helo rim expert , i wanna buy a used rim , but dunno how to check.

help me define is it ORI rim or FAKE advan racing rim ?

i saw the word Japan and JAPANESE word sticker behind it. is it ori ? or fake ?

thank u


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can someone kindly help me check this rim , please ?

thank youi

im not a rim expert..but most of those knock-off rim can be found with made in japan, forged in japan, even design in japan.. and that JAWA sticker thingy, mostly replica from taiwan also have those..what i can say is i am 80% sure advan RG was never produced in black colour..only white, silver, and gold..

but one thing i know is, if you have the money, please invest on original rim..if dont, better stick to OEM..i have seen the quality on some replica, it is bad..your life is much more worth than that bro..

cheers.

Coz the seller told me it is 100% original because got the word japan and the japanese sticker. I sked get conned. Thats why seek for advice @ lowyat.

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Added on October 10, 2012, 10:13 amCoz the seller told me it is 100% original because got the word japan and the japanese sticker. I sked get conned. Thats why seek for advice @ lowyat.

This post has been edited by Tommykeng: Oct 10 2012, 10:13 AM

how much is he selling anyway?

If it is really a replica, d embrossed wordings' precision n quality behind d rim looks exceptionally good. 1 thing i wanna add is tat d set looks like it was resprayed/reconditioned. Tis would make it even harder to authenticate it.

But as mentioned in earlier posts, stickers r not really trustworthy. Not sure bout ADVAN rims, but original ones should have a sticker stating their weight, model, serial number, offset, size, color on each rim which is not in ur pics (mayb removed if it was resprayed). If u can get such information, mayb u can judge it based on its factory claimed weight.

He's Selling around 2k. he says special price let go 1.8k wor (he say is USED unit from japan)


hmm , assume that it is original , how if the sticker gone off ? coz its just sticker ma , maybe kena air kena sunlight den gone off ?

thats why wanna know whether is it ori or not FROM the outlook . haha

what if some one in the forum told u it original rim from advan .. u buy than something happen and involved in accident .. later further checking it is replica rim? will u take the risk? just go to shop that sell original rim and buy from them if u want that rim ..safer and as namakuariff say not worth to risk your life

with that condition , i rather get new set ...

Summore with that pricing, I would advice you to get a new set of rims or stick to your original rim.

Advan RG-D does come in black, but this one definitely a replica set.

Look at the ADVAN Racing wording.. the spacing is not even.

This one is original:


Also, the owner is using cheap tires. If the rims are original, at least must match with good tires lah.. these are the sort of tell-tale signs.

A lot of replica nowadays very close to the original. JIL or JAWA stickers can be sticked on no problem.

The only thing they cannot do is to emboss or engrave 'Made in JAPAN'.. because they can get sued if they do so they can only put 'JAPAN', or 'Design in JAPAN'

seriously , lyn hav a lot HIDDEN pro lol
next time be4 i kena Con , i will ask here first !!

thanks a lot guys !

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Added on October 12, 2012, 7:37 pmBro , u mean most important is the word " MADE IN JAPAN " ??
with this = ori , without this = FAKE ?

This post has been edited by Tommykeng: Oct 12 2012, 07:37 PM