spetz

Is the quality of knock offs good?

And where is a good place to get them? One that ships overseas (into Europe)

benzokirk

I think you raise a good question about knock offs... the only reason I feel safe with them is that I've seen so many of them out there and haven't heard many (if any) horror stories about them. Maybe someone else can shed some light on that subject and possibly change my mind about them at the same time

I'm not certain, but this company might be in Europe. They claim to ship worldwide. They also strongly recommend against knock-offs and only sell OEM (AMG and others) wheels.

http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mer...ass_124_alloys

190E 16V

I read once, while searching for rims, that all the rims made in Europe need to conform to a manufacturing standard.
Most euro rims are made in Italy and Germany, I believe, and many OEM rims are made by the same company that makes replicas with the same high quality. The euro rim manufacturers must meet stardards of roundness among others - not so in Asia.

You want to check how heavy the aftermarket rims are. The cheap o es are likely heavy and will adversely affect your ride and handling. Safety and quality of rims from an unregulated manufacturer would be a prime concern.

There are others on this forum whoknow much more about this.

Saijin_Naib

Thanks for the link Benzkirk! They have the EvoII rims I wish I could find a set for cheap stateside but I've been at a loss.

spetz

Thanks benzokirk for that website. This will make wheel purchasing easier for me!
The only reason I was thinking of copy rims was so they could be brand new, I never realized you can buy genuine AMG rims brand new.

Here is a site I got from here as well, apparently they are good, but not genuine. This is a google translated page (from www.rh-alurad.de)
http://translate.google.com/translat...2F&sl=de&tl=en

They have a site in the US as well. I e-mailed the above German site but with no reply a few weeks back

ksing44

Wow, they really do have wheels and it appears they do ship to the US. That is a great find!!!