Blade Carbon Wheels-where are they made?
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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:
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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