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Old 09-02-02, 10:41 PM
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Just a quick question, my friend and I are having a dispute on knock off wheels.. I said that Zenetti and Giovanna are knock off wheels... Are they? and what wheel company do they copy? Thanks guys!
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Zenetti is a full-blown knock-off company, as is Giovanna. Though a lot of Giovanna wheels are too damn ugly to copy. Zenetti's best sellers, the Vega and Mysticks are both knock offs of the Lowenhart BR-5 and the WEDS Kranze Cerebus II, respectively. Giovanna Rios look like L-Sportline Model IIs and Giovanna Attack are Lowenhart LD6s.
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thanks for your input.. I also see alot of advertising on Ferretti, axis, bazo, limited alloy, rozzi... Are those companies considered Knock-off companies?
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quite a few of them are....not only do they copy well known brands but also each other....:eek:
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Do ya'll know there is a Giovanna tuned 911 (996) Porcshe!!!!:eek:
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didnt I read that AutoCouture is a product of Giovanna, its a foggy recalection but it seems that i saw it in a magazine in fine print, or maybe it was the other way around, do they have anything to do with each other at all? i need to find that magazine now its bugging me
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Giovanna attacks are not like LD-6's!
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Originally posted by GSTRANCE
didnt I read that AutoCouture is a product of Giovanna, its a foggy recalection but it seems that i saw it in a magazine in fine print, or maybe it was the other way around, do they have anything to do with each other at all? i need to find that magazine now its bugging me
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Giovanna is the ONLY distributer of auto culture stuff in USA.....
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Giovanna/WTW has NOTHING to do with AutoCouture other than they WERE the importer...they do NOT own AutoCouture and they do not MAKE anything for AutoCouture...and they are NOT the exclusive importer...

As for their 996 Porsche, that car only has some APP wheels on it (with Giovanna centercaps). Giovanna just bought some pre-existing APP wheels and slapped their centercaps on them...
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Uhmm....they make those APP wheels now....or they buy them and resell them...and whats wrong with that? They are nice, high quality wheels! And they also have that Ferrari 360 now too....
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and Giovanna doesn't import for Autoculture any more?
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zenetti vegas are knock-offs of Weds DP-V11. 1sicklex has the real thing

you guys talking about giovanna as being the sole importer and retailer, or just importer? cause a few of our sponsers sell Auto
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i dunno, this is an ad from a sept. 02 magazine,looks like Auto Couture IS a division of Giovanna to me
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So auto coutures are knock offs too now??? hehehehehehehehehe


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