To replica or not to replica

[!!!!!NJ Drive]

damn i love the look of these wheels.....

http://www.product.permaisuri.com/content/Image_Read.asp?ImageFile=TbStoreProduct\6471.jpg

BUT, its this shot which throws everything out of whack

http://www.product.permaisuri.com/content/Image_Read.asp?ImageFile=TbStoreProduct\6473.jpg

i dont care if it reps or real but the fact that they look too real if you dont look well enough...dont want to be a poser

[Abuimad]

nah i dont think u should..i dont care if what i have are real or not..but the fact that the rimms WILL sayy Garsson....nah...ull be the laughing stock of a lot of ppl (ne 1 will...its like some ppl here have AMD rimms...they never hear the end of it)

[!!!!!NJ Drive]

Originally posted by Abuimad
nah i dont think u should..i dont care if what i have are real or not..but the fact that the rimms WILL sayy Garsson....nah...ull be the laughing stock of a lot of ppl (ne 1 will...its like some ppl here have AMD rimms...they never hear the end of it) thats what i was thinking...

lol @ AMD

[Ashkan's C280]

real thing man... better to have real later than reps sooner, in the long run it will eat at you

[Under Pressure]

"Garsson" hahaha

Man, thats funny! :p :p :p

[KenzBenz]

if it was spinning, you would never be able to tell Garsson from Carlsson

[audiophile]

get a dremel and you might be able to sneak an "L" to say Garlsson:p :p

[rollinrealbig]

ohh give him a break ... maybe it was a typo ?

LMAO

[C Sport 6]

You could just strip the wheels, fill in the text, and re-paint. They are goood looking wheels.

[Abuimad]

Originally posted by C Sport 6
You could just strip the wheels, fill in the text, and re-paint. They are goood looking wheels.

OR u could get some better replicas and keep on looking or maybe save ur money for secound hand originals.....
painting and filling in the text and stuff seems pretty far out...save ur money and keep ur eyes open for some good rimms

[c280nz]

those wheels look sweet, and if thats all you can afford instead of the real ones go for it man. i would, but maby im a cheap ass.
but i could guarantee that the only people who would know the difference in wheels would be the ppl on this forum, you would never meet anyone in peson that would go wow what a rip off.
thats my oppinion any way man

[Under Pressure]

Maybe you can get a cheap Chinese knock off Mercedes made by Chery to mount the Garssons on. For example, here is the Chery Geely Merie - notice any "influence" from the W203?

http://paultan.org/wp-content/chinashit_geelymerie1.jpg http://paultan.org/wp-content/chinashit_geelymerie2.jpg http://paultan.org/wp-content/chinashit_geelymerie3.jpg

[iced]

lo0oo0o0o0o0o0o0llll and i the 203 in a showroom for real!!!

btw, u can find replicas that says AMG Carlsson, etc... of course they're illegal, but they do exist...

[Abuimad]

iced i think they exist only in leb, i saw countless AMG rimms (the 2 spoke ones on the new sl65, in 17 and 18 inches) that were replicas i saw lorinsers, and a fab desighn all with the logo imprinted on them
and the geely do look ridiculous, i keep seeing them and laughing..

[rollinrealbig]

that geely thing ... so how much did MB make off of sueing them for copying ?

damn shit looks like a Geo Metra! :D


.... but those Geely rims, those would be nice for my Go-Kart!

what are they like 12"s ?

[Abuimad]

well mercedes has to get in line to sue them...they are currently being sued by honda for doing a car like the CRV, and mitsubishi for using there wheelbase...
geely i think copies car from many major companies...mercedes, honda, mitsubishi and toyota

[choppers_rule]

HUA.....HA..HA...HA... those Garsson & chinese cars make my day:D I heard on the news they will start selling here in the US by September for less than $10G.
BTW.....I like those wheels, I will consider it if it doesn't have the
Garsson thing on it...just plain.

[rollinrealbig]

I dont understand ... why does China even bother making cars when they know they are getting sued before the cars even hit the streets, the quality is going to be bullshit with nothing but recalls, and its just going to humiliate chinese cars and all there other products that they make.


they are not only hurting themselves, but no way im gettin behind the wheel of that POS, with US freeways and germans' speeds limits - that car will fall apart when it hits 60mph, imagine how many people are in danger ?

[Abuimad]

i doubt the us import restirictions will let them hit the street netime before 2020
as for chineese product u dont buy it for quality you buy it cause its cheap, these cars cost about 4-7g's (they cost 11g's in countries with 200 percent tax..s...i saw countless of them on the street with broken axis or simply not working...i even got hit by one back in the christam vacation and it was hilarious, all i had was some paint on my rear bumper (i was driving an suv) while his front looked like it was by a 18 wheeler

[Under Pressure]

In addition to the above list of who is sueing Chery, also add GM for a car that is built to such exact specs as a GM car that a GM spokeperson said you can even swap the doors and they would still hold seal. Oh, and Chevrolet is suing because the name "Chery" is too close to "Chevy."

But good luck suing a Chinese company. That country doesn't really care about IP rights. Probably why Chery rips off other's designs so shamelessly.

[!!!!!NJ Drive]

Originally posted by c280nz
those wheels look sweet, and if thats all you can afford instead of the real ones go for it man. i would, but maby im a cheap ass.
but i could guarantee that the only people who would know the difference in wheels would be the ppl on this forum, you would never meet anyone in peson that would go wow what a rip off.
thats my oppinion any way man if they were jus plain i would scoop them up in a beat...but the name thing is a turn off, jus cant bring myself to fork over cash for them

[Abuimad]

Originally posted by Under Pressure

But good luck suing a Chinese company. That country doesn't really care about IP rights. Probably why Chery rips off other's designs so shamelessly.

exactly nuthing matters in china, wich is why most knock off's and replicas originate from there....

[iced]

Originally posted by Abuimad
iced i think they exist only in leb, i saw countless AMG rimms (the 2 spoke ones on the new sl65, in 17 and 18 inches) that were replicas i saw lorinsers, and a fab desighn all with the logo imprinted on them


i doubt it, coz most of them r made by far east countries i.e taiwan, korea etc...

[Abuimad]

Originally posted by iced
i doubt it, coz most of them r made by far east countries i.e taiwan, korea etc...

true on the note of that my friend got brabus replicas with a brabus logo imprinted on them (not the cap but on the actual rimm) for 1200 bucks