Show me your WHEELS!
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While it does kind of hurt my feelings to buy a replica wheel, I don't know if I can spend $600 or so per wheel especially on crap roads...
Are ASA wheels any good? The AR1s are a similar style and all 4 can be had for around the price of one BBS. Decisions...
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Lol... Well that explains why they looked more like "S's" than "B's" to me...
While it does kind of hurt my feelings to buy a replica wheel, I don't know if I can spend $600 or so per wheel especially on crap roads...
Are ASA wheels any good? The AR1s are a similar style and all 4 can be had for around the price of one BBS. Decisions...
While it does kind of hurt my feelings to buy a replica wheel, I don't know if I can spend $600 or so per wheel especially on crap roads...
Are ASA wheels any good? The AR1s are a similar style and all 4 can be had for around the price of one BBS. Decisions...
I bought one to test fit and it looks pretty darn good. It's a cast one-piece wheel, but what would one expect for a wheel that cost 1/5 the price of the original? Worth a look at least. 
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According to the box, and documentation, the ASA AR1's are licensed by BBS. So I guess it's not really a knockoff. I bought one to test fit and it looks pretty darn good. It's a cast one-piece wheel, but what would one expect for a wheel that cost 1/5 the price of the original? Worth a look at least.
I bought one to test fit and it looks pretty darn good. It's a cast one-piece wheel, but what would one expect for a wheel that cost 1/5 the price of the original? Worth a look at least. The LMs are friggen $780 each. I love them, but that's pretty nuts.
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Perhaps if I was building a show car. I would trailer my MINI to shows and gatherings - not much fun in that. I've seen people do it - back their MINI off a trailer at autocross events, and there's NOTHING wrong with that. 
I figure the knockoffs will pay for themselves the first time a pothole or speedbump catches me off guard. Geeez, those 18" and 19" wheels on those Florida and California MINI's look sooooo good.
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I have the ASA AR1 wheels on my 06 R53. I love the classic BBS look but
sadly don't like the cost. I have had them on since the car was new in
Dec. 2005. They have held up very well (black with a polished lip).
sadly don't like the cost. I have had them on since the car was new in
Dec. 2005. They have held up very well (black with a polished lip).
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From: Rye, NY
What size??
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A. BBS LM's would be stronger and less likely to fail than Rota's which are prone to cracking and shattering when damaged.
B. BBS LM's are REAL 2 piece wheels and if you were to damage them, they would only cost a fraction of the original price because you could just swap out the damaged barrel for a new one. That's one of the big benefits of true split wheels.
I can totally appreciate sticking to an affordable wheel, but it's easy to find affordable wheels that AREN'T stolen replicas.
B. BBS LM's are REAL 2 piece wheels and if you were to damage them, they would only cost a fraction of the original price because you could just swap out the damaged barrel for a new one. That's one of the big benefits of true split wheels.
I can totally appreciate sticking to an affordable wheel, but it's easy to find affordable wheels that AREN'T stolen replicas.
I'm all about supporting the real deal and getting a quality wheel/part, especially when it's a key piece, and I've seen cheap wheels shatter, but take it easy there hoss. Even fine manufacturers 'borrow' design ideas.
No image to contribute yet. Just got my Mini a week ago and the wheels are at the powder shop. R94 in flat black on sparkling silver with black roof.
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So you've licensed the likeness of the vehicles and wheels on the shirts you sell?
I'm all about supporting the real deal and getting a quality wheel/part, especially when it's a key piece, and I've seen cheap wheels shatter, but take it easy there hoss. Even fine manufacturers 'borrow' design ideas.
No image to contribute yet. Just got my Mini a week ago and the wheels are at the powder shop. R94 in flat black on sparkling silver with black roof.
I'm all about supporting the real deal and getting a quality wheel/part, especially when it's a key piece, and I've seen cheap wheels shatter, but take it easy there hoss. Even fine manufacturers 'borrow' design ideas.
No image to contribute yet. Just got my Mini a week ago and the wheels are at the powder shop. R94 in flat black on sparkling silver with black roof.
I am a designer and yes we do take inspiration from many sources, but it is synthesized and adapted. We don't take a picture, trace it in CAD and put it into market calling it our own. At least those of us with integrity.
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