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Old 04-20-2016, 09:44 PM
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Counterfeit or Fake R3

How to tell if they are counterfeit, copy or fake? Appreciate it, thanks!

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Thoughts? 2/4 have some paint damage. Should I get them repainted/power coat or touch up? On one of the wheel, the base color looks red for some reason.
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They look legit except for the color. But I didn't take pics of the back of the wheels. But here are ones that were sold a couple of years back.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjQWG3Jk
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Looking at them though the JWL certification stamp looks wonky compared to the wheels I have pictures of that were pulled off the R3 in my driveway.
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I bought them used off a guy in monterey. He saids it's from a Pace car and they painted the back of the wheels red but thanks for the link+photos. I'm hopeing I didn't get ripped off. I purchased them for $760. How do I restore them back to original color? I don't want to paint them the wrong color now...

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My buddy damaged one of his and they could never get the colors to match exactly so the insurance had to replace it with a new one. But if you are doing all four, any good painter can get close.
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