Momo Wheels....Made in China?
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CG6Lemon
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China haz big population? 
sweagle02
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Damn bro...I really don't know what explanation my wheels would have for saying Made in China. Maybe the two pieces were made in Italy and the one pieces were made in China
well, just because it says made in china does not necessarily mean anything like knock off. the world uses chinese cheap labor, factory, etc etc.
i know many samsung (korean) electronic parts are made in mexico/south america.
many sony stuffs are made in else where too. i can tell you right now, my hp work laptop was made/assembled in china.
it makes more sense from company's perspective to have their manufacturing factory in country with cheap labor fee than here in US, or in Korea, or in Italy perhaps.
i may not be able to tell if your wheel is authentic or not, but just saying that you shouldn't be worried about its authenticity solely based on its manufacturing country. if other factors (place where you bought them, packaging, certification, manual, etc etc) were questionable, then yeah you might want to make sure you didn't pay grip of money for knock off.
some items though, for example tein coilovers, are made in (say) japan exclusively.
if this is the case, then yeah you can tell its authenticity from where it was made.
i know many samsung (korean) electronic parts are made in mexico/south america.
many sony stuffs are made in else where too. i can tell you right now, my hp work laptop was made/assembled in china.
it makes more sense from company's perspective to have their manufacturing factory in country with cheap labor fee than here in US, or in Korea, or in Italy perhaps.
i may not be able to tell if your wheel is authentic or not, but just saying that you shouldn't be worried about its authenticity solely based on its manufacturing country. if other factors (place where you bought them, packaging, certification, manual, etc etc) were questionable, then yeah you might want to make sure you didn't pay grip of money for knock off.
some items though, for example tein coilovers, are made in (say) japan exclusively.
if this is the case, then yeah you can tell its authenticity from where it was made.
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teins are made in taiwan, then assembled in japan....from what ive read.
but back ot, yea, just because theyre made there doesnt really mean theyre knockoffs. post up a pics and maybe we could figure out if theyre legit or not.
slowaccord
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heres the thing.
It really makes no difference where the wheels were made. MOMO isn't really high end enough to knock off and I'm not even sure if I have ever seen a fake one yet. Rim companies steal designs openly but usually don't take the name for legal reasons. It's not like making fake Rolex's where you can sell em at the flea market.
The momo GTR I have are 2 piece and do in fact have a "made in italy" stamp on the back of the faces. Just like goodyear has factories that make tires in china im sure the lower end momo's are made there also. the 2 piece design is considered slightly "higher end"
hope that helps.
It really makes no difference where the wheels were made. MOMO isn't really high end enough to knock off and I'm not even sure if I have ever seen a fake one yet. Rim companies steal designs openly but usually don't take the name for legal reasons. It's not like making fake Rolex's where you can sell em at the flea market.
The momo GTR I have are 2 piece and do in fact have a "made in italy" stamp on the back of the faces. Just like goodyear has factories that make tires in china im sure the lower end momo's are made there also. the 2 piece design is considered slightly "higher end"
hope that helps.
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Erik123456789
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hi guy 
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solid lead wheels? hope you dont get lead poisoning
