Custom High Performance Wheels - Jay Leno's Garage
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Custom High Performance Wheels. Made in America! Alan Peltier, president of custom manufacturer HRE Wheels, gives Jay a lesson in wheels, from motorsports to vintage to street performance.
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Even though I could never afford a set of these wheels, I admire them and HRE for making them. Kudos friends.
We've had HRE in Canada for at least 10 years...which was the time of my first encounter with them - yes they are relatively expensive but are lightweight, are and look well-made and, gorgeous! I didn't realize that they are a small shop...there's certainly nothing about their product to indicate small. Really nice stuff.
that feel when your wheels costs 20 times more than your car..
Benu kas Lol. I know, right?
I had HRE Wheels for my Porsche & BMW M5 before, their wheels really make a big different in style and performance. Don't get me wrong, the price is a little outrageous...but, you can't go wrong with HRE :)
+DeeJay 7XTC True, but anything forged these days are just about a grand minimum, then you many options which can put each corner from 1K to 5K, and that's not even tires included. I think there is a HUGE difference in the mod market. Those that can afford Forged wheels and those that can not.
Great seeing these beautiful ( and efficient ! ) wheels made in the good ol' US of A !
"I've eaten pizzas that weigh more than this."
LOL
I don't care for getto rims but I do love American made products
Why does Jay suddenly scream at 2:53 hahaha
THAT IS A BIG TIRE
i'm dying
6 years later.... This company has come FAR
I bought a 2005 911S with HRE wheels in 2010, they were so bad a** looking 5 spoke, that everybody and I mean everybody commented that it made the car so sexy it was kinda weird. I had a problem with the wheels leaking air pressure, (the owner left the car in the garage in the garage for 3 years allowing the tires to go flat and corroded) it cost $150 per wheel to reseal at the HRE facility. HRE treats you like royalty and gave me all the attention to make me feel comfortable. I sold my 2005 in 2013 cause I was moving to South lake Tahoe (snow infestation), now I'm looking for a new 997 and I wish I had the wheels, look up the price, now I kick myself for selling it. They were $10K wheels! Bummer...
prices SUCK BIG TIME.....wheels for the 1%
IKR! Did you catch that cough from Jay when he said the price?? Lol
Top notch explanations an product . TY Jay.
Some of you guys....If you can't see the benefit of quality wheels, I don't know what to say to you. Racing teams don't use wheels from HRE, Forgeline and such just because they want to spend extra money. Quality is quality. If you think you're not getting what you pay for, why don't you start your own wheel manufacturing company...since you seem to think these are overpriced?
Umm, V8 Supercars use cast wheels from British manufacturer Team Dynamics as a control part (they used either forged A-Tek aluminum wheels, or cast Speedline magnesium or OZ magnesium wheels before that), while NASCAR uses steel wheels... For the prices HRE are charging they should at least be forged *magnesium* wheels really (like exotic supercars like Ferrari and McLaren come with), but anyhow.
IF money is no object, and WINNING is the only consideration, they MIGHT be worth it, assuming the driver can exploit the difference. Most drivers aren't good enough to justify the huge cost increase, even if they do it anyway.
That is what a good engineer sounds like.
i already expected the rims to be expensive, but i actually think these are worth it after seeing how they design, and quality.
Very cool. Love Jay Leno's garage.
How many aftermarket Enkei wheels have you seen on Rolls Royce's, Bentley's, Ferrari's (some F40's, yes), Lambo's, Range Rover's etc? They are both wheel companies but cater to totally different customers. It's like comparing Toyota and Ferrari.. HRE has made a name of themselves and charge big money because they have a great product and most importantly, because they can.
That Prius is now exclusive. :)
'Engineering' was the only answer he could really give Jay. Didn't really go any further than that.
HRE’s are beautiful I’d get them for any car
Just got a set of their 3 piece wheels for my vette, nice wheels!!! I also have a set of CCW 3 piece wheels on my other vehicle, and before owned SSR and work wheels... all 3 piece... are they over priced... yes
But I like wheels that are safe and look good plus perform.
yeah cuz I'm lookin at Jay the whole time!?! W.G.A.F.!
1:40 TUV (U with the two german dots on top) is the technical inspection organisation of germany
best wheel ever!
thx man
Always dreamnt of having a set of HRE's.
Nice to see Jay helping support the little guys... cough!
carbon fiber wheels are so koooolll.....HRE is the bomb!
