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anyone ever heard of vertini wheels?

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Old 11-05-08, 06:09 AM
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Default anyone ever heard of vertini wheels?

i found these on the bay while looking around for wheels, they seem like replicas of like iforged wheels and at a pretty nice price. anyone know the quality/fitment of these wheels? anyone have pics of them on an IS?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...1%7C240%3A1318
Old 11-05-08, 09:27 AM
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Avoid like an STD any wheel brand that has a guido sounding name ending in a vowel...
There all junk no matter what they cost.
Old 11-06-08, 01:09 PM
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theyre good.
Old 11-06-08, 04:38 PM
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^ are you for reals?

why buy knock-offs/lookalikes?

sorry to say, but if you can't afford really nice-looking, high quality rims, then you shouldn't be looking, PERIOD.
Old 11-06-08, 04:43 PM
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they look like the Asanti af-128.....
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my friend just visit www.tirerack.com
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Haven't heard of Vertini brand (not that big into rims), but they seems to be nice looking. Just ignore the comments like 'Shouldn't be looking...If you can't afford nice-looking expensive rims, etc.' I don't see how comments like these help anyone on this forum. So, if we can't afford the 4-6k type we shouldn't be looking to add our own little touches to make our car look a little different than the next guy, common.
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Do what you want. But keep in mind, "You get what you pay for". So if/when, down the line, you rims crack and break, don't beat yourself up for buying rims that cost $1,000.

Spend some time to save up for a nice set of rims or just keep your eyes on the wheel classified ads. Someone is always selling a nice set of rims for a good deal.
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Originally Posted by howdybob22
Haven't heard of Vertini brand (not that big into rims), but they seems to be nice looking. Just ignore the comments like 'Shouldn't be looking...If you can't afford nice-looking expensive rims, etc.' I don't see how comments like these help anyone on this forum. So, if we can't afford the 4-6k type we shouldn't be looking to add our own little touches to make our car look a little different than the next guy, common.
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They look nice.. I haven't heard of that brand though but like you should check the wheels classified often. You might fine a good deal with tires. Other than that, those rims look pretty good though. Good luck
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Yep, a lot of times you do get what you paid for, but you still could get good deals if you do your research. That is why most of us are here to share info and insights into things, and I'm sure that is why the original poster was asking if these wheels are any good. The wheels are $2100, add tires to that and it'll be close to 3k once done (Not cheap by any means).

Most of us here probably won't buy rims in the 1k or less range as MOST out there would not be an upgrade from our OEM (18" and 17"). As for me, I'm currently eyeing the F-Sport rims on Ebay at $1700+shipping (Not great looking by any means but it's starting to grow on me).
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Originally Posted by projectdna
^ are you for reals?

why buy knock-offs/lookalikes?

sorry to say, but if you can't afford really nice-looking, high quality rims, then you shouldn't be looking, PERIOD.
I agree...this is a very bad comment. It's not going to help any member here at all.

I'm sorry to say this too. If you can afford really nice looking high quality rims, then why are you buying g35 rims and put it in your lexus?

I'm not trying to say anything bad, but please don't say anything that hurt other people. He might not be rich as you're, but he has the right to do anything he wants with his money.
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The design looks good. I suggest you email the seller and see if you can get the weights of the wheels...I read somewhere that they are on the heavy side.
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I have a set of the Vertini Sicilian's 20x8.5/ 20x10 with Yokahoma S Drive tires for $2500 from a local dealer. I got them for looks and not performance, but am really happy with them. The inside of the rims and between the spokes are black, which I really like.
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Originally Posted by projectdna
^ are you for reals?

why buy knock-offs/lookalikes?

sorry to say, but if you can't afford really nice-looking, high quality rims, then you shouldn't be looking, PERIOD.
ignore this guy's comment....

but for $2K, just save up another $500 more and you can get some Work wheels...


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