when it comes to wheels, body kits, material, exhausts, intakes, etc.....
what do you settle for? do knock offs do it for you, or do you only roll with the real ____?

example...
volk gtps or fake motegis?
flowmaster rear end or blitz rear section?
tein or gold line?

for me, i only rock real ____......

 

I am also into the real thing....I wont ever buy knock off crap...especially with ground effects....if I cant afford the real thing I still wont go for the cheap crap I will save up

 

exactly... if i cant afford it, ill wait it out until i can...

 

I dont think your comparison is correct..

Flowmaster or blitz? Thats compairing US to Japanese... Flowmaster doesnt have a knock of of a blitz exhaust, nor does tein or goldline.

A knock off is R1 Racing..That's a knock off.

Buddy Club 2..thats a knock off.

Blitz body kit on a Scion is a knock off.

I think you are compairing more of US-spec to J-spec.

I prefer whatever is quality. Whether it's US or Japanese.

 

what ever i can afford

 

kinda sorta not really... flowmaster makes mufflers that look like jap ones... id consider it a knock off in a way.

so tell me, what is buddy club a knock off of?? or maybe you ment konig....

 

hey mike goldline is not a kock off, buddy club is some really goood jdm gear, konig is not a knockoff either. Knonic rims are knockoff, rimfire is a knockoff of crossfire. like denny said buddy club 2, most of the wheels at wheel max are copies. spend where you see fit and what turns your motor. Bill

 

Da Real Deal Holyfield for me. You can't sacrafice quality for cost. I would rather do it right the first time.

 

ok ok ok... enough of the what brand is real and what brand is fake.... lets see what people buy... real or fake

 

look at denny's signature and photo album, look at my signature and photo album that should tell you what we have bought or been sponsored by. Bill Turner Scion Evolution and proud to be a member.

 

I'd prefer an Original over a knock-off. American or Japanese. For me, JDM all the way.

 

I want to pay EXTRA for Image.

This way my under 15,000 car has nothing but the best in advertising.

And everyone thinks I am cool.

Do people really think it's OK to use the word "japs"?

 

lots of people talk the talk..
but very few people walk the walk...

'jdm this' and 'jdm that'..
and 'yea for sure name brand'

i see more wheelmax wheels on this forum than wheelmax's website.

but as for me.. id rock whatever is nice, not constraining it to 'JDM' or 'JAP' as u call it

 

LMFAO!




Damn ain't that the truth.
Worst of all people ask all these questions about what offset to get and they go out and buy the opposite of what people tell them and wonder why their rims are rubbing.

 

For performance, "might screw up the car if it fails" stuff, only the real deal. For looks, anything goes if it looks good. And Japs, that's like a secondhand slur IMO.

 

I don't care if its American brand or Japanese brand, good product is good product.
I will take K&N filter over Blitz simply because K&N is better in every single way (If you guys really do a review on filters). I use APEXi muffler other than Borla or whatever flow because the muffler shop and I both agreed on APEXi exhaust system is piece of art.

Alot of company starts with knock off and creat their own line of wheels later. Example? AXIS... major knock off when they started but now people say they are name brand. Quality? I don't think they are bad but I don't think they can be compare with Volk or Works.

All I can say is what you pay is what you get. If you are happy with your $1000 wheels good for you. If you can afford name brand, go for it. I go for my Emotion CR for $600 more than Sub Zeros and I felt lot better with my works. Definitly worth the extra $$$.

I put it this way... $6 dollar burger from Carl's Jr for 3.95. or $6 dollar burger from Island Burgers?

 

I agree with hahajoey...its whatever you like. I'm not real familiar with the real rim or wrong rim or not...I look at it as if hey"those rims are hot or sick to death" or "those rims look jacked"...as for the wheelmax thing...MAN I thought wheelmax was the REAL deal LOL..oh well I will be rockin some SICK 18's this summer from wheelmax...

 

Island for sure! Better quality! Ill pay the $7-8 for a Big Wave with Cheese and then pay the $4 for the chedder fries! Oh yeah and the passion fruit iced tea! :D

 

I think it depends on the company. When it came to my audio, only Phoenix Gold's highest-end line would satisfy my needs. My rims are ADR Gt-Sports, a definite knockoff of the Volk Daytonas. My springs will be Tein. I'm getting Gabe's exhaust, and the speed grill, so I guess I'm using more real deal parts than knockoffs. I just spend more money in some areas than others.

Mike R.
rolex87

 

Why would you care what I bought?
As long as it looks good and will last.
After all it is the person who has to live with it.
I buy whatever looks good,fits good,and has an acceptible price.
Whos to say what is the real deal?
If one company makes a successful product and some other company copies it,well then yea,they are the knockoff.
But 2 diff companies,one popular and one not,with 2 different products,that unknown company may very well pass the known company in fame on the street.
We are what makes an unknown company a known company.
An unknown company with their own product is one thing.
An unknown company reproducing a cheaper version of a successfull product is a totally different story.