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Originally Posted by brad1552 View Post
In our defense, a 17x9 actually starts at under $900, and also, they are 100% fully forged and custom wheels...
quality costs
would love a set but exchange rate is not so great
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Originally Posted by Noah930 View Post
IIRC the D-Zug boys over on the turbo forum made re-creations of this 5-spoke design a few years ago. (Maybe because we turbo guys all dream of our 930s growing up to be fire-spitting 935s.) They got either Fikse or Forgeline to make the centers. Aesthetics were based off a real centerlock 5-spoke 935 wheel. But I think the price was pretty hefty back then, like these current ones seem to be.
they also did not look as good/accurate. had a flat lip with no step in them. cheapened the look a bit unfortunately, and iirc dzug couldn't get around it due to manufacturing reasons or something.

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