you would have thought they would be a pretty legitimate company. Be careful when choosing aftermarket wheels.

New Cor 4-Piece Wheels ***WARNING*** - Wheels & Tires - NAGTROC - The Nissan GT-R Owners Club

 

Never heard of them. They look cheap.

 

^ This. A lot of new companies are coming out with "stylish multi-piece" wheels such as "Rennen, Vossen, etc." The quality/design is certainly questionable.

 

Why buy crap wheels when you can sleep tight after purchasing stuff like ray's, speedline, OZ, enkei etc?

 

Whoa!!! Beware of the cheap ones!

 

Oh the irony....

 

these wheels probably cost $5k+, people getting trolled by these companies into thinking that by paying an exorbitant amount they must be getting quality...

 

4500$ or so for a set of wheels that can't be used at the track?
Lol... i'd rather take Enkei's billion years of combined experience over the 40years of combined "veteran enthusiasts" one.

 

They look like the adv1 wheels. from a 1st impression of going on their website you would have thought they were up to the task, given that lots of their images show their wheels on exotics.

 

FYI, I just read an article about this and the owner of the wheels had them repainted. If they were in fact painted then they should have been fine but if they were powder coated then that process can weaken aluminum and is not recommended, which is why 99.9% of OEM wheels are painted.

 

Gotta be some kind of damage to your car when that let go

 

If you read the article linked in the OP's post, he states they were painted but not powercoated. Someone else points out that it is possible that the wheels were disassembled due to how complete the painting was.


And yes, fairly significant damage, since it was on a track, in a turn, at speed. Fender, wheel well, and door damage, plus sliding off the track on just a brake rotor, probably some lower arm damage as well.

 

**** can happen on the track, the owner says the wheel broke and caused him to go off track. Some say the car went off track and the wheel was damaged. Both are possible. We will never know the truth.

 

Yeah he says painted but who knows. But if they were taken apart then that is an issue. That is why Volk does not provide parts to their wheels separately or provide any specs on torque of the fasteners, etc. If you take apart a Volk you are on your own when it fails.

 

I'm sure if it is discovered that the wheel was disassembled the owner will be SOL, one of the GTR forum vendors pointed out that the precision of the new paint in the crevices looked like they had to have been taken apart

edit basically what riwwp and 9k said lol

 

To all our valued members, we would certainly like to address this matter in greater detail, as all stories have 2 sides and a greater portion of the story was left out. Unfortunately, since this is a pending legal matter, our counsel has asked that we not discuss this matter with anyone, much less in a public forum. We hope you understand and can respect this. Suffice it to say, this disgruntled client has elected to try and tarnish our image that has been built over many years of providing a high quality product and outstanding service.

We would be more than happy to entertain any questions concerning our product, fitments, and warranty however we would ask that it be done via PM, as anything directly related to this posting is not something we can/should address at this moment in time.

 

I can vouch for Rennen I've been to their warehouse in Ontario, CA and seen there CNC machines, how the wheels are built from scratch however their Onyx, Rennen Blue Label, Estrella, Zen, and Donz Pro series are cast wheels the other lines are forged. I've done a lot of business with them and the quality of the wheels were always great, never had an issue with the wheels being out of balance or finish issues including the casted ones and they're fitment recommendations are always spot on.

 

Well the very fact that your on a public forum to address the situation so quickly says alot. The wheels in question don't really look like a proper track wheel (imo)

 

Third party refinishing is typically a dead-end when it comes to warranty, and this goes for most, if not all, wheel manufacturers. I don't blame them for not offering to cover everything.

Seeing these photos alone would have scared me as the manufacturer. While being true regarding a warranty claim is one thing (i.e. denying a claim if the manf. does not believe they are at fault), understanding the depth and potential of social media interactions these days really shows the importance of damage control.

 

They broke at the hub. I don't see how that would affect a 2 or 3 piece wheel.
Let me restate this for clarity: They broke at the hub. I don't see how, taking them a part, would cause this affect on a 2 or 3 piece wheel.
The owner stated that they were painted without them being taken apart anyway.

 

You are correct, for the most part. I've seen stress fractures from over torqued hardware but I don't believe it could cause any issues with the face such as this.

 

more like, de-cor'd!!!!

somebody had to say it...

 

based on how it broke. i would say the car was in a hard left turn, this wheel taking the brunt of the load. an offroad impact or something would break one, maybe two spokes and damage the rim. but hub was clearly ripped off the wheel. the rim is relatively intact, although a slight bend can be seen

 

I might be wrong, but they look like a cast wheel that was just meant to look pretty
and for road use only(wrong application)

 

The original warranty doesn't exclude a HPDE. Only a competition event. There website seems to imply that they designed their wheels for street and track.