11-11-2018, 10:37 AM | #1 |
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does anyone know where Apex wheels are manufactured?
Just curious as to country of origin. I don't see anything on their website. Some od my OEM BMW wheels say "Poland" Thx.
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11-11-2018, 02:58 PM | #2 |
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I don't, and mine have track tires on them and are wrapped and put away for the winter, so I can't check for the country of origin (assuming that info is on the wheel).
Based upon the price, however, I've assumed they were manufactured to Apex's specification by a company in China.
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Maybe I stand corrected. I know they're an Italian company and the wheels are "designed in Italy", but you sure they don't have manufacturing set up in China?
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OZ produces Sparco and MSW wheels in China, though and they have at least one gravity cast OZ wheel made in China, but non of their flow-formed wheels seem to be made outside of Italy. Last edited by aerobod; 11-12-2018 at 12:58 PM.. |
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I wanted a set for my track tires, but the lack of an appropriate rear offset was a show-stopper.
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I originally got interested in those wheels because the 18X9 ET42 costs that little (they must be closing them out or something?), but they weren't going to work for me on the rear. OT, but the wheels are still a bargain at $500.
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Wheels look nice but I want 8.5 in the front (they only have 9 as the lowest width) and 9.5 in the rear and the offsets do not look possible.
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I just assumed the apex wheel would be marked with country of origin as my OEM wheels are marked and that someone I the forum would have the wheels and noticed the country of origin. BTW I just had my "Polish" 17x8 BMW style 185 seven spokes powder coated gloss black. These are old E90 wheels I think (I bought them used from a Mech at Imola Motorsports. They now needed new TPMS and had light corrosion so I took the plunge at "Twincitywheelrepair" they turned out great and look very stylish on the m235i. They spent several years as winter snows on my wife's 3 series sedan before repurposed as my winter setup. I shoot a photo and try to post in "wheels"
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The key to successful production in China is doing your own engineering, QC and independent validation of testing. Although factories in China claim to have various certificates and conduct in-house testing, there is nothing formal keeping them honest. Unfortunately, the USA doesn't require any specific test be conducted to ensure the quality of a wheel. For that reason we get our wheels certified/registered with the VIA in Japan where they have stricter regulations. All wheels sold in Japan need to be registered with the VIA to be road legal. To be registered with the VIA all wheels must pass the 3 types of destructive tests following JWL standards. The VIA conducts real-world destructive testing to confirm wheels really passed the test, unlike an unofficial in-house test that could be manipulated. It's expensive to do, even though we have no major dealer in Japan, but it gives us a 3rd party organization to keep the hundreds of in-house tests we've performed in check, and that's crucial to avoid problems. Done right you can produce a quality product overseas, just like our phones and other respected electronics. Quote:
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