Got my new Dymag rims today
#61
12-12-2006 | 05:59 PM
Banned
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 255
From: Newport Beach, CA
Rep Power: 30
Originally Posted by blakt out
On the supplier... not to be the Sherlock Holmes in the bunch, but that picture has a GMG sticker on the rim. Hmmmm.... Don't they sponsor us too?
Rennworx is the official supplier of them though, and they are available direct which would most likely be the easiest and quickest route. Heck, I can sell them to you at retail through my shop also.
#64
12-13-2006 | 11:08 AM
Registered User
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 7,734
From: Kuwait City,Kuwait
Rep Power: 333
How much would it cost to have them in 18" for my SLK55?
I checked Dymag's website seems not updated, didnt see the carbon wheels
http://www.dymag.com/index2_e.html
I checked Dymag's website seems not updated, didnt see the carbon wheels
http://www.dymag.com/index2_e.html
#71
12-14-2006 | 12:55 AM
Thread Starter
|
Registered User
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 4,300
From: Arkansas
Rep Power: 248
OK - here's the 411. Ordered the wheels from Bill Koenig at Rennworx late this past summer. Delivery was supposed to be about 2 months, but it got backed up a bit. Throughout Bill was a great communicator and offered to do whatever I wanted at any time in the process. Could not have been more of a gentleman. I think these were one of the first sets they had built for a 997, and they wanted to get the offsets et al just right, etc. Plus the process of building these wheels is intricate and complex (i.e. slow).
Anyway, October led to November, and I was on Bill to ship them ASAP, as I had a couple of track events I was considering and wanted to take the new wheels. As y'all know from this thread, the wheels finally showed up last week and were just beautiful. Couldn't wait to get them on the car.
We mounted and balanced the wheels on Saturday morning, but one of them had a leak. Rather than post that on here, I wanted a chance to talk to Bill about it on Monday first. By the time Monday rolled around it was obvious three of them had leaks. I talked to Bill, who said they had discovered one other set from the same batch, also for a Porsche, had the same problem and he thought perhaps the titanium screws hadn't been allowed enough time to set in the epoxy, or whatever. He also said that they (Dymag) have a great reputation for quality, including their extensive testing with Koeniggsegg and Moser, and Bill's own racing of a set for nine months until he crashed his car, all of which I have no doubt.
So anyway, I am sending the rims back to him this week. Bill could not have been better about the whole deal. He said subsequent batches have been perfect, and offered me a variety of solutions as any true enthusiast would, but also offered me an immediate and complete refund, and sent me his FedEx number right away. Since I already have three sets of rims for my car, I am sending these back, but may well look at Dymag in the future. As an early adopter by nature, I am not new to the trials and tribulations associated with that, but I will tell you that the rims look incredible, and Bill Koenig and Rennworx are people you absolutely want to do business with.
Anyway, October led to November, and I was on Bill to ship them ASAP, as I had a couple of track events I was considering and wanted to take the new wheels. As y'all know from this thread, the wheels finally showed up last week and were just beautiful. Couldn't wait to get them on the car.
We mounted and balanced the wheels on Saturday morning, but one of them had a leak. Rather than post that on here, I wanted a chance to talk to Bill about it on Monday first. By the time Monday rolled around it was obvious three of them had leaks. I talked to Bill, who said they had discovered one other set from the same batch, also for a Porsche, had the same problem and he thought perhaps the titanium screws hadn't been allowed enough time to set in the epoxy, or whatever. He also said that they (Dymag) have a great reputation for quality, including their extensive testing with Koeniggsegg and Moser, and Bill's own racing of a set for nine months until he crashed his car, all of which I have no doubt.
So anyway, I am sending the rims back to him this week. Bill could not have been better about the whole deal. He said subsequent batches have been perfect, and offered me a variety of solutions as any true enthusiast would, but also offered me an immediate and complete refund, and sent me his FedEx number right away. Since I already have three sets of rims for my car, I am sending these back, but may well look at Dymag in the future. As an early adopter by nature, I am not new to the trials and tribulations associated with that, but I will tell you that the rims look incredible, and Bill Koenig and Rennworx are people you absolutely want to do business with.
