Does HRE stand for something?

[///M3 Kevin]

Does HRE stand for something? I'm just wondering because some hoe asked me, and I couldn't tell her.

[Neel]

tell the hoe it means they are expensive

[Duke]

Originally posted by Neel
tell the hoe it means they are expensive

HAHA

[capone28]

whats so great about HRE's anyway besides the fact that they look good. Are they lightweight? do they give performance? whatsup with the outragious prices

[///M3 Kevin]

I think they're light, yes.

[kevln]

they're nto really light.

[Duke]

thats like asking whats up with nike, or tommy clothes. Its just a name , and the name sells

[xmdfmk7x]

They're fairly light due to being forged rather than cast. Cast requires more molecules because its being squeezed into a die, whereas forged is being cut out of a solid block of aluminum and the molecular pattern of the wheel is not being changed, which also makes the wheel stronger. Not too sure, but the price is probably because of the looks, the manufacturing process, precision, strength, and weight of them. Tie it all together and you got yourself a really good wheel. And really, you can get a set of HRE's to look good on almost any car in my opinion.

It's my understanding that any forged wheel is generally lighter than a cast wheel with the same dimensions.

I suppose those are all good reasons for an expensive wheel right? Quality is what they aim to give.

[Neel]

im not going to name names, but i know of some HRE customers who have had problems with their rims bending and or cracking... but HRE's do look really nice


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[xmdfmk7x]

Originally posted by Neel
im not going to name names, but i know of some HRE customers who have had problems with their rims bending and or cracking... but HRE's do look really nice

Understandable...but, that is usually the case when you wrap any 18" or larger wheel with some thin rubber and hit a curb, nasty bump, or a pothole, right?

[Neel]

still not naming names but one of the people i know that had them crack was rolling on 17in HRE's .. and the other persons havent seen alot of potholes and werent covered in Thin rubber......


however the benefit of HRE's is that they are all 3 piece rims or that is my understanding

[xmdfmk7x]

Originally posted by Neel
still not naming names but one of the people i know that had them crack was rolling on 17in HRE's .. and the other persons havent seen alot of potholes and werent covered in Thin rubber......


however the benefit of HRE's is that they are all 3 piece rims or that is my understanding

Strange, I guess just bad luck or something, but it could happen with any rim. I think they come in 1, 2, and 3 pieces. Not really sure though, I'm not the HRE expert or anything. ;D

[Duckydos]

HRE - Harare, Zimbabwe - Harare (Airport Code)
HRE - Hardware Routing Engine (XYLAN)
HRE - Heavy Rear Engine
HRE - Holy Roman Emperor
HRE - Holy Roman Empire
HRE - Hormone-Responsive Element
HRE - Human Relations Education
HRE - Hawaii Rules of Evidence

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I don't know, why don't you call them and ask?
HRE Performance Wheels
2453 Cades Way, Building A
Vista, CA 92083
760-598-1960
Their website doesn't say jack about the meaning of the acroynm.

-Ducky

[Dan]

ok here is my perspective on HREs as I run a shop that specializes in wheel repair.

one member of the board has a set of 17" 5 spoke HRE's, he at first had all 4 wheels crack in the same spot on all of the spokes. HRE's reply was, oh yeah there was a recall send them back. so we did, after a couple months they finally sent them back. they informed us that the delay was they reassembled them and had a huge issue with the hardware they used as it was rusting on the past 50 sets of wheels they put together. so after more than 2 months they send a completely brand new, warranteed set of wheels. he drives on them for maybe 3 months and one cracks after he drives on it for 20 miles without air at speeds over 100 mph. some wheels crack from potholes, yes, but this one cracked because where the outer was welded together the construction was poor and the weld failed. The whole no-air thing might have had something to do with it. after another month this wheel was back in the shop. at the current time he has had no further issues with them.

Another customer of mine we got him a pair, he wanted them for drag racing, they came back with the wrong size valve stem whole, and with the rusty hardware.

I couldn't be any more unhappy with any other wheel manufacturer.

Just my .02

[CMT]

Originally posted by Dan 98 m3/4

one member of the board has a set of 17" 5 spoke HRE's, he at first had all 4 wheels crack in the same spot on all of the spokes. HRE's reply was, oh yeah there was a recall send them back. so we did, after a couple months they finally sent them back. they informed us that the delay was they reassembled them and had a huge issue with the hardware they used as it was rusting on the past 50 sets of wheels they put together. so after more than 2 months they send a completely brand new, warranteed set of wheels. he drives on them for maybe 3 months and one cracks after he drives on it for 20 miles without air at speeds over 100 mph. some wheels crack from potholes, yes, but this one cracked because where the outer was welded together the construction was poor and the weld failed. The whole no-air thing might have had something to do with it. after another month this wheel was back in the shop. at the current time he has had no further issues with them.

I fixed this paragraph for you to accurately reflect the truth.

And, since I am the one both you and Neel are referencing, I will say it: I haven't had the easiest time with my HREs, but they have never once let me down when it came to fixing whatever problem arose with their wheels. It is because of the customer service I received that I still happliy run their wheels on my car.