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Old 04-20-09, 01:41 AM
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Both well known wheel company... EXACT design and finish.. wonder who had the design first


Konig Maxxim Ferris


Work SC1
Old 04-20-09, 02:32 AM
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konic never designs, they always copy.
Old 04-20-09, 02:47 AM
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why does it have the word "RACING" on it? those wheels doesn't look for racing lol.
Old 04-20-09, 02:52 AM
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lol konig are stupid... anyways heres another copy of the t1s
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c....t.A/id.7160/.f
Old 04-20-09, 03:04 AM
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if you look closely at the finish, shape, center caps, and general presence of the wheel you will notice that the Works blow away the Konigs.
Old 04-20-09, 04:16 AM
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Could it be that they are in fact the exact same wheel? I don't know about Konig or Work, but, some manufacturers don't manufacture, they import. Maybe these wheels are made by the same manufacturer and Konig and Work both imported them. Just a thought.
Old 04-20-09, 06:15 AM
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i don't like how the konig rims says racing on it, that's kinda ricey
Old 04-20-09, 06:39 AM
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Believe me, they're not the same wheel. Konig is basically a replica wheel maker like Rota, and the others. They may have a few somewhat different designs, but most of their stuff is either a copy or derived from another wheel. I remember back in the day when Konig Monsoons were the hot wheel to have. No one knew that they were a knockoff of the Volk AV-3. It was funny, my brother had the Volk's and everyone thought they were Konig's and when he told them they were not, people thought that Volk had ripped off the design from Konig.

If you saw any Konig next to the wheel they're ripping off, you could see the differences. When you have a cast copy, you can't replicate the details of the forged original. Not that there's not a place for Konig, but please don't confuse them with the real deal or think that they came up with their own designs.

Originally Posted by IS350jet
Could it be that they are in fact the exact same wheel? I don't know about Konig or Work, but, some manufacturers don't manufacture, they import. Maybe these wheels are made by the same manufacturer and Konig and Work both imported them. Just a thought.
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oh man..... i coulda just bought the Konigs and saved $1500... haha jk! REAL WORK FTW!!
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Konig is nothing short of disappointment.
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LOL at this thread
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i betcha Work can copy any Konig design and make it better.
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KONIG is $h!t....the only reason they are popular is because they copy the good stuff and call it there own

F@CK FAKE WHEELS!!!!!!
save your money and buy the real ones.
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Originally Posted by Rashoodz
why does it have the word "RACING" on it? those wheels doesn't look for racing lol.
because the word "WORK" was already used.
Old 04-20-09, 08:52 AM
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say no to knockoffs.....

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