I ordered some Rota Torque Wheels from MachEvo.com and one of them that arrived was damaged pretty bad. I'm not blaming MachEvo, they appear to be handling it well. I called them and they told me to send them the pictures so they can review them and see what they can do about it. Here are the pictures, has anybody else had this happen to them? The paint is chipped and the boxes are not damaged at all, meaning it definitely happened before they made it into the boxes for shipment to me.

 

Rota's aren't the strongest of wheels - and I'm speaking from personal experience. I had one break completely and ended up vaulting my Subie upside down. (end discussion)

When it comes down to it, you get what you pay for, and they are usually around $700 shipped...

 

I hit a HUGE pothole with rotas on my sti last year

bent one up pretty good...still drivable

you should be okay the lip is definitely out of round

 

I've seen the same type of damage (no paint chipping though) with fn01rc's. Those shipping guys just toss the boxes around. I also noticed they shipped with extra cardboard around the edges when I ordered my 2nd set.

 

looks like a dropped box to me.

 

+1

 

Hahahhaha yeah, you drop one in a box when its being shipped and this happend, but when you bolt them onto your car there magically safe..

Scorke

 

Happened to me too. Make a claim with the shipper first. If they were insured, they will have to replace it. I know it may take a little while to get a new one back, ,but it def. shouldn't cost you a thing! Good luck!

 

+1

My rotas bent on my last car.

 

They are Rotas.... that is all i gotta say... I cracked my slipstreams on my old civic a while back... will never buy those rims again

 

UPS agreed it was damaged during shipping. While this isn't my opinion, I'm not the professional, so it would appear I was wrong. Anyway, MachEvo has already gotten another one on the way. Woot.

 

rota = knock offs... just my opinion

 

i do realize they are cheap, i like the looks, i shouldn't have them on for more than a year

 

lol dont get me wrong, i love em! who wants to pay 2500-3000 for volks, 4000 for mugens when u can get em rotas for 1000-1500.