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Just say NO to CRACK!!

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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:15 AM
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Just say NO to CRACK!!

Saw this on a local G35 coupe today. (not mine!) Front passenger side wheel. Car is never raced or tracked at all...just easy, normal, daily driving.

Scary part is, the owner had no idea! Can you guess what kind of wheels they are?

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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:16 AM
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Damn...
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:18 AM
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sevas
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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^S-55's
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:34 AM
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cchaorule's car?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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That looks pretty bad. Look at the size of that fault line! Clearly cracked and separated. Glad someone caught it before something worse was to happen.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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Some sevas models do look nice, but damn
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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Scary stuff
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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Sevas, I would get a free-replacement.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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LOL i knew it was sevas right when i saw it!
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by SteveBlake
LOL i knew it was sevas right when i saw it!
You get what you pay for.

Chinese cast wheels.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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My sevas cracked twice. NY..
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rookie
sevas
Originally Posted by Gr8One
^S-55's
+2...
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 12:42 PM
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^^+3
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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Ridiculous IMO. Like someone previously stated, you get what you pay for.
 
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