I just found Rota dealer for Malaysia market via Facebook (Rota Wheels Malaysia) anyone bought their sets from them? am thinking to buy my sets :D
im a user of rota.. and i asked them the price of the same wheels im using.... their prices are ridiculous... 2.8k for 15" replicas from a phillipines brand... gila ka apa? for that price can get used originals... or add abit more can get brand new original enkei wheels...
i purposely made the drive down and bought my rota rims brand new in singapore... INCLUSIVE of toll and petrol (from KL to SG & back)... it came up to about 1.6 - 1.8k max...hence the i use the word ridiculous...
ive always wanted to see this brand in malaysia as i think rota are good bang for buck wheels...but at those prices.. wats so bang for buck?? rota is a cheap but good replica wheel...thats about it... theyre not some super duper brand like volk or ssr or enkei etc... the truth is that theyre fakes... but very good fakes...and its like selling fakes at original prices.. seriously...go get yerself taiwanese wheels....or buy some super cheap disposable wheels n take a drive to singapore and buy them there...
i say yes to rota...but no to rota wheels malaysia
Yes there Rota dealer in Singapore. My friend just bought a set of Rota for his Impreza 2 months back. I remember seeing someone selling Rota rims even in the marketplace. Check out the market place.
I have read mixed reviews on Rota wheels actually from some US forums. Don't know how the quality is actually. Anyone has first hand experience with Rota?
when i was using my 15" rota with 165/50/15 tires (which is super thin) i ran over a rock at about 80km/h....of course the wheel broke... but it was a small crack....then at a tire shop i met a dood in a BMW 3 series...who had the same fate with me with the rock....his original BMW rims almost split in half...there was only about 3-4 inches left before it split.
best part is... i bought just ONE PIECE replacement wheel from singapore...coz thats how they sell it there...
but yes, rota did have their issues...some i read were resolved..some i dunno...
a bit heavy compared to forged rims
not really.. the first time i lifted up the 15" slipstream (which was about 10 years ago) i thought they were ori regamaster/spoon wheels (at the time i didnt know about rota yet)
n from info gathered on the net.. the auto x is only 2lbs heavier than then ori type x.