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CIP1 fuchs replicas not what pictured!
Lesson learned. Should have bought the real thing. Ordered a set of fuchs replicas from cip1. The photos on the website resemble closely the real fuchs, but the ones I received do not at all. Very unhappy. Contacted the owner about the differences and he tried to convince me they were identical although they obviously were not. I tried to return them but do not want to eat shipping for a discrepency in THEIR advertising. Live and learn, but hopefully somebody else does not make the same mistake. I will not be ordering anything else from them as I feel they are untrustworthy and their customer service is pitiful. I tried to download their pictures to post but they copyrighted them. Here are the wheels I received. Pretty wheels, just not what I ordered.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../Photo0061.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../Photo0060.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../Photo0059.jpg |
fake Fuchs
Thanks for the Heads up, good info to know.
Steve 73 911 T MFI Coupe, Aubergine |
LOL at that copy fail.
Those look like the old Fuchs style hubcaps from the 70s. http://images.thesamba.com/vw/classi...ix/3403430.jpg |
+1 FALSE ADVERTISING. COPY RIGHT MY BUTT, they copied from Fuchs
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Did you pay by Credit Card or Paypal? Why not file a dispute or Sue the Ba$Turd to make you whole.
It is obvious. |
How is a place called California Import Parts located in Washington state?
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It should be Poor Knockoffs R Us :D
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They actually aren't in WA state... they just ship from there.....
Their warehouse is about 3 miles from me..... Cheers |
Not sure where the surprise is but looking at the picture from their page I would have expected worse. The pictures show the pedals connecting with no real radius at the center where yours at least has a radius.
Here are the pics straight from their page. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1310167253.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1310167297.jpg I can see where you might not like them... (I don't like them) but I don't see where you could say you were deceived unless they changed their website or you bought them from another page. (Kind of interesting that they make a set of fake hearts...) |
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To the OP, sorry for your troubles and disappointment. Best of luck for some resolution. |
If you add a little black paint to the end of the petals and put them on your car, I seriously doubt anyone could tell the difference unless they got up real close. And yes, the "bump" by the valve stem, is supposed to be there.
I understand you shouldnt have to do that, but if you cant get this resolved, thats what i would do. |
My two cents.
Perhaps the edge of the black paint line adds to the impression of an incorrect petal shape. Notice where the black edge ends on a real Fuchs. I believe it's lower than as painted on the replicas. Otherwise, the shape of the spokes relative to the hub seems pretty close w/o benefit of a direct A-B comparison. Sherwood |
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It's not entirely clear if the physical edge of the replica spokes are less rounded than the factory spokes and/or the edge of the black paint accentuates any difference.
Compare the edging of the black b.g. on the replica wheel...... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../Photo0061.jpg .......with a factory Fuchs center (this is on a 17" hoop, but the center is the same): http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1310218974.jpg Sherwood |
New, for $120 a wheel just paint the petals in! You buy $120 replica Fuch knock-offs and they aren't perfect (but pretty darn nice IMHO!)... wow
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