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Matt Jeffers
Tinkerer
QLD
V8

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Monday, February 22, 2010 - 08:10 pm, by:  Matt Jeffers (Mattjay101) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hello im looking at buying some second hand Work vs xx wheels but how do i tell if they are the real thing or knock offs ? as they are an expensive wheel i want to make sure that they are real and not a cheap imitation with vs xx stamped on them.

Pic of wheels in question.

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6166/indexv.jpg
Adam Lonergan
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32 #369 (V8)

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Monday, February 22, 2010 - 09:50 pm, by:  Adam Lonergan (Alchemistal) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I guess you could weight them, but you'de have to know the correct mass to start with, which would be specific to the design, size and diameter.
Ryan McDonough
DieHard
NSW
STOCK JZZ30 TT

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Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:14 pm, by:  Ryan McDonough (Ryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Get them to take a photo of the back of the wheel for you.. If they are fake i would doubt that they would be a 3 peice wheel.

From that pic they look real. As with the work vs xx chrome the front of the spokes are really chrome and shinny but the sides are quite dull and dont look polished at all. My VS XX are the same.

Thats all I can think of.. anyone else got any ideas?
Scott Wilkes
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Tasmania
92 TT Factory Manual, 70 HG GTS Monaro

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Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:15 pm, by:  Scott Wilkes (Scottywilkes) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

genuine rear wheel stamp on the back of the wheel? All work wheels have the sticker with size, offset etc etc on the backs
James Cahir
TryHard
ACT
Soarer TT

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 10:25 am, by:  James Cahir (James987) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They look genuine from the photo. As Scott said, they should have a sticker with size/offset and also the date of manufacture (my Volk's have this, not sure about Work's)
Ryan McDonough
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 09:24 pm, by:  Ryan McDonough (Ryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My works have that sticker as well..
Scott Casey
TryHard
nsw
soarer v8

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 05:52 pm, by:  Scott Casey (V8soarer_1991) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

check out

http://www.workwheelsusa.com/media/wheels/26/75/VSXX_PDF.pdf

gives you some of the offsets

only come in 18, 19, 20"

look for JWL or JWL-T standard marked on the rim.

see if the owner of the rims would remove one of the allen key bolts

they look genuine to me
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z

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Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 08:46 am, by:  Aaron Mead (Aaron) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah they are genuine. Ususal Work anodizing starting to f*ck up on the outer band, the standards (JWL) punched into the centre near the wheel cap, plus the genuine work valve cap. The gradient of the lip is also the more recent Work style, less of a dish appearance.

Be aware that you cant polish those outer rims without stripping the anodizing first, so unless you want to sand them (days of work) or send them to a wheel refurbisher like Depulu (about $220 each for the works), then thats about how good they are going to look from now on.

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