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Old 01-23-2004, 02:44 AM
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Replica rims

Anyone here familiar with brabus replica Movan rims. And if you are,, shall I or shall I not? , Just considering the money savings?
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I would never put anything fake or cheap on my benz
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I'm getting replica lm6's, your the only one who will know if they look good and your getting a saving great, spend the saving on something else, doorsilld, spoiler, sounds what eva u want.

Its not a case of putting cheap things on a benz but a case of if your happy with the quality and style of the product u buy
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cliffybabe,

where are you getting the replica lm6 from? How much did you pay?


hyepower,

Brabus wheels are extremely expensive. They are very nice wheels, but still this doesn't justify their exceptionally high price.
Many replica wheels (such is Moven's), are also good quality products;
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I'm getting them for £950, there 18 inch with rubber.

its about $1600 bucks

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discusion relating to this...


https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...t=brabus+snobs

personally, I wouldn't get fake wheels, but people seem to be satisfied w/the movens in particular... good luck
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I was just at the house of imports in buena park and I saw a CL500 in the showroom floor with guess what kind of wheels? 20' movans . monoblock IV replicas.. The dealers use them all the time with there independent wheel company right next door. I guess they are good wheells after all.
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I guess you can if you were to call everyone that uses these replecal theves, I guess Brabus has to include aall the MBZ Deallerships in the mix as well,,I guess Brabus would have to sue the place where there cars are bought from as well,, And if you iliminate the dealers,, brabus would have to sit on there asses,,

Hey maybe they can Mark up there asses,,

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I , too, am looking for new 17-inch wheels for my new 2004 CLK-320 coupe.

I like the 5-spoke AMG ones but if I can get good ones and save some money, why not? I care about the looks but not the name.

My local tire guy show me a catelogue of replicas which look very close to the 5-spoke AMG. I do not know the brand of these replicas so I am not sure about the quality.

Now, if the Movens are good, where do I get them? Is there a web site where I can check these wheels?
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I just don't see the point in spending at least 40+ thousand to get an mercedes then putting on replica rims.
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Originally posted by birdbirdbird
I just don't see the point in spending at least 40+ thousand to get an mercedes then putting on replica rims.

YOu wanna tell that to HOUSE OF IMPORTS MERCEDES BENZ in BUENA PARK CALIFORNIA?
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My point is if the wheels look good and they are of good quality, why should we care about the brand name?
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I also don't mind putting on nice rims with no brand name, but only if they're not replica of the expensive brands. Why don't they get their own style? How would yal feel if Kia made a car that looks exactly like the CLK??
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Why should i pay someone 4,000 more if i can have the same thing on my car for a 1/3 less. Its all bout the name. Brabus should really reduce there prices. I know wheels make a bit of difference from the cars performance, but not a 6- 7000 difference
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Originally posted by hyepower
Why should i pay someone 4,000 more if i can have the same thing on my car for a 1/3 less. Its all bout the name. Brabus should really reduce there prices. I know wheels make a bit of difference from the cars performance, but not a 6- 7000 difference
Just because a Maybach goes for around 3 times the price of an S-Class doesn't mean you get three times the luxury-Brabus rims are made for those who can afford them even though the price is ridiculously high.Personally I have nothing against buying any brand of rims so far they look good ,but I rather not get something that will always be seen as a replica of a more expensive brand-there are hundreds of other good looking designs out there!!

Just go for something you and your wallet feel comfortable with, even if it is the Movens,but don't complain once they are referred to as Brabus replicas!!
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Is there a web site where I can look at these Moven wheels? How much are they?

Maybe for you it's different. For me, If these Moven are of good quality, I would definitely buy them.
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try this

try this

http://www.coolwheels.com/category_d...&n=MovenWheels

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