Every Single Tyre Company didn't want to do the Tyres for the Veyron Michelin was the only ones crazy enough. Pirelli didn't even take on the job
$6K-$12K for a set of rims! I would need some significant data on how much better this would make a car perform/handle before I would drop this amount of cash on just rims.
TÜV is just a German company, not owned by the government, which "tests" your car and it's aftermarket parts.
You can buy us wheels and just bring them to the tüv, but then you just have to do a little bit of extra work on them so that they accept it
I remember working with a company that had to send products to TÜV for testing and certification, as well as ensure all certificates and test reports for each product dating back 10 years are in good order. Sure it makes quite a bitch being a manufacturer having to jump through all these hoops, but at least we as manufacturers and also educated consumers know that the product will hold up to some very unlikely but extreme conditions and not fail catastrophically.
Enkei has been a Formula One wheel supplier for McLaren Mercedes for 18 years now. And the RPF1 which is based on the same technology and which is both lighter and far less expensive than HRE's comparable cast wheel, is used by many race teams throughout the world. Enkei is also a supplier to WRC, many OEM car manufacturers, and is the largest performance wheel manufacturer in the world... How many racing teams use HRE? You don't know what you're talking about.
Great wheels
Leno can pop 20k from pocket change.
Hemi power He can find 20k under the sofa seat.
awesome vid
HRE is a small company?
that's the sexiest e92 i've ever seen
is that a Red Honda VF500 in the background on the right?
HRE's are classy. They look good, on classy cars. Get people looking. Any kid with a Honda or something can get a pair of Enkeis and throw em on their Integras or Civics and say "HEY LOOK AT ME GUYS! I've got racing rims! I'm so cool!". But HRE is high classed. People just love to hate things that has class, in this low class society we're living in now.
HOLY S**** 50,000 for a set of wheels!!!
Nice nine minute advert for HRE.
come again? 50k for a set of custom wheels, this is an insult
Static Pupsik take into account theyre custom made for you, plus the brand name. but then again yes these are shitty wheels and they tend to break and everything. its said theyre better now but still its kinda ridiculous. i mean theyre not gold plated or anything. carbon may be expensive but the rims are tiny so its should be realistically 20 g max.
+Static Alpha Custom forged wheels.... are you new or something? Just to get into the game, a quality forged wheel is 1K per corner and that's entry level. Then there is size to consider, design etc... If this is a one off for a customer, that means it will take a designer to draw it out, program it so that it can be cut and lathed.. just for you.. then there is maybe even powder coating involved.. so yeah, its going to cost for a ONE OFF Forged wheel around 7-10K per corner... not to mention you will be the only one with that wheel.. Sometimes its best just to say.. If I have to ask, then I cant afford it.
anyone is better of with quality wheels of a brand that is NOT KNOWN FOR HAVING BENT AND BROKEN WHEELS
plus these rims are below 20 inch. whoever buys them is a fool. unless you actually race a car on a circuit you dont need ugly little rims made of plastic. a good rim is a steel rim or a chrome rim. anything else is trash
+Juan C. Sir, please, just lol
I have HRE on my F50, McLaren and my 959. I'm thinking of putting them on my my new LaFerrari track car and my LaFerrari daily driver.
My private jet doesn't need custom wheels but I'm thinking of putting them on anyway.
HRE, yes small company... If you wanted to showcase to help out a small American high performance wheel manufacturer you could have done: Fifteen52, Ambit Wheels anything but HRE, I'm pretty sure their the biggest American high performance wheel manufacturer...
Why? They're both cast. Do you have any data to support that?
Why the Swiss flag on the logo 🇨🇭on the coat of arms/ shield ?
You need to check the construction and strength and durability of the wheels as well. Comparing simply weight and cost would be like comparing cars based on simply horsepower and price. Like a 652hp GT500 for $55k and a 565hp Vanquish for $280k Why would you pay more? For build/material quality, ,aesthetics, exclusivity, etc. It's no different here.
Alan's hair reminds me on Cruela de Vil hairstyle :D
Cruela de Vheel.
For every set of 4 carbon wheels you buy.. HRE will send 1 XXR wheel to starving kids in Africa..
Nice, but sooooo expensive. Enkei RFP01 seems about the best bang for the buck even if not the "ultimate" wheel
The owner of the Prius is likely somebody who is a wealthy hypermiler. I would be interested to see the wheels.
were can i get those same nittos tires ?
