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Kayteg1
Aug 20, 2021Explorer II
Casting aluminum require high skills and when OP might have overloaded rims, they also look like cheap aftermarket.
I had similar incident with Mercedes, who had AMG (high upgrade) rims installed.
The rims were made in Czech Republic and pass MB quality inspection, yet they had several cracks like pictures, where the only explanation is factory defect as there was no mechanical damage to explain it.

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Here is how I reused good looking, but cheaply casted rims

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I had similar incident with Mercedes, who had AMG (high upgrade) rims installed.
The rims were made in Czech Republic and pass MB quality inspection, yet they had several cracks like pictures, where the only explanation is factory defect as there was no mechanical damage to explain it.


Here is how I reused good looking, but cheaply casted rims


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