Whats wrong with Rota's?

[Russelt3hPirate]

Rotas suck ass b/c they blatantly steal their designs from reputable manufactures to cater towards the individuals who want the "look" of expensive wheels but don't want the spend it (for whatever reason, viable or not).

I'd be 100% less pissed off at Rota if they actually designed their own shit, instead they steal from other companies to make a $$.

Although if Rota actually spent $$ designing wheels they wouldn't cost $70 a pop. :lol:

they have their place in our market b/c people love cheap knockoffs, doesn't make me "snobish" b/c I respect intellectual property.

My attitude goes towards all knock off companies not just Rota. Drag, Konig are two examples more popular on here.

Will your Rotas suddenly esprode while driving? no.

Look into wheel manufactures who are less expensive but still design their own shit, stop supporting the knock offs!!

/rant

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[severous01]

Originally Posted by Russelt3hPirate

Rotas suck ass b/c they blatantly steal their designs from reputable manufactures to cater towards the individuals who want the "look" of expensive wheels but don't want the spend it (for whatever reason, viable or not).

I'd be 100% less pissed off at Rota if they actually designed their own shit, instead they steal from other companies to make a $$.

Although if Rota actually spent $$ designing wheels they wouldn't cost $70 a pop. :lol:

Look into wheel manufactures who are less expensive but still design their own shit, stop supporting the knock offs!!

/rant

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wow...so what you're saying is that u hate rota because they copy? a lot....actually most rims i see that are popular now are knockoffs of Eagle-alloy's wheels from the early 90's when people wanted something better for their mustangs and camaro's. just about any 5-star or 6-star, twist design or 3-star wheel is some sort of eagle design...

plus there's only so much you can do with a wheel....it's a freakin circle with cut out design on it...and there's only so much that will actually look good when it's all said and done. so if someone can do it cheaper than the factory and the high-end companies, i'll take it. they may not use t-6061 billet or run an extreme polish on it, but i can deal with that. and powdercoat will chip like paint, so i would rather have painted wheels so i can blast and re-coat them. also, some alloys can't be repaired, the cheaper wheels can be with simple welders and a guy who knows what hes' doing.

[Russelt3hPirate]

Originally Posted by severous01

wow...so what you're saying is that u hate rota because they copy? a lot....actually most rims i see that are popular now are knockoffs of Eagle-alloy's wheels from the early 90's when people wanted something better for their mustangs and camaro's. just about any 5-star or 6-star, twist design or 3-star wheel is some sort of eagle design...

plus there's only so much you can do with a wheel....it's a freakin circle with cut out design on it...and there's only so much that will actually look good when it's all said and done. so if someone can do it cheaper than the factory and the high-end companies, i'll take it. they may not use t-6061 billet or run an extreme polish on it, but i can deal with that. and powdercoat will chip like paint, so i would rather have painted wheels so i can blast and re-coat them. also, some alloys can't be repaired, the cheaper wheels can be with simple welders and a guy who knows what hes' doing.

There are plenty of variations a company can do to make their wheels different.

look at RPF1s and Kosei K1TS's

basic split six spoke with slight changes.

All I'm saying is Rota would have significantly less sales if they didn't steal their designs and therefore they'd be more expensive and the people who buy them b/c they are cheap wouldn't b/c they wouldn't be cheap anymore.

Nothing wrong with a wheel getting "inspiration" from another wheel, but an exact knock off? come on now, oh well. Nothing I can do. I was just answering the OP's initial question.