Replica Fuchs, advantages & disadvantages? Options

[2mAn]

Coming from the BMW world (and 4x100 ) where there are a ton of made in china replica wheels of the original quality, I always stay away from anything thats not authentic. I feel the same is the thought with these, but I was hoping to hear some actual experience with these... you never know?

Im mostly concerned with 2 things.
#1 Quality? The BBS reps were crap and could be easily spotted
#2 Weight? They are notoriously heavy wheels and besides the look of the Fuchs wheels they are also pretty light from what Ive seen.

Thanks

-Simon

[dcheek]

A word of caution buying used original Fuchs wheels. With todays tire technology and highly modified engines, original Fuchs forged wheels can be put under stress levels way beyond their original design specifications. Hairline cracks can and do form and, in some cases cause catastrophic failures. This usually occurs under race conditions rather than street driving. There are several articles relating to this subject. Make sure you know the history of usage (street or track) and inspect closely. Just because they're the real deal doesn't guarantee that they are road (or track) worthy. The metal does fatigue over time with hard track driving.

Dave