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@anfangerm9 ай бұрын
I like the fact that a lot of stuff from Japan came naturally pixelated
@OggaDugga9 ай бұрын
Bruh 💀💀💀🤣🤣
@AkinaSpeedStarsAE869 ай бұрын
rofllll
@sonicplayroompiano43029 ай бұрын
Lmaooo
@mhonsaldivar93569 ай бұрын
Finally someone commented what's also on my mind
@hirogavin65599 ай бұрын
Man of culture, I see
@kk4649k9 ай бұрын
No wonder these rims are so expensive compared to other brands. Amount of work put into it is on another level.
@bronson25859 ай бұрын
@@TheRealChillywe’re talking billions in upfront costs. It’s not that simple 😂
@nonotorious14679 ай бұрын
@@TheRealChilly It costs money to setup so after a few years generally the price should drop, they work all the costs out when they are designing the manufacturing line. If the product isn't as profitable then it might take a lot longer to recoup losses. The average to get a manufacturing line up and running 'perfectly' is something like 2 years iirc if you're running brand new machines designed for a specific task.
@N4CR59 ай бұрын
@@TheRealChilly They had 100k in patents alone in this video lol.
@xalanx079 ай бұрын
@@TheRealChilly they even censored that tiny part while machining the forged wheels, already a proof the cost to RnD to get to that kind of level are insanely high.
@szymon09009 ай бұрын
@@nonotorious1467machines need maintenance, moulds deteriorate, material prices go up, pay of the workers goes up, quality control is expensive, having all the paperwork needed to be allowed to sell car parts is expensive, and you have to constantly invest into R&D to stay competitive. Depending on your margins, you might not really be able to decrease the price. THEN, the price for the end user usually has significant markup by couple of middle-man.
@rafaellastracom64119 ай бұрын
These wheels are a work of engineering art. Just incredible.
@abboberg9 ай бұрын
At about $4000 apiece.
@vesuviusenigma77399 ай бұрын
No humans were harmed during the making of these rims
@francisjhunenicolas59388 ай бұрын
machines used*
@joiion9139 ай бұрын
I can see why they stopped the “how it’s made” series. Only companies like rays are proud enough to show behind the scenes in these days. This is next level.
@mohhus989 ай бұрын
it's astonishing to see the amount of engineering needed to make a single wheel
@jasonswift70989 ай бұрын
That is why they cost so much.
@WatShmat9 ай бұрын
This doesn’t even factor in the design and validation process
@s.d.32369 ай бұрын
Nearly all manufacturing is more complex than people typically think. My first engineering job was at a tape measure plant; going in I thought it would be extremely boring. It wound up being a perfect first job for me as I got to work on so many different types of processes and projects.
@420WEED699 ай бұрын
They sell plenty of tires I'm sure
@broderp7 ай бұрын
Dont confuse Engineeting with the manufacturing process.
@tweed09299 ай бұрын
I love the late 90's-early 00's tone of this ad. Glory days when marketing had way less bullshit than today.
@hotchkess8469 ай бұрын
That's literally what I was thinking. Really makes you feel like you could be watching something from 20+ years ago. Personally I love it.
@04dram048 ай бұрын
Do you not remember the 90s? It was peak BS marketing with nothing but buzzwords
@a-iz4pg8 ай бұрын
Genuine cheese product!@@04dram04
@tweed09298 ай бұрын
@@04dram04 you were consuming wrong content back in the day, pal, if everything you had is buzzwords.
@shirothehero06098 ай бұрын
It's exactly like how Japanese the Best Motoring videos were done. Totally miss those. Not the wild hyperbolic crap and fast cut clips we see in western marketing. Japanese technical advertising is the bomb. Tons of numbers and real world info and deep explanation of processes, not the "sorry, can't show you without an NDA" crap.
@sukairain98649 ай бұрын
How It's Made RAYS
@yahyam47529 ай бұрын
Yup exactly 😂😂😂
@SanjanaRanasingha9 ай бұрын
😂
@markoz673bajen89 ай бұрын
9:04 JDM Corn
@Dreadz5309 ай бұрын
I love that they even showed the TE-37s for the example. Just shows why that’s the cleanest wheel that style 😂
@IdiotRace9 ай бұрын
I mean TE-37's are the wheel you think of when people mention Rays
@dimmacommunication9 ай бұрын
Yeah the TE-37 are now a legend
@SuperDeadlen9 ай бұрын
I love my set , have a set on a 3000GT and they look great.
@hondaservicecenter9 ай бұрын
Teehee37
@marquisgrissom91298 ай бұрын
All white on the brand new 99' civic si Super Street magazine or was it Import Tuner. Had DC Sports headers and stabilizer bars also a front to back Greddy muffler system.
@KanjoNights9 ай бұрын
20 years after seeing these for the first time in a Super Street issue, I finally ponied up the cash and bought a set of TE-37's. For anybody curious, it's shocking how light and strong they are. It isn't sales gimmicks or hyperbole. They really are that good. You can feel a big difference even on a stock car. Don't buy junk, cast knock-offs of these wheels. They're not even close to the real thing. Yes, real RAYS wheels are expensive, but hey that's why there's Up-Garage and Croooober. Buying them 2nd hand is a great and often very affordable option.
@xXAsunaxKiritoXx9 ай бұрын
If cast if the only option, flow formed is the lowest you should go. Its hilarious to see full cast wheels shatter on hard impacts at the streets and or at the track. Gonna try my luck and get a set of CE28SLs on crooober for my MK3 Supra.
@SanjanaRanasingha9 ай бұрын
I got exhaust pipes for my bike from croooooober too
@BramBiesiekierski9 ай бұрын
I put ze40 on my tarmac car. I went from 235 wide hankook semis on cheap 17" rims. And put 295/30r18 Yokohama ao50, with volk ze40, and it actually weighed less.
