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Message: <blockquote data-quote="2wenty6" data-source="post: 442882" data-attributes="member: 20205">More often than not, replicas are of a lower quality than OE wheels. Simply because 'replica wheels' are manufactured by many different manufacturers and you can't be sure of their standards and quality control.But whether the difference in quality is significantly better for OE, everybody is just speculating and going by common sense/hearsay/experience. If you slam into a curb using OE wheels, it will also be damaged badly (friend's BMW OE wheels - 30-ish mph, ice)Profile 40 isn't too extreme. I guess whichever route you go - OE or rep - you will still be dodging potholes like STD <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />After all, if we don't care about our bimmers, we won't be here in the first place <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>