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Originally Posted by Triple Black C6
I have the Aero's and may upgrade to the 545's because I need a wider tire but is the price difference worth it?
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From what I've been told, they use the same forging company and the same finishers, at least as far as clearcoat goes. I looked at both company's products at SEMA, and I think HRE may have some better and more artistic designs, as far as where and how the rivets are placed.
After receiving my new set of IForged wheels three days ago (my second set from these guys), I could see that the attention to detail was lacking. There was quite a bit of either welding material or powder coat residue on the outer polished lip. I was able to get just about all of it with Mother's Billet Polish, but I seriously doubt that would have made it through QC on an HRE wheel.
I really don't think that I should have had to put in three hours of careful polishing on a $3000 set of wheels. I could have sent them back, but based on their customer service reputation, I probably did a better (more careful) job of making them right than they would have. They look great on the car and the offsets were right, so I guess I should at least be grateful for that.
I guess it depends on how important the money is to you. iForged isn't really all that cheap anymore. I paid more for this set of wheels than my last and I didn't even get the brushed finish, the rivets, or the ceramic coating. If I ever decided to change wheels, I don't think I'd go with iForged again. I'd try someone else. Kinesis maybe...they have some nice designs and I've heard good things about their quality.
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