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Originally Posted by brndck
so you are saying that rays doesn't do any research, testing or design? that their particular six spoke wheel should be able to be copied by any and every one who wants to???
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What I'm saying is that Rays manufactures wheels for professionals, who road race and require high end wheels needed for the rigors of that profession. They aren't making wheels for the average consumer such as you and I, there is no money in us. The bulk of their money is coming from Race Teams and Auto Manufactures that use their product. That money far exceeds their cost in research, design and the production of their wheels. We as a consumer don't support that to the extent that you feel we do.
You also have to consider that Rays has a manufacturing process in place. It’s the same process used for each wheel. It's not like they are recreating a new process each time they make another wheel. The process doesn't change, thats being cost effective. The design does and they test to make sure that the design meets the standard set by the professional, again not you or I
90% of the people on this forum do not require that level of quality and to suggest that it is needed, required by every person who owns a 240 is foolish. I don't drift, I don't road race, I don't need legit $2K-$3K wheels to take me to and from work or to Wal-Mart during the weekends.
Food for thought, if Rays really had a problem with company's knocking off their design, why don’t they sick their legal hounds on that company? It is a copy right infringement after all. More than likely Rays sold the design to someone else to make knock-offs. WIN-WIN says me.
Cheers!
G.