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The wheels shown on Tempe Tyres website are more often than not replicas of JDM wheels.

They are going to be more heavy and suffer an inferior finish/quality compared to wheels made by the more popular Japanese wheel manufacturers.

Finally, if you get the package, it means that the tyres that come in the pacakage are low end Falken tyres (ZE326s) which offer very poor levels of grip both in wet and dry conditions.

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I picked up some Impuls second hand with wide rubber and for the money it was a great deal. These originally come from Tempe and I like the look of them personally, they are not the lightest rim or the strongest, probably not suitable for track work.

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Chrome finish is pretty poor. Mate has some and the chrome peeled in 2 months. Could just be a faulty batch, however they said it was not a warrant issue. So on that basis, i personally would not purchase from them.

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R Dirty 3

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Chrome finish is pretty poor. Mate has some and the chrome peeled in 2 months. Could just be a faulty batch, however they said it was not a warrant issue. So on that basis, i personally would not purchase from them.

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R Dirty 3

Finish is the least of your problems. They are cheap cast Chinese rims ( cheap and nasty), i wouldn't use them on a GTR thats for sure.

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apart from the popular [b00S7A] pic going around, has anyone seen evidence of these rims cracking or breaking due to stress etc? even then, i doubt that the BOOS7A case was due to weak wheels either...

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Matt: I mounted a gutter avoiding an idiot with my Imupls and carefully inspected the rim and there was no obvious damage visible. (Side note: did you end up calling my mate about his insurance?)

Xizor: Blah! Get something with Dish :(

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apart from the popular [b00S7A] pic going around, has anyone seen evidence of these rims cracking or breaking due to stress etc?

I have seen plenty Chinese rims broken ....What do you expect when you pay $150 for a rim?

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(Side note: did you end up calling my mate about his insurance?)

Bryce was it? Done :(

I would never pay $150 for a rim, firstly it would be damn small and secondly, I would have to agree it would be pretty p*ss weak too. Probably why I paid $800 per rim....

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Yeah I originally wanted 17's for the same reason but came across my set of 18's with brand new Nankang Ultra Sport II's (235 front 265 rears) for $1200 total So i couldn't resist.

Back to the topic though... Tempe sell cheaper wheels and tyres and as such the quality is not at the same standard as some of the JDM sets.

Funk: You might be better off looking around for some 2nd hand JDM's f you're concerned about qiality/strength/weight etc.

Good luck and show us pics when you get some wheels.

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