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[Loco38SUP]

Sorry to hear of all the problems with ESR. I would have canceled once they said re-drill, that’s a red flag to me.

-RJM

 

[Tsuki]

Looks like a BBS FI-R knock-off - they really do look great. It's a shame about your experience!

On the original order page, did it say they would need to be redrilled if you wanted a 5x112? That would have been an instant turn-off for me. Requiring hubcentric rings, though, is pretty normal for aftermarket wheels, unless you're getting something completely custom like BCForged. You don't need to go to the manufacturer for those - I've gotten some great aluminum hubcentric rings from Amazon.

How much did you spend on them?

 

[zrk]

Their page said "Custom Drill" but not specifically redrill, and to be fair I wouldn't have known the difference with this being my first experience buying aftermarket wheels. They were $1,335.00 total.

I think this is key! Tons of people are buying wheels for the first time, and aren't exactly sure what they're getting into. I wouldn't have known either. Thanks for the heads up on this thread.

 

[Tsuki]

Their page said "Custom Drill" but not specifically redrill, and to be fair I wouldn't have known the difference with this being my first experience buying aftermarket wheels. They were $1,335.00 total.

Yeah - crappy manufacturers have a tendency to use vague wording to avoid red flags with new buyers. They make it sound like they have a bunch of wheel blanks laying around to be drilled with custom lug patterns, rather than redrilling a 5x114.3, or something like that, which is what it sounds like they did. Anyway here's what I would do:

- Try and get something in writing from your tire people, talking about the imbalance due to the redrill pattern.
- Follow their instructions, and send them back.
- If they try and say they're fine, and try to deny a return, follow up with a good old-fashioned dispute on the credit card charge/paypal transaction/whatever. Give excessive information and the document from the tire people.
- Sit back, and let the credit card company/Paypal/whatever handle things for you.

This way, worst case scenario, you're out for shipping, and all of the mounting/balancing/rework, and you can at least recoup that $1335.

Lastly, we are all here to help you with recommendations of places to go, wheels to buy, etc. - at all price points. @Meraki Autoworks seems to be a great place for buying wheels of all shapes, sizes, colors, and price points. I haven't had dealings directly with them (yet), but people seem to have great luck. They openly say that their site is garbage right now, but are incredibly helpful on the forums, and via phone.

One more thing to think about, is this may have caused stress to your lug bolts, or potentially your hubs. When you replace the wheels, you might want to consider that - but I could just be overly cautious, and anyone please feel free to tell me I'm an idiot.

Good luck!

 

[zrk]

Yeah - crappy manufacturers have a tendency to use vague wording to avoid red flags with new buyers. They make it sound like they have a bunch of wheel blanks laying around to be drilled with custom lug patterns, rather than redrilling a 5x114.3, or something like that, which is what it sounds like they did. Anyway here's what I would do:

- Try and get something in writing from your tire people, talking about the imbalance due to the redrill pattern.
- Follow their instructions, and send them back.
- If they try and say they're fine, and try to deny a return, follow up with a good old-fashioned dispute on the credit card charge/paypal transaction/whatever. Give excessive information and the document from the tire people.
- Sit back, and let the credit card company/Paypal/whatever handle things for you.

This way, worst case scenario, you're out for shipping, and all of the mounting/balancing/rework, and you can at least recoup that $1335.

Lastly, we are all here to help you with recommendations of places to go, wheels to buy, etc. - at all price points. @Meraki Autoworks seems to be a great place for buying wheels of all shapes, sizes, colors, and price points. I haven't had dealings directly with them (yet), but people seem to have great luck. They openly say that their site is garbage right now, but are incredibly helpful on the forums, and via phone.

One more thing to think about, is this may have caused stress to your lug bolts, or potentially your hubs. When you replace the wheels, you might want to consider that - but I could just be overly cautious, and anyone please feel free to tell me I'm an idiot.

Good luck!

Great advice, do this.

Also - a lesson to anyone reading. Always use a credit card, not a debit card for this type of shit so you have that back up if you need it.

 

[Meraki Autoworks]

Yeah - crappy manufacturers have a tendency to use vague wording to avoid red flags with new buyers. They make it sound like they have a bunch of wheel blanks laying around to be drilled with custom lug patterns, rather than redrilling a 5x114.3, or something like that, which is what it sounds like they did. Anyway here's what I would do:

- Try and get something in writing from your tire people, talking about the imbalance due to the redrill pattern.
- Follow their instructions, and send them back.
- If they try and say they're fine, and try to deny a return, follow up with a good old-fashioned dispute on the credit card charge/paypal transaction/whatever. Give excessive information and the document from the tire people.
- Sit back, and let the credit card company/Paypal/whatever handle things for you.

This way, worst case scenario, you're out for shipping, and all of the mounting/balancing/rework, and you can at least recoup that $1335.

Lastly, we are all here to help you with recommendations of places to go, wheels to buy, etc. - at all price points. @Meraki Autoworks seems to be a great place for buying wheels of all shapes, sizes, colors, and price points. I haven't had dealings directly with them (yet), but people seem to have great luck. They openly say that their site is garbage right now, but are incredibly helpful on the forums, and via phone.

One more thing to think about, is this may have caused stress to your lug bolts, or potentially your hubs. When you replace the wheels, you might want to consider that - but I could just be overly cautious, and anyone please feel free to tell me I'm an idiot.

Good luck!

Thanks for your kind words. Garbage website indeed lol. We're always here to help with live inventory and information though.

-Josh

 

[HaiFrends]

thanks for sharing the experience...i was seeing ESR pop up more often and thought "maybe theyve gotten better". lol

 

[Heavy Foot]

I had ESR's on my 370z, and they had a wobble as was well when traveling over 75mph (120kph). On the bright side, They never cracked or bent. I had that car going sideways over bumpy pavement 24/7 and they held up nicely.

 

[gpcustoms]

Ordered a set after picking up my 2020 and was not happy with the finish when they arrived. The powder coat or paint was lack luster but when set up to check if they were straight and not out of round they were spot on the money.
After a bit of consideration I contacted them and they agreed to refund a portion of the expense for the paint issues and I had them professionally powder coated.
I can't complain, they offered to take the rims back when I confronted them on the finish but in the end I decided not to do this twice. Happy two years down the road but would not want to do this all over again.

 

[Vroomin350]

Buy nice, not twice.

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