rota and nippon ,,are they made by the same people?? .cuz they are being sold all over Ebay and it looks like you can save a few dollars by going with the Nippons

 

subscribed, been bugging me for a while

EDIT: i do remember nippons are taiwanese so theyre different, but i still want to find out if theyre as good/better than rotas.

 

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Phillipines>Taiwan.

 

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uhhh taiwan is 100x more advanced when it comes to technology.

 

no they are not made by the same company.....rota for the most part is made in the phillipines.......so much for a japanese wheel?????????? and the quality is not the same...rota is a better company....konig used to make the rota wheels until a falling out several years ago.......nippon wheels are cheap but the quality is not as good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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is that a firsthand experience, something a friend learned the hard way, or just an assumption? im not trying to flame but we want to figure out if the extra money for rota is worth it. btw konig doesn't make their wheels. theyre more of an importing company. kinda like axis. they just order wheels from other companies in asia. like axis used to sell lenso vpds which are made in thailand.

 

I know the Rota's have the JWL/VIA stamping on their wheels. If Nippon has them too then they should be similar in quality and durability.

 

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nice generalization there..with the quantity of wheels rota sells, i am sure the factory is plenty advanced...I have seen both of these wheels in person, and while the spokes are a little thicker on the nippons they otherwise just "look" cheaper imo.They are heavier as well.That being said, i would reccomend you save for some Rega's or SW388's.

 

konig use to stock there wheels and sell them and produce some of there wheels about 5-6 years ago

 

buy the rotas better quality and the paint won't chip as easily as the kid who brought some into my store today to get mounted and balanced the paint started to chip off

 

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Are they really JWL/VIA certified? Because JWL is a Japanese thing and they don't sell Rota's over here. Any Rota reps here that want to chime in?

 

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Are they really JWL/VIA certified? Because JWL is a Japanese thing and they don't sell Rota's over here. Any Rota reps here that want to chime in?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Anyone??? Because when I compared the Rota RNR clones with the real RNRs it seemed as if they copied it down to the t with the JWL/VIA markings in the same spot and just left out the Mugen in kanji.

 

wow you guys are nutty with the wheel info i knew i was in the right place ,,thanks guys

ohh check this out ,,i walked in to a pawnshop and found a set of JDM 2piece 80's style black 5star w/polished lip Enkies for a $100 bucks i gonna flip them because they are 5x114.3

 

rims I found at a pawn shop ,,any body know the name or what I should ask for them??