Only Jay Leno would call HRE a small company lmao.
12k for a set of wheels? PASS.
+Ron Garvin HRE are definitely over priced.
Micro Machine is
I highly doubt that jays garage floor is out of level
HRE is a true wheel company, good to know they have their wheels TUV certified.
Them along with BBS, Volk, Apex, OZ, Advan etc are brands car guys trust.
Seeing too many guys fall into brands such as ADV1 and 360 Forged. If anything stay away from them..
THAT IS A BIG TIRE.
Because the company that made the widebody kit, Liberty Walk, is out of Japan.
The cost is crazy high no way Jose
These are strangely expensive. BBS Lemans rims, which are probably the most recognized, popular, loved and not to mention copied wheels in the world are "only" gonna run you around 5000 dollars for 4. HRE does make some really nice designs tho.
You want to interview an awesome, small wheel company Jay, call up 949Racing (they're So-Cal locals) and do an episode on their 6UL wheels. HRE's are as overhyped as their prices are high. My Enkei's weigh 8.5 pounds, and they don't require $20k of poncey, look at me carbon fibre.
I almost broke my monitor trying to squash that bug!!
Small company sure, but the price of these wheels!!!
hahahaha I'm with you friend!! But I'd order the Turbo S...
50k for a set of wheels?!?! They better be jawdroppers
The wheels you dont want to kerb on that cruel multi-storey carpark😢😢😢
for 50k I can buy a car that already has lightweight performance wheels
About $50,000.00 for a custom design.... Where's my damn lottery ticket at?
I believe they are just screen printed on.
How does a company stay in business with prices ranging from 3,000 to 50,000 for wheels ?
craftsman makes forged tools and are not overpriced 😂 But yeah. This is not for the normal everyday working joe. its for his boss. cant slap these on a honda. Nice to see and interesting to learn.
Second hand is only way the low range wheels would be affordable for most people.
I'll never be rich enough to own a set, but still disappointed to see that the center spiders are milled out of a forged disc. I thought the spokes would be die forged to shape.
Just bought a car that came with a set of HRE wheels. Never in my life would I ever have been able to afford them. Their so beautiful that some days I just sit in the garage and stare at them.
And you bought it from the previous owner's ex wife, right? 🤣 Cuz she wouldn't have a clue, or care, what HE paid for 'em.
Having forged wheels is awesome, it does feel better driving my car with them on vs. cast.
Oh, and I'm not paying $3000 for cast wheels, anyone who does is a fool.
GalvatronTypeR matt farah did.
+GalvatronTypeR thats not cast its flow formed, It's lighter and stronger than cast but not to the standards of forged. People use those types of wheels on GT2's so I think your little honda should suffice.
FF01's shown are Cast Flow Formed, which is different than a regular cast aluminum. BUT... They aren't made in the USA as the video above states... HRE's own website says they're made in Japan.
Flow formed wheels are good if you want to step away from cheap cast.
It’s a flow form cast which now cost 2200-2500 same as bbs flowform wheels. Stronger lighter barrel of the wheel,which is the most important part.
For the people that are tripping out over the price. Forged wheels is very high quality and engineering involved, which is why they're so expensive compared to the $400 cast wheels you buy at Pep Boys. Obviously no one is going to put $20K wheels on a Honda Accord. Clearly, this brand is targeted towards luxury and high performance vehicles.
I am all for forged but $2.5k for one wheel seems excessive when you can get a forged wheel from, say Volk, for $3000 for all four.
pr0jectSkyneT Rays manufactures Volk Racing Wheels.
A Rays VR TE37 Ultra Track Edition is $1300 US which is the same price as HRE’s Series RC1 motorsport wheels.
You don’t custom order Rays to fit your specific vehicle. You choose from what they make available, are very limited to sizes, and only fit certain vehicles. Three finishes at most and they only produce 1 piece wheels.
Jay HRE is not a Small company.....
lol. i thought the same, SMALL COMPANY? suuuure.
William Seroyer It's not exactly O.Z either.
As far as boutique wheels go, it's a large company. As general wheel manufacture and by comparison to what is generally defined as a large company - it is in a word, "tiny".
