brands. Some expensive companies like SEVAS have had issues as well. The problem is EVERYONE is saying "forged" but there are MANY different ways to forge, most use the cheapest way possible then sell the wheels.

[FriskyWalrus]

x2

"because it will literally sitting on your rota's"..... :thinking:

meh i thought people would understand it. just picture some really ghetto black dude saying rotor

[SleepingTalon]

Rota's are garbage. Those pics aren't the only ones I've seen. This happened to a guy on Club Lexus with an SC.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e214/sleepingtalon/rota.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e214/sleepingtalon/rota2.jpg

[Bruce Leroy]

Hmm. thats interesting....

Long ago.. when i was a ricer.. I was doing reverse donuts in the middle of the road and slammed into the curb... My shock was broken, lower control arm, and ball joint were all bent to hell.... But my wheel was basically undamaged.

[Sammich]

hmmm

[Elbow]

You all are lame, I have seen BBS's break, Rotas break, ANYTHING, it depends what you hit. Not saying they are all equal quality, but by the PICS posted that does not say much.

[Ronsam2006]

hahahahahaha...that **** is hilarious

[collins]

:lmfao: lucky for you i believe they died with my old laptop... you MIGHT be safe...


lol..... i lied....

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii210/collinsgto/CIMG0307.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii210/collinsgto/CIMG0319.jpg

:ninja:

[wrekonize]

damn what kind of tires are they using **** they must stick good as hell if the wheel goes and the tire stays.....

[DaMaGe ZWK]

HELL YEAH... I LOVE IT... wish I had those pics when all the rota boys were talking **** about my spoons lol...

[EJ25RUN]

Couple of things.

#1 This is old news.
#2 We don't know what the guy was doing to inflict that damage to the Wheel.
If you bang directly into a curb at 40+ MPH, any wheel could bust like that.
#3 Im not defending Rota cause i've always been against them but i want to read what actually happened before i start assuming it happened cause "ROTA made the wheel"

[EJ25RUN]

HELL YEAH... I LOVE IT... wish I had those pics when all the rota boys were talking **** about my spoons lol...

really? wow!

[DaMaGe ZWK]

really? wow!
:thinking:

[EJ25RUN]

:thinking:

Explain to me what you meant buy Rota boys dissing your spoons.

[DaMaGe ZWK]

They were just talking a lot of **** because they thought it was stupid spending that much money on spoons when you can buy something that looks identical for a lot cheaper...

[EJ25RUN]

They were just talking a lot of **** because they thought it was stupid spending that much money on spoons when you can buy something that looks identical for a lot cheaper...

Yeah. Idiots.

Same thing with people talking bad about Volk wheels.