The world of wheel inserts is new to me. Van clued me in on it and I may have seen it prior to him showing me but I probably didn’t pay attention to it. In Van’s words I should, “Brush up on [my] observation skillz.” Whatever…haha.
Anyways, black wheel inserts are badass if done correctly! It […]

Popularity: 10%

[Read more →]

Seemingly, many people are confused or don’t know exactly what a step lip is. The step lip is seen amongst many genres including on VIP style cars and Euro/DTM style cars. Think of it as basically two lip’s on a single wheel. Normally wheels have a smooth flat lip all the way through the barrel […]

Popularity: 12%

[Read more →]

In case you didn’t get the news the last time around and you haven’t read the ROTArded Wheels article, I was surfing the MY350Z.com forums and came across some more pictures of ROTA’s that just went wrong. It’s kinda funny that I’m seeing a pattern of the Rota wheels cracking in places where it […]

Popularity: 13%

[Read more →]

Here we go again…
A buddy of mine who works at a highly regarded shop specializing in the VIP trend read my “Ugly ass wheels” post and reminded me about R1 Racing Wheels. If you don’t know, these guys have been around since 2000 (or so) and are masters at the knockoff game. A majority– if […]

Popularity: 12%

[Read more →]

HAHA- I’m sure a lot of people think it and don’t say anything. But there sure are some ugly products out there. YES, Importfactor.com will be the source for the follies and fumbles of the “tuner” industry. We’ll randomly post up products which we think are the worst designed products offered to the tuner demographic […]

Popularity: 5%

[Read more →]

For those who don’t know, the Tokyo Auto Salon took place last weekend. From Jan 11-13, our industry bare witnessed to the latest and greatest trends and products form the land of the rising sun.
At TAS (Tokyo Auto Salon-if you don’t know), the folks at Vertex Japan/Car Make T&E brought out their latest creation. The […]

Popularity: 9%

[Read more →]

I got an email from someone (I think Phillip) over at Mackin Industries a while ago regarding some knockoff Volks. So I thought, why not just go ahead and post up the contents of the email here.
WARNING: Be prepared to LOL!

Look closely…it read what the decals say. Still don’t see it? VOLK RAVS? WTF!
Popularity: 9%

Popularity: 9%

[Read more →]

I truely do give it up to AC Schnitzer for handling their business. Check this out, they are hardcore!
No, “wheel tossing” is not the latest sports trend sweeping Germany. It’s the management team at AC Schnitzer having a great time disposing of cheap and unsafe copies of AC Schnitzer wheels in their campaign to end […]

Popularity: 5%

[Read more →]

For the millions and millions of knockoff fans out there, I suggest you read below. Recently, Chris from Speed Alliance sat down with Jim from Work Wheels to break down what are the possible hazards of purchasing knockoff..KNOCKOFF Wheels.
Jim broke down key elements to why and how knockoff wheels are not the best alternative for […]

Popularity: 11%

[Read more →]

Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. So then the Japanese must really love Aston Martins, because from Japanese tuning house DAMD comes yet another Aston Martin look-alike.
Like the 350Z roadster, DAMD’s Nissan Skyline 350GT/Infiniti G35 Coupe puts an Aston snout on a Datsun. Aside from the custom front end and a […]

Popularity: 8%

[Read more →]