16FujiDisco
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Hey all, just wanted to document my experience with the Alibaba wheel trend in case anyone was thinking of giving it a go.
I found some forged wheels that I like from Vossen (UV-1) but the price tag was ridiculous ($2500 ea), so I got on Alibaba to find someone to make them. Sent them a message on March 18th with what I wanted and they responded quickly with ‘we’ve made these before, so no prob’. Sent them the specs I wanted to match the OEM wheels (22x9.5, 45mm offset, 5x120), and they quoted $1,220 for wheels (powder coated gloss black) and center caps + $430 shipped FOR 4 FORGED WHEELS!
They sent multiple pics before production to confirm design, and once I approved and paid a deposit, they were off to production. There were a couple of minor delays; had to wait for 1 blank to be made to spec, and production fell during Chinese Labor Day [week], but nothing major. Wheels were completed May 12, and arrived via FedEx June 6.
I highly recommend as long as you aren’t in a hurry. Wheels arrived packaged extremely well and looked flawless. Weight came in ~14lbs lighter than stock; stock Fifty edition wheels are quite chunky in the spokes.
I found some forged wheels that I like from Vossen (UV-1) but the price tag was ridiculous ($2500 ea), so I got on Alibaba to find someone to make them. Sent them a message on March 18th with what I wanted and they responded quickly with ‘we’ve made these before, so no prob’. Sent them the specs I wanted to match the OEM wheels (22x9.5, 45mm offset, 5x120), and they quoted $1,220 for wheels (powder coated gloss black) and center caps + $430 shipped FOR 4 FORGED WHEELS!
They sent multiple pics before production to confirm design, and once I approved and paid a deposit, they were off to production. There were a couple of minor delays; had to wait for 1 blank to be made to spec, and production fell during Chinese Labor Day [week], but nothing major. Wheels were completed May 12, and arrived via FedEx June 6.
I highly recommend as long as you aren’t in a hurry. Wheels arrived packaged extremely well and looked flawless. Weight came in ~14lbs lighter than stock; stock Fifty edition wheels are quite chunky in the spokes.
