TJMJR

Diablo Racing makes a replica of the Lowenhart BR5’s called the Diablo Burgini. Instead of purchasing the Lowenharts and paying $875 a wheel, I can buy (4) Diablo Burgini wheels for a total of $885. Now there is a little difference in size. I can no longer enjoy the 18x8 & 18x9 combo on my ’98 C230, I would have to settle for 18x7.5 all around, but then I can rotate my tires with ease. Nevertheless, can anyone tell me why the replicas would a bad way to go? I would love the real Lowenharts, but money is always an issue. I just can’t justify $4,500 in wheels on a $15,500 car. Please share with me your expertise and any other manufactures of replica Lowenharts.

2~s0L~t

hey man, it's sol-t. listen, replica wheels are not a bad way to go, so long as the wheel is made by a reputable company and a solid make --- not cheap/flimsy/etc. if they knock off the price of the wheel because their name is not as big as lowenhart's or they didn't have dibs on that style (i.e. -- they are offering a replica to the big, expensive, brand name), then cool... but if the wheel is less expensive because it is made cheap, then i would rock the brand name for sure. to me, yah, 4500 is a lot to spend on brand name wheels for a 15k car, but hey, if you're an enthusiast, u do that kinda stuff. that's why a lot of peeps (the one's that i know -- granted it can be kinda shallow) get expensive rims, it's for the quality and for the fact that when enthusiasts see a benz on real lowenharts --- it makes the car and they go ooohhh and aweeeee, but when they see the copy, the first thing outta their mouth's is "oh those aren't the real one's" or "those are fake" or whatever... i know this because i had been a huge e30 bimmer enthusiast. i had a 1990 bmw 3 series evo m3 hybrid... people used to try to go off and say it wasn't an M because it wasn't wide body or whatever, but anyhow, if u can deal with the dorks talkin ***** then u should go with diablo, all i'm saying is it's an image i guess, but also a matter of quality check too. hope i helped, this is a long @$$ msg.

they also make a lowenhart ld-1 copy as well... but here's the br's.

2~s0L~t

when i said "a lot of peeps get expensive rims, granted it's kinda shallow," i didn't mean it it's shallow to get expensive rims. god knows i am going lowenhart or lorinser, but i meant they get the rims simply to show off or to please others, not themselves. But others, like myself and others on this board, like the brand name simply because we do, and well this is making no damn sense i just like lowenhart for me, not others, and that's what i am trying to say. if u do it for others, it's shallow -- to act like a baller. u do it for u, then ur alright. use ur gut bro.

DougandhisC280

I like the way you talk.

SLK Boy

I've got 18x8.5 Brabus V replica's on my C320, and they look really good. I got them for about the same price you posted for your replicas. They're not staggered like my 17" AMG monoblocks, but then I can rotate the tires. Also, living on the east coast, the roads eat up rims, so I don't care if these get damaged. I put MB centercaps on them, so it's not like i'm trying to pretend they're real Brabus. I just like the style of them, and i'm not willing to pay $3000-4000 for the real things.

2~s0L~t

thanks doug.... i appreciate it man... mad respect right back atcha player...

haha urbonics...

tpliquid

i do it for status.

wald kit. HRE 546R 18's

full CF interior.

itz all abuot the status. if myc ar cant go fast ten might as well make it a nice show car. status baby

mic280

He!he!he!he! that's the TP I know.. Yo da mang........

TJMJR

You all have real good points and I appreciate the insight. Are there any ideas on decent looking replicas? I found a few that look like the Lowenhart BR5's, but I think I need 18x8.5 and all I found were 18.7.5!!

DougandhisC280

That's awesome.