AMBIT wheels
Oct 2, 2015, 03:38 AM
#34
damn, i was wondering how the rt8's would look on a octane blue! thanks for the pic! Thinking about picking up a set as my next set of daily wheels!
Dec 30, 2015, 05:35 AM
#36
I want to go ahead and BUMP this up for a very specific reason.
I own a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata, and was looking for wheels a few months ago. I came across Ambit, and like you guys, I saw very very inexpensive wheels in a few appealing designs. Most importantly, what I saw was that Ambit claimed JWL / VIA Certification on their wheels.
As an Engineer with years of experience in both product testing and manufacturing, I thought to myself "How can they sell these for so little, and still afford to QC them like they're claiming?". Short answer...they can't.
I promptly contacted Ambit with a question, requesting proof of their certification for the wheels I had bought (RS18 Flow Formed 15x8, ET+25). No reply after a week. I contacted them again, insisting that they back-up their claim. What followed was a 30 email-long argument, finally ending in Ambit's admission that their wheels ARE NOT in fact JWL / VIA certified.
Jacky, the Ambit rep, went so far out of his way to try and baffle me with BS. He sent me fake testing certs for wheels that they don't even produce; he sent me a blacked-out version of the JWL Certification for their manufacturers testing equipment, in which he went out of his way to hide the actual manufacturers name. Well, I'm crafty, and I found out who makes them. I also applied for access to the VIA Wheel Registration Database, and was granted full access. I can literally find any wheel that is VIA registered. Ambit nor their manufacturer were listed. I contacted the VIA personally, and they also confirmed that these people had not had a single "Ambit" wheels certified.
Finally, last night, I requested that Ambit remove the VIA and JWL marking from their wheels and website, because use of those trademarks on unregistered wheels is not only highly illegal, but dangerous and misleading. The Ambit rep agreed to do so, but begrudgingly so.
Straight-up, these guys are clowns. My advice is to avoid them at all costs, unless you're just looking for a very cheap wheel. I would not in a million years drive hard on these wheels, nor would I track them.
For anyone wondering, I have all of the emails between us, photos of their manufacturing plant, the fake test report, etc.
I own a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata, and was looking for wheels a few months ago. I came across Ambit, and like you guys, I saw very very inexpensive wheels in a few appealing designs. Most importantly, what I saw was that Ambit claimed JWL / VIA Certification on their wheels.
As an Engineer with years of experience in both product testing and manufacturing, I thought to myself "How can they sell these for so little, and still afford to QC them like they're claiming?". Short answer...they can't.
I promptly contacted Ambit with a question, requesting proof of their certification for the wheels I had bought (RS18 Flow Formed 15x8, ET+25). No reply after a week. I contacted them again, insisting that they back-up their claim. What followed was a 30 email-long argument, finally ending in Ambit's admission that their wheels ARE NOT in fact JWL / VIA certified.
Jacky, the Ambit rep, went so far out of his way to try and baffle me with BS. He sent me fake testing certs for wheels that they don't even produce; he sent me a blacked-out version of the JWL Certification for their manufacturers testing equipment, in which he went out of his way to hide the actual manufacturers name. Well, I'm crafty, and I found out who makes them. I also applied for access to the VIA Wheel Registration Database, and was granted full access. I can literally find any wheel that is VIA registered. Ambit nor their manufacturer were listed. I contacted the VIA personally, and they also confirmed that these people had not had a single "Ambit" wheels certified.
Finally, last night, I requested that Ambit remove the VIA and JWL marking from their wheels and website, because use of those trademarks on unregistered wheels is not only highly illegal, but dangerous and misleading. The Ambit rep agreed to do so, but begrudgingly so.
Straight-up, these guys are clowns. My advice is to avoid them at all costs, unless you're just looking for a very cheap wheel. I would not in a million years drive hard on these wheels, nor would I track them.
For anyone wondering, I have all of the emails between us, photos of their manufacturing plant, the fake test report, etc.
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VDubJCabe (May 17, 2016)
Dec 30, 2015, 07:18 AM
#38
Interesting. I was wondering why I haven't seen them post in a while. They were posting like crazy on here as well as evoxforums. That being said I have a set of RT8's on my car. Been running them for almost 10k miles and haven't had any issues. Really hoping that none arise. Wonder if we could get our money back now seeing as they lied to us
Dec 30, 2015, 08:26 AM
#41
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Yea, that's definitely no good. I can see them going out of business shortly. If I had their wheels I would be demanding a full refund.
Makes we wonder if XXR is JWL/VIA certified as they are stamped as well. I have a couple friends running around on those because of that claim and the price.
Makes we wonder if XXR is JWL/VIA certified as they are stamped as well. I have a couple friends running around on those because of that claim and the price.
Dec 30, 2015, 08:41 AM
#42
It's true. Like I said, I have weeks worth of back & forth about this with an Ambit Rep. The final straw is when he admitted the lack of certification, and then said "What does it matter? Wheels are wheels...". Terrific.
It'd be very labor intensive, but I may be able to black-out some personal info in the emails, convert them to JPG, then upload them.
It'd be very labor intensive, but I may be able to black-out some personal info in the emails, convert them to JPG, then upload them.
Dec 30, 2015, 09:56 AM
#43
Yea, that's definitely no good. I can see them going out of business shortly. If I had their wheels I would be demanding a full refund.
Makes we wonder if XXR is JWL/VIA certified as they are stamped as well. I have a couple friends running around on those because of that claim and the price.
Makes we wonder if XXR is JWL/VIA certified as they are stamped as well. I have a couple friends running around on those because of that claim and the price.
Dec 30, 2015, 11:51 AM
#44
Well, their Instagram account has a few different contacts on it if you hunt. I remember Ray@AmbitWheels.com being one, Jacky@AmbitWheels.com being another. If you contact them, do a little prodding for yourself, rather than mentioning my personal experience. The more people they hear from "independently", the better chance you have.
They did offer to take my wheels back, so that's good. My biggest concern is that they were sneaky, dismissive, and unapologetic about their misleadings.
They did offer to take my wheels back, so that's good. My biggest concern is that they were sneaky, dismissive, and unapologetic about their misleadings.
