Rota copies hit the market

[samsniss350z]

I found this story about the Chinese making copies of Rota wheels. There are distinctions between the fakes and the real Rotas and they seem to be mostly in the USA at present. The website with the article is below and the article is the 4th item down. http://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news This article originally came from a USA 350Z website

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

 

Oh dear, Rota have been criticised in the past for making cheaper copies of wheels such as Nismo and Volk, now they are being copied themselves, I wouldn't like to hit a pot hole with them on

[LRF4N]

Thats what I was thinking :lol;

[HaydnH]

http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/74920-lol/

[Wasso]

Something a bit like this then. Just shows you what a copy rim can do to your wallet.

 

 

 

 

As the famous saying goes........

 

 

DO IT NICE OR DO IT TWICE!

[StevoD]

the only thing with that weds video not saying there wrong but it seem strategically place to do more damage

 

as the imitation has one spoke directly under the hammer where as the original has it placed so the impact is shared across two spokes

 

and it also looks like the machine allows for more bounce when the real wheel is hit

Edited August 15, 2013 by StevoD

[StevoD]

the only thing with that weds video not saying there wrong but it seem strategically place to do more damage 1:32 ish

 

as the imitation has one spoke directly under the hammer where as the original has it placed so the impact is shared across two spokes

 

and it also looks like the machine allows for more bounce when the real wheel is hit

[ben@RARE RIMS]

It's not so much the design that is being eluded to here - it's branding and lebelling. If it is sold as a Rota, then it ought to be one. If it's sold as a Rota, and it's not one, then it's a fake version. If the internet fills with pictures of these breaking, then people will just assume, it's bad times really

 

It does tell you how to spot them though, so just beware on eBay and similar places when buying Rota branded wheels, and feel free to ask us if you're unsure on any.

[AliveBoy]

It's amusing, because rota get a lot of stick for making rubbish wheels etc, but what most people don't realise is that they make a huge number of alloys for car manufacturers to brand as their own. They test them stringently and seem on the whole to make decent wheels for a reasonable price.