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Would I be crazy to trade my OEM 18" wheels for a set of aftermarket 19"s?

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Old 10-16-2008, 07:57 AM
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Default Would I be crazy to trade my OEM 18" wheels for a set of aftermarket 19"s?

Saying that....Anyone got anything to trade?
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if you decide to sell the rims let me know. Thanks.
Old 10-16-2008, 05:57 PM
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Default If the OEM are forged and aftermarket are cast...

as nearly all of them are, a mental status exam might be in order. When you are driving the car you can't see the wheels. The girls at the Burger King probably won't measure them. Bigger cast rims and less rubber mean more pothole damage to tires and rims both.

Weigh the cost in terms of cases of wine or beer. What is more fun?

If I understand the platforms correctly, one of the candidates has pledged to supply large rims for all Americans, using money borrowed from Chinese banks, but also to confiscate large carbon footprint cars driven by enviro-raping plutocrats making over $250K year. So where are we? Perhaps you should wait it out.
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Only the 20 inch RS4 OE wheels and 17" 5-arm D2 OE wheels are forged. All others are cast.
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Default I would be an interested buyer in your rims

I have a couple wheels I need to replace due to prior owner's repairs that are now going bad, almost delaminating or something weird. Hard to explain

Unfortunately I didn't catch the fact that the wheels had been repaired until I saw from a different angle and light about 6 months after purchase ... grrr ....
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