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*gmachinz* · 10-07-2016, 05:06 AM

At the time, OE Wheel Distributors out of Canada sold these wheels for $650/set delivered vs me paying $550 each for "GM" wheels new from the dealer. The only difference is with these wheels you get a black adhesive center piece instead of an Impala center and obviously there's no GM part number on these rims-but they are built by the same company that was supposed to build them for the SS until GM pulled the rug out from under them-which pissed off ROH Wheels-and GM didn't own the rights to the design-ROH did. I've compared the GM wheel to the ROH wheel when Infirst got them and the ROH "GM knock-off" is much nicer-the machine polish surface is nicer than the GM wheel on the inner section-GM went with a slightly dull finish-prolly just different enough that ROH couldn't sue.

10-07-2016, 05:06 AM	#8
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: If anyone needs a builder in the central Iowa area.... At the time, OE Wheel Distributors out of Canada sold these wheels for $650/set delivered vs me paying $550 each for "GM" wheels new from the dealer. The only difference is with these wheels you get a black adhesive center piece instead of an Impala center and obviously there's no GM part number on these rims-but they are built by the same company that was supposed to build them for the SS until GM pulled the rug out from under them-which pissed off ROH Wheels-and GM didn't own the rights to the design-ROH did. I've compared the GM wheel to the ROH wheel when Infirst got them and the ROH "GM knock-off" is much nicer-the machine polish surface is nicer than the GM wheel on the inner section-GM went with a slightly dull finish-prolly just different enough that ROH couldn't sue.