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Old Jan 25, 2005
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which wheel would you get???

if you guys were me, what kind of rims would you get?

http://www.wheelmax.com/Wheels/volution/vrd20.gif this or
http://www.wheelmax.com/Specials/bsa/214.gif???

yeah, i can't afford to get those really nice rims that cost over 1g....so i have to settle with these kinds of rims.

your opinions would be greatly appreciated
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What size are they? How heavy are they?
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they are 17s... i was thinking of silver or gunmetal...i have a 02 silver sedan
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i wouldnt get either of them it they are from Wheelmax...they are a bunch of theifs......
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i wouldnt get either of them it they are from Wheelmax...they are a bunch of theifs......
Yea.
But 2nd set is better than 1st one.
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Originally Posted by civicvtec1ps
Yea.
But 2nd set is better than 1st one.
Wheelmax
then where do you guys recommend for almost the same amount of money?
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WheelsNext.com is my favorite...more variety also
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if I had to choose I'd take these

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for those people that get rims for their cars, where you guys get them, and how much?
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none cause wheelmax is ****ing garbage and a bunch of liars... they bullshitted me for 2 months and will never recommend them to anyone. dont forget u get what you pay for
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Originally Posted by TeRRoRiFiC35
none cause wheelmax is ****ing garbage and a bunch of liars... they bullshitted me for 2 months and will never recommend them to anyone. dont forget u get what you pay for
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!
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terrorific35, how much are you going to sell those Racing Hart C2s for? if the price is right, i got the first dib!!!!
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if I had to choose I'd take these

i agree
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when i sell the Racing Harts, im gonna try to sell em locally first cause I hate dealing with shipping and money orders, etc. im gonna be looking for around 800 cause these rims prob dont even have 3k miles on em.
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2nd set. btw, I got my wheels at wheelmax a couple years ago and the guys sent me the rims in 5 business days.
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Originally Posted by tripledoublegs
2nd set. btw, I got my wheels at wheelmax a couple years ago and the guys sent me the rims in 5 business days.
Yeah that was a couple years ago....I had the same thing happen to me, but try doing that now...THEY SUCK NOW
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damn how do they suck? i found a nice pair of rims and tires for 599 they are the volution vr6? where else can i find that cheap..i need rims. why arent they good?
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yeah, that's what i wanna know...how do they suck? the quality of the rims? or the service? yeah, the quality of the rims is not gonna be that good...but if it's rideable, where it's not going to crack with a little bump, i'm good.
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The coolest place to get rims at is Rimstogo.com , I got mine from there great prices and great customer service
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i got my wheels from www.rimstogo.com they hooked it up!
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are the rims from www.wheelmax.com bad? will they crack by going over a slightest pothole? yeah, i know you get what you pay for, but still can't afford for 1g rims
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Originally Posted by MishBallzEM2
WheelsNext.com is my favorite...more variety also
Keep in mind that all of us have our opinions. With that said I'll give you my opinion and my stories. I know that there is a large majority of member here who dispise wheelmax. I have personally dealt with wheelmax five times in the past. As of this very moment, I am awaiting a set of wheels from them. Out of the five past experiences I've had with them, four times I received the wheels/tires in a timely manner and was shown quality customer service. However, I bought a package from them about 9 months ago and they totally stiffed me. I ordered 18" wheels with (215/40/18) tires. After waiting 3 weeks for them, I finally received them and thought, "hmmm these look smaller than 18"...WTF!" Turned out the sent me 17" wheels/tires. I called and they credited me the extra money I paid for the 18's but I was very dissatisfied and just kept the 17's. I am currently awaiting a new set from them right now. I will keep everyone posted as to how my sixth experience turns out.

As for wheelsnext.com, I have had only one experience and it wasn't good. I ordered a set of 18's from them. They showed up and were packaged well, but they were HORRIBLY out of balance and had that sticky sh*t all over them from when the mounted the tires (assuming). In addition, the wheels weren't even the right color. I ordered hyperblack and received silver.

It is a very true statement to say, "You get what you pay for." However, a revision could be added, "You get what you pay for, WHERE you pay for it."

My final thoughts:
After owning 11 sets of wheels/tires and counting, I've had good and bad experiences. My best experiences by far have been with www.tirerack.com. They know how to take care of their customers and sell good products.

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for those people who get rims+tires from the websites, how many you guys/gals use the tires that come with the rims? or do you buys better tires and mount them? wondering... thanks
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Originally Posted by MishBallzEM2
WheelsNext.com is my favorite...more variety also
i had bad experience with wheelsnext.. i was trying to get the Velox VX-8 hyperblacks for my 01 silver sedan.. took over 2 months and by then they said "oh .. we're out.. sorry" ..in turn i think they sell other stores rims.. anyways long story short i bought those brand new VELOX ZETA 8 series black w/ polished lip from veloxperformance.com..
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To follow up on a post I posted earlier about wheelmax: I received my wheels/tires within 4 business days, mounted and balanced perfectly, very nice. Thus far my best experience with them. Will show pics this weekend.
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