chrex
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Well, i was always a fan of Rota wheels, thought they were good quality and all that...but i've just been shown this...and its pretty worrying tbh!! 
Dodgy Rotas
I've seen Rotas used by alot of motorsport teams and on some high performance features in the likes of Banzai...so they cant be that bad!
Its the before and after ring pics that worry me!!
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Nic Barnes
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christ
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CorsAsh
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 Fuck me!
Glad I changed my mind to Ultralites!
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Nic Barnes
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im unconvinced on the one that looks twisted. im not 100% thats real
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chrex
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yea thats what i thought tbh...dont see how that can happen. I would have thought it would just break!...
there is no way the wheel could get to the heat where it can do that, and not just become a mess on the floor...
[Edited on 01-02-2009 by chrex]
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elliott023
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same they dont look like track wheels are they even rota?? if u notice all track rims now have BIG spokes those rims look too weak to race??
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by elliott023
same they dont look like track wheels are they even rota?? if u notice all track rims now have BIG spokes those rims look too weak to race??
not all do. lot of multi spokes used in motorsport still
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flybikeslee
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been round the internet a million times over
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elliott023
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E.G TEAM d PRO RACE, BUT THEY HAVE MORE SPOKES, LOL
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elliott023
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OOOOOPS caps
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chrex
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Originally posted by flybikeslee
been round the internet a million times over
my bad...first time id seen it...and i always thought rotas were good wheels. TBH, this aint changed my opinion...but was a shock when i read it.
they are rota wheels, they are the 'Subzero' model.
[Edited on 01-02-2009 by chrex]
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Hamish
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by chrex
quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
been round the internet a million times over
my bad...first time id seen it...and i always thought rotas were good wheels. TBH, this aint changed my opinion...but was a shock when i read it.
they are rota wheels, they are the 'Subzero' model.
http://www.rotawheels.com/images/products/subzero_3.jpg
[Edited on 01-02-2009 by chrex]
Back in the daaaaay:
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flybikeslee
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the amount of replica wheels out there i can't even remember who make the originals in some cases, its only the style thats copied, if they're made from shite thats a different thing altogether, if they're made well then who's arsed
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elliott023
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true
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spikedjack
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straight from the horses mouth at compomotive
Schmidt copied the TH line from the compo turbo, but it still doesnt stop it being one of the most famous wheels ever
i have rota slipstreams atm, and tbh, i think the broken ones have had a huge curbfest from the side...
Im not scared, if i whack a curb that hard, they deserve to snap
The twisted one looks like a shop
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Ian
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You don't know what they've been through. I've seen OE wheels fail if they're hit hard enough.
Can't explain the twisting though. Particularly as they must have also lengthened as they twisted.
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spikedjack
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Hence my post, i mean for instance, if you slammed into a curb with a side on wheel at 50 + im sure the majority would smash to pieces
its not like the damage show to the above have been becaue of a small pothole is it now?
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Ian
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Also the reason I changed the wheels on my last Astra was that I bent the OE ones.
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Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by Ian
Also the reason I changed the wheels on my last Astra was that I bent the OE ones.
what hell were you doing or hitting to do that?
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PaulW
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by Ian
Also the reason I changed the wheels on my last Astra was that I bent the OE ones.
what hell were you doing or hitting to do that?
You should try out the OE 1997-1999 MV6 alloys from an omega... there made of butter
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flybikeslee
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and the ones that are warped are due to a 500bhp civic. everyone knows hondas dont have enough torque to do that
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Ian
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Went in for a service, came back the guy says we've had it on a ramp and both n/s wheels have a buckle on the inside lip. Front one was worse than the rear but they back had a visible bend in them.
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will_ainsworth
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i have rota subzeros, my front ns has been making a rather odd clicking noice lately since i went over a pothole. not sure if its the wheel tho.... look good tho 
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mattfiesta
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quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by Ian
Also the reason I changed the wheels on my last Astra was that I bent the OE ones.
what hell were you doing or hitting to do that?
You should try out the OE 1997-1999 MV6 alloys from an omega... there made of butter
I ran some on my astra with 205/40/17 tyres, potholes weren't my friends at all, infact neither were pebbles 
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