Hey whats up guys, i couldnt post this question in the GDD forum, so i posted it here, i just bought a set of Rota Circuit 8s ( 15 inch bronze ) and i was staring at them earlier because i just washed teh car, and i wondered, how can you tell the difference between the c8s and the real deal Mugen Mf8s? thanks guys

 

mugens actually have 'made in japan' and 'forged' molded in between the spokes. rotas are made in the phillipines.

 

and the color is different

 

"Oh CypressGreenLS" -> Fake
"Oh Dogginator" -> Real


Going CCW around the outside of the rim, the Mugen MF8s will read:
MUGEN
4x100 500KG
JLL VIA 620KG (note: the JLL is scripted together. This is also where the valve stem is located.)
MADE IN JAPAN
FORGED

These rims weigh 11 pounds each. The valve stems are included and are either black (bronze rim) or blue (silver rim) metal. The finish is anodized aluminum, not painted. Therefore, you can feel the minor, radial machining grooves on the shiny outer lip.

 

also.. the real mugen rims the lip of the rim feels really different.. it has super fine impression lines on the lip similar to the rings on a tree.. if you ever touch a volk rim.. same feel to it.. its like.. ahh...


where as rota ur like.. oh..

 

I'm pretty sure the Mugen's say Mugen on them. At least MF10's do.

The finish on them however is a DEAD giveaway.

 

all mugen wheels have mugen stamped on the inside of the wheel

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SonicBlueTeg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">also.. the real mugen rims the lip of the rim feels really different.. it has super fine impression lines on the lip similar to the rings on a tree.. if you ever touch a volk rim.. same feel to it.. its like.. ahh...


where as rota ur like.. oh.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

That's just the machine finish, which is colored with an anodizing process. Stock 94-95 GS-R wheels aren't anodized, but they have the same machine finish (with clearcoat) on the face of the spokes.

And guess what, my bronze Rota C10's have an anodized lip, too, just like that.

 

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That's just the machine finish, which is colored with an anodizing process. Stock 94-95 GS-R wheels aren't anodized, but they have the same machine finish (with clearcoat) on the face of the spokes.</TD></TR></TABLE>

My '97 GSR wheels also have the machined finish, but the clearcoat smooths the texture to the touch. The point is beware of someone selling Mugen MF8 rims that have been painted or clearcoated, as they were most likely damaged.