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Old Nov 19, 2011 | 04:33 PM
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Are these AM wheels?

Any chance the wheels on this Vantage came from Aston Martin? If not, anybody know what brand they are? Thanks!



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Old Nov 19, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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They are not OEM Aston Martin wheels.
 
Old Nov 20, 2011 | 01:22 AM
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interesting wheels. a mite large for my tastes, but hey.
 
Old Nov 20, 2011 | 09:41 AM
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I think I'd sell my Aston if those were OEM rims.
 
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Another stupid, classless wheel on an Aston. Now THIS is an Aston that should be confiscated and the owner given a hoopty as a replacement.
 
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Another stupid, classless wheel on an Aston. Now THIS is an Aston that should be confiscated and the owner given a hoopty as a replacement.
Haha, I was waiting for your response on this one XJ.
 
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I think I'd sell my Aston if those were OEM rims.
 
Old Nov 20, 2011 | 03:10 PM
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Haha, I was waiting for your response on this one XJ.
I may not know much, but I know a stupid looking wheel design when I see it.

And even AM is not immune. Look at the Orange Flame edition of the Carbon Black (oxymoron) DBS. The wheels aren't much better than the ones in this post. Too much German tuner mentaility going on at AM I think. It's bad enough we've got Mansory without AM itself jumping into the questionable taste pond.
 
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Thanks for the feedback! The indie dealer claims they are AM wheels. They sure look Escalade to me.

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^^They prob see the AM centercaps LOL
 
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Originally Posted by XJRS Owner
I may not know much, but I know a stupid looking wheel design when I see it.

And even AM is not immune. Look at the Orange Flame edition of the Carbon Black (oxymoron) DBS. The wheels aren't much better than the ones in this post. Too much German tuner mentaility going on at AM I think. It's bad enough we've got Mansory without AM itself jumping into the questionable taste pond.
Yes, those rims are awful.

But let me clarify some things

For one, yes, Mansory is based in Germany, but the founder Kourosh Mansory is from Iran. And btw. most of the Mansory tuned cares go to Easter Europe followed by USA (!!).

For two, browsing some German AM forums you will see, almost no of the German AM owners do tune their car. Most of them leave it as original as possible. Even asking for some advice about lowering spring will get you some appalled responses. Same applies for most of the UK forums. In fact most of the tuned (pimped) AM are owned by you (US) guys.

You can not blame us Germans for everything…
 
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You can not blame us Germans for everything…
I can blame you for this....

"Here’s another tuning by Graf Weckerle. The flower type wheel design is the most unique feature on this Ferrari 458 Italia and we are guessing that German tuner was projecting these wheels with women in mind. Equipped with sport exhaust system, this Ferrari 458 also features engine tuning to produce over 600 hp."
 
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I can blame you for this....

"Here’s another tuning by Graf Weckerle. The flower type wheel design is the most unique feature on this Ferrari 458 Italia and we are guessing that German tuner was projecting these wheels with women in mind. Equipped with sport exhaust system, this Ferrari 458 also features engine tuning to produce over 600 hp."
Sweet baby Jesus

There are no excuses for this one…. Another dark chapter in German history….
I will have to return my German citizenship… and now I have to puke….
 
Old Nov 22, 2011 | 10:03 PM
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these rims cannot be real, especially not on that 458
 
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these rims cannot be real, especially not on that 458
Unfortunately, yes, they are real. Go to the company's website (Graf whatever). Wait till you see the interiors, you'll be horrified.
 

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