Well ya its also no BBS, but the way Jay is talking them, he is acting like nobody knows who they are. I just think he has no idea who they are, (old man problems)
William Seroyer That's what I thought when he said small, like wtf it's HRE!!, lol... actually it is small from employee count standard, I think he said they employe in the 40's count, by company size standards it is considered a small company. I agree this is a large company by reputation, brand, and where it stands in the market as a global leader in performance wheels, but company size he would be right by small.
Ok the 7 double spokes, do you see 7 Y's or 7 U's?
haha, HRE small company that nobody's heard of... right
Ya I don't know of a single show or track I went to that I didn't see someone running HRE's. In Jay's defense though, he's not the most aftermarket savvy.
outside of North America they are not very common.
gav240z
they're not very common anywhere due to their price tag, but most people that know cars know HRE
ive been a big car fan for all of my 32 years and ive never heard of hre.
Mark, it isnt a brand that is decades old but its at least 10 years old or so. im not saying you should have known them. im just saying that they werent around as long as you and even though they havent been they've been all over the car world in places like SEMA for years and all that
I like Jay's videos but everything is so expensive. How about showing products that a middle class car guy can afford.
This is y everything is made in China 12k for American made wheels forget it haha
+Mike Arredondo Well if you went to their website you would be probably more educated. My wheels for example the FF01 are made in Japan. My exact wheel you can see at 6:22 the powder coated IPA Bronze wheel.
+john smith did you watch the video? they have the aluminum cylinders forged to the general wheel shape by another company in orange county and then HRE shapes them into the wheels.
+Mike Arredondo most of the wheels are still made in Taiwan.
Yeah. Exhaust is the worse..Titanium exhaust are either made in China or Taiwan and they charge you fortune for it.
Vossen rs5 magnesium forged wheels sell for about $8500 USD. weight is 15 pounds for 19".
I'm getting a set of forged magnesium wheels made for my 370z that will cost about $11,500. These wheels not only lighten unsprung vehicle mass but also lighten your wallet.
Jay's face at 4:59 lol. he's like wow gtfo 20k for 4 wheels
50K to have your custom design made? ludicrous!
Pocket change for him.
3k for cast wheels ???? Your business has no future! BBS is the KING!!!!!!!!!
I've seen all those designs on other rims that are a fraction of the cost. You'd think they'd have original designs.. Rather than charging you 50,000 for you own bloody designs! Cowboys
David Falconer thats what i thought.... pretty standard designs. nothing fancy nothing original. and for that price... boy they better have that top engineering going on. but we all know HRE wheels break.
BearsDkills no more original designs? Check radi8 then come back at me.
Wtf dude why so damn expensive, fuck that I'll get some works wheels or rays instead
My initial reaction: "OMG?! Holy @#$@, how much for a set?!"
Then you realize that it's carbon fiber barrels, custom made one-offs, & then he gets into the certification processes, which costs his company god knows how much out of pocket that he will never get back - and yeah, that's probably about right.
Guys relax...if you know anything about HRE you know their flow forged series are 550ish a wheel.
I have HRE c22 on my Supra. I want to get the c103 for my Lamborghini.
$3k for a cast wheel... for $3k i can get a set of forged wheels from bbs or volk racing.
This company is a high end company. You gotta have some bank to blow on some wheels of high performance , so not everybody can afford top of the Line wheels , with custom specs,, good to know if your every building a race car / showcar
5K per wheel? Well I'm sure no one here will be ordering a set anytime soon right? At least we know where the drug dealers are going though LOL
I prefer Forgeline.
My KORDOBA answers.Canadian plantSkinny 15 inch w/ full coversWEIGHT is issue on entire planDIET down to ASPEN base coupe weightSUPER COUPE suspension, MONTE SS Z 65 steering, 4 wheel disc, likely GHIA or VesailesSo let's go GOLD powdercoat on something.Last step wheel looks right.BBS is option, as next door, and we share R+D track known as ROAD ATLANTA
How great that a US manufacturer is striving to pass European safety tests. It's also great that the designs are really tasteful, and that BMW...
Do u know ADV.1 Wheels sweety
he said 20GRAND?! what car do u get with those wheels?lol.
Exotic cars $100k+
High quality lower springs and decent aftermarket wheels can make almost every car looks good !
overpriced crap, schmidt wheels anyone???
So no wheels the average person can afford , this video sucks , dangle stuff in front of us only to find out its for the super rich people ?? pathetic
That is so much fucking money , 10k 😵😵😭