GOT2B GM Posted March 8, 2009 Report Posted March 8, 2009 Turns out there are 2 different manufacturers of the 16 x 8 xlaces On the inside of the wheel on the hub, they are marked either Alcoa or Enkei. Alcoa made them first, Enkei's are the later ones. I know my 90 TGP has Alcoa's and Jamie's 95 GTP has Enkei's. The easiest way to differentiate is that the Enkei's have the Enkei logo on the edge of the lace, right beside the lip, whereas the Alcoa's have nothing. Post the year of your vehicle and whether it has Alcoa's or Enkei's. Quote
Addicted To Boost Posted March 8, 2009 Report Posted March 8, 2009 My TGP has Alcoas and a spare Enkei in the trunk from a 96 GTP. Quote
pontiacmaniac94 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Posted March 8, 2009 my old ones i had before were enki. Quote
AL Posted March 8, 2009 Report Posted March 8, 2009 Where are you looking to find out who made them? Quote
cutty Posted March 8, 2009 Report Posted March 8, 2009 Where are you looking to find out who made them? Usually on the inside of the wheel the name of the company that made them is stamped there. Quote
Pontiac6KSTEAWD Posted March 8, 2009 Report Posted March 8, 2009 My TGP has 2 Enkei and to Alcoa.. Quote
GOT2B GM Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Posted March 8, 2009 Where are you looking to find out who made them? The easiest way to differentiate is that the Enkei's have the Enkei logo on the edge of the lace, right beside the lip, whereas the Alcoa's have nothing. Quote
mfewtrail Posted March 8, 2009 Report Posted March 8, 2009 whereas the Alcoa's have nothing. All of mine are Alcoa's, but they do have a small stamp at the end of the lace. I can't quite tell for 100% sure, but the stamp looks like "JWL" with the letters combined together. Some of them are stamped very faintly, while others are stamped a bit clearer. I've seen other Alcoa xlaces with a different letter stamp before. I belive it was "JH" or at least looked like "JH." The color of them was considerably darker than stock bright gold looking TGP xlaces. They had almost a gold + bronze mixed look to them. I'm not sure if these were on TGP's originally or put on later cars. The car I saw them on was a 1990 Grand Prix. It had two darker xlaces + two lighter JWL marked ones. I remember Chris A. or someone else mentioning that they had seen two different color xlaces on the turbo cars years ago... Quote
mfewtrail Posted March 9, 2009 Report Posted March 9, 2009 Who made the Bonne ones? I have two Bonne xlaces that are made by alcoa. Quote
Regal_GS_1989 Posted March 9, 2009 Report Posted March 9, 2009 Found this while searching online: "JWL" (Japan Light Wheel Alloy) is a compilation of standards defined by the Japanese Government to ensure the vehicle's safety for aluminum road wheels. Every wheel put to market must be tested to meet JWL standards before a wheel can be put out to market in Japan. These standards are generally accepted worldwide as acceptable for most road conditions. That is why you will see these marks on European and other Asian country wheels. Quote
GOT2B GM Posted March 9, 2009 Author Report Posted March 9, 2009 JDM xlaces. Even some of the import guys rock xlaces http://www.axiswheels.com/wheels.php?id=og-san Quote
3.1cutlass Posted March 9, 2009 Report Posted March 9, 2009 Both sets i own are enkei. I do not know what year cars they are from. Quote
5speedz34 Posted March 9, 2009 Report Posted March 9, 2009 Love the stance on that civic hate the wheels. Mine are Enkei's. Enkei made the Olds version Olds version? Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted March 9, 2009 Report Posted March 9, 2009 Here is a question... who made the RPE wheels??? Jamie Quote
Q-Ball Posted March 9, 2009 Report Posted March 9, 2009 Seems TGP's have Alcoa's and anything 91+ are Enkei's. So I will guess RPE's are Enkei's. Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted March 9, 2009 Report Posted March 9, 2009 Interestingly enough mine got lighter when they were powder coated, lol, only by .2lb but they are completely covered in powder coat now... Jamie Quote
Q-Ball Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 You do know how un accurate that scale is right? I'm sure it has +/- of 0.5 lb(s). Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 Mine was weighed on the same scale... therefore, same margin of error Jamie Quote
GOT2B GM Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Posted March 10, 2009 Yeah well....Im not buying an expensive scale. Its just a comparitive. To be taken with a grain of salt. Quote
cutlassdude96 Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 Love the stance on that civic hate the wheels. Mine are Enkei's. Enkei made the Olds version Olds version? these Quote
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