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They arent trying to restrict you from buying wheels from another manufacturer. They are trying to prevent you from buying THEIR design from another manufacturer. id you have their wheels and to go a meet, and people ask, its as easy as saying "i'm not sure" |
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Totally with @gthal on this. I think this works to @HRE_Wheels disadvantage. If one is going to make a custom wheel setup then offsets don't matter because your vehicle is unique. Offsets do matter to the general public however but not for the purpose of trying to " steal a fitment " but for the purpose of determining what's available in the market place in order to make a purchase without a lot of guesswork. HRE does cater to the boutique buyer, so I understand their approach but as far as I am concerned it's trifling. Not everyone wants to take their car to the "tailor" for a custom measurement, and to that effect HRE is more than likely missing out on business because of it. That's their choice. I imagine that they prefer to give each and every buyer the illusion of having a custom setup when for most a custom setup isn't really needed. |
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08-18-2016, 09:50 AM | #26 | |
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Anything not "open source" in the world is shady business. I'll leave the rest of your post out of this as its laughable. I'm out! |
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-------- EDIT - i kept wondering why you went with " shady " and referred to open source. I guess you've been using the urban dictionary ? TOP DEFINITION trifling shady, not right Example "you tried to get with my man w/out me seeing, and then when i did see, you denied it...your [sic] a triflin' bitch" Perhaps that's what they are saying up at HRE about all their competition ? "you tried to get my wheel design spec w/out me seeing, and then when i did see, you denied it...you're a triflin' customer/competing wheel company ! Here's what's in a regular dictionary. DEFN- trifling of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: ------------------ This isn't rocket science, this isn't national security , it's not even as proprietary as a software tune or high tech software ! It's rather simple metallurgy. . It's just not that proprietary .. Sorry. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming .... |
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08-22-2016, 09:34 PM | #30 |
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Love the look and coincidentally was looking at that exact wheel and color last night on their web site. I however won't spend that kind of cash without knowing the specs on the wheels. On my 1er, which was hard to fit wide tires and wheels in, I had my measurements literally down to 2 mm with out rub inside and out. Trying to do the same for the M2 without wheel specs just won't work unless they would be willing to make to their spec and guarantee no rub if I give them the tire name and specs too. What is an ideal look for some is not for others. Different people have different priorities ( square, super flush, lowered, cambered...). There is no optimal fitment for all. So having them tell me what is right just doesn't work. Had I listened to the vendor or bought 'optimal off the shelf' there is no way my 1er square fitment with 255/35 and no rub would have worked. Knowing what they gave you simply gives one a baseline for comparison.
Now with all that said. Looks awesome.
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08-23-2016, 06:21 PM | #32 | |
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Personally; I don't think offsets are such a big secret if you are interested in their wheels. I personally see no reason why offsets or wheel dimensions should be a secret for a potential customer? By the way: people who do business (on any level) are their to make money.... If not it's called a hobby and not running a company.
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08-24-2016, 09:29 AM | #33 | |
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Correct, you can provide HRE your own offsets if you wish.
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