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Old 08-21-13 | 06:39 AM
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Which vossen wheels look better on Black 2006 Lexus is350 - 20" Vossen cv1 or cv2 or other???

I was going to buy cv1...but now i'm thinking about buying cv2

can't make my mind up...

so what wheels do u think looks good?
Old 08-21-13 | 06:44 AM
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i'm buying the cv1's in 20's...so pick the 2's lol
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Concavo and Velgen both look better

Y u wanna downgrade from stock to something that's twice as heavy

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Old 08-21-13 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by reyoasian
Concavo and Velgen both look better
And are not extremely played out either
Old 08-21-13 | 07:35 AM
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On a black IS I would say go CV1 matte silver would look great with a nice drop...CV2 are clean as well but I personally think cv1 looks great on black cars.

Just remember with Vossens come with a lot of haters...so be ready... It's like you have an iPhone which everyone buys what's great but android users are still going to hate
Old 08-21-13 | 08:02 AM
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Iunno not hating man, I keep my mind open to different things and were actually considering Vossen for my next car hoping to get later this year but did some research and now I'm scared to pay that much money for Monoblock wheels that end up like these.....so going to shop around for alternatives

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=678897

http://m.g35driver.com/forums/showth...732&styleid=50
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Im not hating either. I used to be a Vossen owner
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that's definately scary...but it was covered under warranty...so not a big deal
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Wheels are covered under warranty but your life is not
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Originally Posted by reyoasian
Iunno not hating man, I keep my mind open to different things and were actually considering Vossen for my next car hoping to get later this year but did some research and now I'm scared to pay that much money for Monoblock wheels that end up like these.....so going to shop around for alternatives http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=678897 http://m.g35driver.com/forums/showth...732&styleid=50
The OP asked about two wheels he's stuck between to get our opinion on the two options he suggested nothing about your open mind (no offense) but your response didn't help him decide. Not to mention the other 2 you suggested aren't they made from the same "material" so I guess they are prone to that issue as wll right?
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The cv2 looks very similar to Nuteks Bavaria line bc7mhttp://nutekwheels.com/p-85-bc7m-concave-chrome-lip.aspx
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Well just giving OP heads up on what I found before I made my purchase on Vossen

here's also a good read on unsprung weight

http://www.vtec.net/articles/view-ar...rticle_id=3464

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Originally Posted by reyoasian
Well just giving OP heads up on what I found before I made my purchase on Vossen here's also a good read on unsprung weight http://www.vtec.net/articles/view-ar...rticle_id=3464
Ooo I see...very helpful..I'm sure he appreciates it. What research did you find on the XXRs that you had on or you didn't bother to research those at the time? (Sarcastic question) 😁😂😂
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Ooo I see...very helpful..I'm sure he appreciates it. What research did you find on the XXRs that you had on or you didn't bother to research those at the time? (Sarcastic question) 😁😂😂
I've done research on that too but considering the price point and that they're cast wheels, anything is possible doesn't matter the brand (including 90% OEM wheels)

However I'm looking to change a different car and want to get some nice wheels for them which is why I looked into Vossen due to its popularity and price point, however only found disappointing result.

(non-sarcastic answer)
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Originally Posted by reyoasian
I've done research on that too but considering the price point and that they're cast wheels, anything is possible doesn't matter the brand (including 90% OEM wheels) However I'm looking to change a different car and want to get some nice wheels for them which is why I looked into Vossen due to its popularity and price point, however only found disappointing result. (non-sarcastic answer)
If in your research all you find are disappointing results then it really puzzles me as to why all these people have their wheels...

Luckily all business have curbs..which is to say that 100% of people won't be happy or some May have issues...
For example I work on a Marketing team at American Express and our curb is 78% which means we expect 22% of the card holders will not like our product or changes yet we are still number 1 in the credit card business and top 10 on earnings world wide...so give or take 5% of Vossen owners may have had some issue which could either be manufacture or user error does that mean it isn't a great wheel.
If you look up any rim company I'm 100% sure there's someone that has had some type of dislike or issue.


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