Favorite Wheel Company
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^^ LOL, Pierre ur car is so sick with the ADV.. u r the only reason I don't flame them here. lol
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If you are up to date over in the Bimmer forums, you will see why ADV got such a bad rap.
Falsified TUV reports to "claim" they had it before they actually did. Bent / Cracked wheels that were drilled incorrectly.
There are tons of horror stories. On top of that, the owner of ADV is the past owner of 360 forged. Which apparently went belly up and screwed over tons of clients who paid for wheels.
Falsified TUV reports to "claim" they had it before they actually did. Bent / Cracked wheels that were drilled incorrectly.
There are tons of horror stories. On top of that, the owner of ADV is the past owner of 360 forged. Which apparently went belly up and screwed over tons of clients who paid for wheels.
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If you are up to date over in the Bimmer forums, you will see why ADV got such a bad rap.
Falsified TUV reports to "claim" they had it before they actually did. Bent / Cracked wheels that were drilled incorrectly.
There are tons of horror stories. On top of that, the owner of ADV is the past owner of 360 forged. Which apparently went belly up and screwed over tons of clients who paid for wheels.
Falsified TUV reports to "claim" they had it before they actually did. Bent / Cracked wheels that were drilled incorrectly.
There are tons of horror stories. On top of that, the owner of ADV is the past owner of 360 forged. Which apparently went belly up and screwed over tons of clients who paid for wheels.
Kriston, I remember you from E90post, I was (SpmnE9zero) over there. I haven't been up to date with the bimmerforums at all to be honest.
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If you are up to date over in the Bimmer forums, you will see why ADV got such a bad rap.
Falsified TUV reports to "claim" they had it before they actually did. Bent / Cracked wheels that were drilled incorrectly.
There are tons of horror stories. On top of that, the owner of ADV is the past owner of 360 forged. Which apparently went belly up and screwed over tons of clients who paid for wheels.
Falsified TUV reports to "claim" they had it before they actually did. Bent / Cracked wheels that were drilled incorrectly.
There are tons of horror stories. On top of that, the owner of ADV is the past owner of 360 forged. Which apparently went belly up and screwed over tons of clients who paid for wheels.
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Jordan 360 Forged
Jordan ADV1
ADV1 TUV
ADV1 Flow Spec
360 Forged Complaints
coincidence.....I think not
#32
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No worries! Flame all you want. It's a free world.
I know all the horror stories and I'm no fan boy.
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I just like the look of the wheel hahaha
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The only thing I am going to say about ADV1 is that we have worked with them for 5+ years now and not once have we had any problems. We are 1 of 4 authorized dealers in the US and sell a lot of their wheels. Find a good place that knows how to work with ADV1 and you won't have a problem, I've heard quite a few problems result from customer-dealer-ADV1 miscommunication which is unfortunate. We make sure there is no miscommunication anywhere in the process and have a good number of wonderful customers on MBWorld that got their ADV1s from us and there have been no complaints about anything.
Plus they make wheels that look like this
![](http://img.acuteperformance.com/adv1/adv1_wheels_red_finish.jpg)
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Plus they make wheels that look like this
![](http://img.acuteperformance.com/adv1/adv1_wheels_red_finish.jpg)
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To the vendors in this thread.
Looks aside - would you buy an ADV1 wheel over an HRE / BBS / Rays rim?
They sure are priced up there with the companies who have not only a much longer track history that ADV1 they have proven motorsport history / technology and research behind them.
If you are only after looks, there are dozens of other wheel manufacturers with similar designs and much less costly.
Looks aside - would you buy an ADV1 wheel over an HRE / BBS / Rays rim?
They sure are priced up there with the companies who have not only a much longer track history that ADV1 they have proven motorsport history / technology and research behind them.
If you are only after looks, there are dozens of other wheel manufacturers with similar designs and much less costly.
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Thing is, most people buy wheels based on looks and brand. These wheels are luxury items and luxury items are all about how it looks and what the brand conveys.
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W204 C63 Coupe, W166 ML350 BlueTEC, 928GT, C5 Z06 & IS300 race cars, EQE 4Matic+ on order
While I have been known to bash ADV1, it is solely because of their business practices and lies, not because I don't like their wheels or because I think the wheels themselves are crap. They certainly make some of the nicest wheels out there.
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Not every company can be as devoted to customer satisfaction as HRE
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After my P41s I'll always be a HRE fanboy at heart
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#42
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ADV makes some amazing good looking wheels, no doubt about that. And no shame to Pierre & Matt for rocking them cuz both your cars look sexy. ![Big Grin](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Wheels are all about personal preference, like buying a car make over another one. No right or wrong, just make sure you buy from a good dealer in case you need after sales support.
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Wheels are all about personal preference, like buying a car make over another one. No right or wrong, just make sure you buy from a good dealer in case you need after sales support.
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im surprised no one has mentioned CCW. They are pretty nice wheels, great customer service. I guess more popular with domestics and japs. I prefer HRE overall but these can be had for about 1/2 the price. Ofcourse buying my car with HRE's means no reason to further wheel shop for the c63.
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im surprised no one has mentioned CCW. They are pretty nice wheels, great customer service. I guess more popular with domestics and japs. I prefer HRE overall but these can be had for about 1/2 the price. Ofcourse buying my car with HRE's means no reason to further wheel shop for the c63.
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W204 C63 Coupe, W166 ML350 BlueTEC, 928GT, C5 Z06 & IS300 race cars, EQE 4Matic+ on order
Same thing with Fikse. Very light and strong wheels and a great company to deal with, but pretty limited in terms of style. They cater a fair bit to the motorsport community so I suspect their focus is on performance rather than looks.
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im surprised no one has mentioned CCW. They are pretty nice wheels, great customer service. I guess more popular with domestics and japs. I prefer HRE overall but these can be had for about 1/2 the price. Ofcourse buying my car with HRE's means no reason to further wheel shop for the c63.
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I've never had a set so I can't speak from experience (although one set is hardly statistically significant anyway), but I understand they're flow-formed and made in the Far East. All other things being equal, the barrel on a flow-formed wheel is going to be stronger than on a comparable gravity- or low-pressure-cast wheel as the rolling process does align the molecular structure somewhat. The fact that they're made overseas keeps the manufacturing costs down, so at the end of the day you end up with a wheel that's somewhere in between cast wheels and forged ones, both in terms of strength and price.