sandblasted 6UL Failure - need replacements
#22
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""Gen III can be identified by the VIA stamp near the valve hole.""
""The JWL standard (Japan Light Alloy Wheel standard) is a set of requirements for alloy wheels set by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan) that must be met for all passenger cars in Japan. The JWL mark, cast or forged into the wheel, indicates that the wheel has been self-certified by its manufacturer to meet the standard. There is a related standard, JWL-T, for truck and bus wheels.
The Vehicle Inspection Association of Japan (VIA) independently tests wheels for JWL or JWL-T compliance. Wheels that have been tested will bear the VIA mark in addition to the JWL mark.""
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""Gen III can be identified by the VIA stamp near the valve hole.""
""The JWL standard (Japan Light Alloy Wheel standard) is a set of requirements for alloy wheels set by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan) that must be met for all passenger cars in Japan. The JWL mark, cast or forged into the wheel, indicates that the wheel has been self-certified by its manufacturer to meet the standard. There is a related standard, JWL-T, for truck and bus wheels.
The Vehicle Inspection Association of Japan (VIA) independently tests wheels for JWL or JWL-T compliance. Wheels that have been tested will bear the VIA mark in addition to the JWL mark.""
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There are some places that still have some silvers, but I'm sick of the nickels ALWAYS being sold out.
Anyway, here's a picture of the biggest crack for anybody that cares.
It really doesn't look that bad with that picture, but I tried.
Anyway, here's a picture of the biggest crack for anybody that cares.
It really doesn't look that bad with that picture, but I tried.
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I have a set of nickel 15x9s with my Hoosiers on them -- the paint lasted maybe a month before it started chipping off. I don't really care because they're race wheels, but I've heard from several other people that the nickel paint is the least durable. (I've also heard this has been improved since then, but that it's still something of an issue).
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And the thread title is pretty precise; my wheels, which are 6ULs, failed, and I need replacements. I take full responsibility in my original post.
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No its not misleading. Wheels fail, it happens from cyclic loading. Its not like he's blaming it on emillio. I wouldnt blame the powder coat either, they were probably cracked under the paint already and it just hadn't cracked the paint yet. RE nickle 6ul, they're heavier that the other colors, why would you ever buy them, ounces are precious.
#33
No its not misleading. Wheels fail, it happens from cyclic loading. Its not like he's blaming it on emillio. I wouldnt blame the powder coat either, they were probably cracked under the paint already and it just hadn't cracked the paint yet. RE nickle 6ul, they're heavier that the other colors, why would you ever buy them, ounces are precious.
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Not if its Adamantium based paint!
I'm hoping by this point there's a big warning on your site about a wheel's sensitivity to sandblasting and powder coating? I think you've had a few customers try one or both.
I'm hoping by this point there's a big warning on your site about a wheel's sensitivity to sandblasting and powder coating? I think you've had a few customers try one or both.
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Says powder coat voids the warranty, but that's all I've seen so far.
Let's be clear here, I knew the risk when I had these sandblasted, the point of this thread is to help me figure out which wheels I want next. I guess I'm sort of guilty of a sensationalist title to try to get people in here, but it seems to have worked.
Let's be clear here, I knew the risk when I had these sandblasted, the point of this thread is to help me figure out which wheels I want next. I guess I'm sort of guilty of a sensationalist title to try to get people in here, but it seems to have worked.
#36
I have a set of nickel 15x9s with my Hoosiers on them -- the paint lasted maybe a month before it started chipping off. I don't really care because they're race wheels, but I've heard from several other people that the nickel paint is the least durable. (I've also heard this has been improved since then, but that it's still something of an issue).
--Ian
--Ian
#37
They have the stamp next to the valve hole, so by the description earlier in this thread they must be 3rd gen.
They live a hard life -- cycled on and off the car at least once a month, and I'm probably not as careful about installing them as I could be. I don't blame anyone, they're race wheels and I'm OK with that.
That said, the Kosei K1s that served this duty before I bought the 6ULs, and the TD wheels with the street tires on them (which get swapped just as often, only the other way) don't have the same kinds of issues with paint chipping. I bought another set of 15x9 6ULs a couple months ago (these will probably be street wheels), and I went with silver this time, for cosmetic durability reasons.
--Ian
They live a hard life -- cycled on and off the car at least once a month, and I'm probably not as careful about installing them as I could be. I don't blame anyone, they're race wheels and I'm OK with that.
That said, the Kosei K1s that served this duty before I bought the 6ULs, and the TD wheels with the street tires on them (which get swapped just as often, only the other way) don't have the same kinds of issues with paint chipping. I bought another set of 15x9 6ULs a couple months ago (these will probably be street wheels), and I went with silver this time, for cosmetic durability reasons.
--Ian
#39
They have the stamp next to the valve hole, so by the description earlier in this thread they must be 3rd gen.
They live a hard life -- cycled on and off the car at least once a month, and I'm probably not as careful about installing them as I could be. I don't blame anyone, they're race wheels and I'm OK with that.
That said, the Kosei K1s that served this duty before I bought the 6ULs, and the TD wheels with the street tires on them (which get swapped just as often, only the other way) don't have the same kinds of issues with paint chipping. I bought another set of 15x9 6ULs a couple months ago (these will probably be street wheels), and I went with silver this time, for cosmetic durability reasons.
--Ian
They live a hard life -- cycled on and off the car at least once a month, and I'm probably not as careful about installing them as I could be. I don't blame anyone, they're race wheels and I'm OK with that.
That said, the Kosei K1s that served this duty before I bought the 6ULs, and the TD wheels with the street tires on them (which get swapped just as often, only the other way) don't have the same kinds of issues with paint chipping. I bought another set of 15x9 6ULs a couple months ago (these will probably be street wheels), and I went with silver this time, for cosmetic durability reasons.
--Ian