Taking CONCAVE to a whole new level **Rota GRID 18x9.5**
Sep 6, 2008, 04:09 AM
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The pics show that JWL and VIA are stamped on the rim; probably a good chance they are quality tested by those standards. I've run rotas for years, they are a good quality rim for those on a budget
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My buddy has the volk te37s 19x10 on the rear of his Z and they look less concave than these
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for an extremely concave rim for our evos.
. My buddy has the volk te37s 19x10 on the rear of his Z and they look less concave than these
. for an extremely concave rim for our evos.
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Sep 6, 2008, 06:25 AM
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The pics show that JWL and VIA are stamped on the rim; probably a good chance they are quality tested by those standards. I've run rotas for years, they are a good quality rim for those on a budget.
My buddy has the volk te37s 19x10 on the rear of his Z and they look less concave than these. for an extremely concave rim for our evos.
. My buddy has the volk te37s 19x10 on the rear of his Z and they look less concave than these
. for an extremely concave rim for our evos.Wheeldude:
Can i get a pic of the JAWA sticker?
Sep 6, 2008, 03:55 PM
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I've discussed this topic many times with Michael Rojas (owner of Rota wheels) and here is a quote from him
"JAWA is Japan Alloy Wheel Association. They are an association for Japanese Wheel Makers. Sort of like the SEMA. We were once a member of JAWA in the past when we had a office in Japan. It was quite expensive since there was a royalty of .30 cents per wheel that we produced. In exchange, you had the JAWA sticker with the serial number on the wheel.
JWL is the wheel licensing division of the VIA which is the Japan Vehicle Inspection Authority of Japan. In order for you to have a car registered in Japan, all the aftermarket items on the vehicle must be VIA certified."
The majority of OEM wheels in the Philippines are also made by PAWI. When I was in the Philippines last week we all attended a large car show and I recognized many of the wheels on these cars. Toyota, the largest car manufacture in the world even had some wheels on their 2009 models that are made by PAWI/Rota
Here's an up to date certificate from JWL/VIA certifying the equipment used at PAWI meets their standards (linking since this is a large image)
http://www.wheeldude.com/gallery2/d/...tification.jpg
Picture of the testing facility from Rota's site, I have some of our own shots that I took last week while at Rota. I will be posting them up next week when we upload the rest of the pictures from our trip.
-Dan
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Sep 13, 2008, 07:53 PM
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I know this is for Evo X , but do you have GRID Bronce in any other sizes like 18x8.5 ?? for a Lancer 09? or a set up that fits the lancer? if yes, pm me shipped to PR 00784 I will apreciate your response. Thanks
