Inovite Redline - are they that bad
24 September 2008, 11:22 AM
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Inovite Redline - are they that bad
24 September 2008, 11:25 AM
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hit any wheel hard and fast enough and its gonna break/buckel/crack
24 September 2008, 12:01 PM
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there was a lot of talk a while ago about them being weak though wasn't there? don't know if its still a problem on newer sets?
24 September 2008, 12:06 PM
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I had a set for over 2 years and they were 100%. Looked good as new when i sold em on.
24 September 2008, 01:12 PM
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Mine have been on for 18 months and are fine.
24 September 2008, 01:15 PM
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That has been seriously chuffed against something, I hit a kerb at high speed with a MIM Evo and it did that.
24 September 2008, 01:20 PM
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I reckon there is a car with a bent chassis and/or suspension that go's with those wheels!!!
24 September 2008, 02:07 PM
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...oh look, the wheel seller's also selling a Scooby Wagon.
24 September 2008, 02:50 PM
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...oh look, the wheel seller's also selling a Scooby Wagon.
Only slightly bent!!
24 September 2008, 03:02 PM
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Had a set on mine coming up to three years now, all is good apart from one which has a couple of bubbles in the laquer
24 September 2008, 07:33 PM
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Inovit's are no worse than any other alloy.
24 September 2008, 07:43 PM
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had mine on for a year now no probs, and if i did bend/break one its considerably cheaper to replace then a pff7
24 September 2008, 07:45 PM
only had mine a few weeks. but they seem normal to me. all after market alloys are generally softer than o.e wheels. from what ive heard anyways.lol.
24 September 2008, 07:46 PM
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hit any wheel hard and fast enough and its gonna break/buckel/crack
Concrete block at 70mph (long story).
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24 September 2008, 10:17 PM
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anywheel will buckle if it hard enough
24 September 2008, 10:50 PM
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Seen a few of these fail on car tours we run where as no other wheels have been affected driving the same routes
24 September 2008, 10:59 PM
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here's what happened to mine...
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been runnin these for 2 years now,only problem i had was when i was about to fit them, i had them leaning against the house and my dog thought it would be funny to knock one over face down was gutted as it scuffed all the lacquer up ,so went and brought a brand new wheel. The girlfriend runs them on her sport 2
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One hell of a clout they've taken! 
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