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Originally Posted by Ninefourteener
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Originally Posted by Pumxee
Unforunately, the rims I was looking at are machined aluminum, which I've been told are not suitable for winter and if I run them in winter I will void the warranty so I've scratched that plan for now and decided to just go with BR-10 Rims in 20 Diameter.
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Uhhhhh... excuse me? What kind of an aftermarket rim company "doesn't offer a warrantee if they are used in the winter"??? Rims are rims. Aluminum, steel, carbon, titanium.... whatever. If they are suitable to be bolted on to a car, and safe enough to hold up the weight of that car without collapsing.... then they are suitable to be driven in the winter.
Tires? Yes. Tires make a difference between winter/summer
Wheels? Never in the 60+ cars I've owned, 14 cars I've restored, hotrodded, modified, or raced, and the 30+ years I've been working on cars.... have I EVER heard of a "Summer only wheel"... ever.
"Machined aluminum"... means basically "The exact same wheel construction as 98% of every other wheel on the planet"
That sounds like a shitty wheel company, making any excuse they can not to honor a warrantee. Perhaps they apply a substandard finish to the wheels, and after a few unhappy customers complained, they instilled a "no warrantee if driven in the winter" clause. Shady. Very shady. Sounds a lot like a company that offers a piggyback tuning ECU, that comes with an "engine warrantee".... but only if you never actually drive the car in any conditions. (ahem) |
I'd be happy to agree with you but I've heard the same thing from two other wheel suppliers now. The rim in question is from DAI Art Replica. They're reputable.