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Old 06-17-2017, 02:00 PM
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Default Blade Carbon Wheels-where are they made?

Does anyone know who makes Jaguar wheels? Are the carbon blades really forged? Anyone know the weight?

I just bought some and am curious if they are a good wheel!
 
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The alloy part probably is due to the legal constraints on advertising same.

The carbon bits are cosmetic (like the roof and door mirror trims). So probably not.

I'm fairly certain I've seen wheel weights published on here, but cannot remember if that included the Blades.
 
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The alloy part probably is due to the legal constraints on advertising same.

The carbon bits are cosmetic (like the roof and door mirror trims). So probably not.
What the heck are you talking about?
 
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He asked several questions. The first I have no clue. "Are the carbon blades really forged?" Is where I came in.
 
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He asked several questions. The first I have no clue. "Are the carbon blades really forged?" Is where I came in.
I think he meant the whole wheel, not the carbon part
 
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Then yes. They are advertised as such in the U.K.
 
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I posted elsewhere a few months ago about the Blade wheels, can't find that post now.
Usually wheels have markings/castings/stickers on the inside showing size, ET, type code, place of manufacture etc, but my Blade wheels have absolutely no markings on them at all.
The factory Nevis wheels from my old XFR has heaps of lettering cast into the insides, including "Made in India", so I think there is a reasonable chance that most OEM F-Type wheels are also made in India, including the Blades. Makes sense when you consider that the owner of JLR is Tata, a huge Indian conglomerate.
I took one of the carbon fibre bits off and it appears to be real carbon fibre judging by the appearance, weight, feel and lettering on the back, here's a pic I took before:

 
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My SVR Maestrom wheels are made in Poland.Maybe these are too.
 
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Storm wheels
 
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