@SanjanaRanasingha9 ай бұрын
@@BramBiesiekierski hmmm
@BramBiesiekierski9 ай бұрын
@@SanjanaRanasingha yes.
@amirmeric9 ай бұрын
Mad respect to Rays, incredible to see the amount of details and tests done
@user-lj6or7vk7w4 ай бұрын
让我们聊聊,我们有来自中国的优质锻造、铸造和纺轮!
@Boeing__7479 ай бұрын
this makes me wanna buy a wheel for no reason and just admire it's beauty.
@user-lj6or7vk7w4 ай бұрын
让我们聊聊,我们有来自中国的优质锻造、铸造和纺轮!
@user-lj6or7vk7w4 ай бұрын
Let's chat, we have quality forged, cast and spun wheels from China!
@Jorge-1257 күн бұрын
Just worry about your parts falling off while in flight ✈️
@jesuschavez84179 ай бұрын
Man. Nothing beats professional Japanese build quality! ♥️
@nostalgic_pokemon_memories9 ай бұрын
i agree!
@schnitzel_enjoyer9 ай бұрын
its overrated cuz its asian, it wouldn't surprise people if it was done by say the germans
@nostalgic_pokemon_memories9 ай бұрын
@@schnitzel_enjoyer Germans are known to have ass backwards engineering.
@nao__channel9 ай бұрын
@@schnitzel_enjoyer you say that like people dont already give enormous praise to german engineering
@Zac08279 ай бұрын
@@schnitzel_enjoyerya seem offended by the Japanese
@guy9909 ай бұрын
coolest video I've seen on wheels. I've had desmond regamasters, I've had RPF1s, my next set will def be RAYS, the automation and manufacturing process is incredible to watch.
@sarges17129 ай бұрын
absolutely love my TE37 SLs even if they're over a decade old. That pressed graphite looks phenomenal giving both a grey and black look depending on lighting. Rays makes a master class wheel, and it was interesting seeing the process.
@frankbiz9 ай бұрын
They truly are a work of art. I would love these beautiful wheels, but would be scared to damage them. Incredible workmanship from Japan. I admire their dedication to perfection.
@track869 ай бұрын
Very cool to see how my rims were made. Looking forward to get my 3rd set of rays when 21A is made for my car!
@Jaesiane9 ай бұрын
what do you do for a living?
@Dtt49 ай бұрын
Its always nice to see a proper rim job done.
@daskamu9 ай бұрын
@@Jaesianedrugs
@Infamousx519 ай бұрын
Wheels* 🤨
@mulyomaha51129 ай бұрын
Now Rays made me always think about their product every time when talking about racing wheels. It's really nice to know how it's made.
No wonder it's so expensive, the craftsmanship of this wheel is on "artistic" level, a beautiful masterpiece
@mikea52059 ай бұрын
Incredible technology. Japan is amazing.
@GTR0031219 ай бұрын
Perfection. The only rims I've bought for the past 20 years.
@Ghost9219 ай бұрын
It's called wheels not rims.
@GTR0031219 ай бұрын
@@Ghost921 Agree to disagree
@critic5149 ай бұрын
@@Ghost921☝️☝️☝️🤓 shut up
@Craiggg123459 ай бұрын
Rim is the outer part of the wheel.
@Ghost9219 ай бұрын
@@GTR003121 Disagree to Agree
@aaoaaa9 ай бұрын
Impressive manufacturing and excellent job in preparing this documentary 👏🏼
@MarkoVukovic09 ай бұрын
Wow, simply incredible. Beautifully made, art and engineering combined!
@user-vo6vy8yg7i9 ай бұрын
Wow, simply incredible. Beautifully made, art and engineering combined!. Man. Nothing beats professional Japanese build quality! ️.
@fragiquerence9 ай бұрын
never actually thought about how exactly forged wheels are forged. That press machine is quite impressive, not to say about other machinery involved. Looks like those wheels cost that much not only because of a brand, it is a very coplicated product to make 👍
@alro24345 ай бұрын
It can't be. The center is, the outer rim is rolled and will not have that grain structure.
@rob_nice19 ай бұрын
Love the evolution of what used to be decals are now engravings
@japcurtan9 ай бұрын
The only bad part about the engravings is if the wheel ever needs to be repainted, it would make it significantly harder to keep paint/powder coat out of that area.
@ScootyPuff_Jr9 ай бұрын
I don't really get that part. They go through so much effort to treat and coat the wheel for corrosion resistance, only to remove it
@rob_nice19 ай бұрын
@@japcurtan true
@Mr.Bearded.Mechanic9 ай бұрын
Cool and interesting video! Thank you for sharing! One thing I noticed at 7:10 , the unit of tensile and yield/proof strength values should be N/mm^2 (mm square) or MPa (Mega Pascals) not just N/mm. The reason is comes from this formula: sigma = F/A so Stress = Force/Area -> N/mm^2
@Lsswappedcarrot9 ай бұрын
Sigma😂
@user-lj6or7vk7w4 ай бұрын
Let's chat, we have quality forged, cast and spun wheels from China!
@wwild2k5 ай бұрын
I was feeling so proud and smiling during and after video. This is so proper. Japan never disappoints. Made in Japan means highest standard in my opinion
@f.s.l9899 ай бұрын
9:22 like watching jav
@Arsenic719 ай бұрын
I had those Rays on my 350Z. Couldn't believe how lightweight they were and they look absolutely gorgeous.
@user-lj6or7vk7w4 ай бұрын
Let's chat, we have quality forged, cast and spun wheels from China!
@richardjoochchang64496 ай бұрын
Hate the fact some companies confused customers calling billet wheels forged wheels.THIS is a proper forged wheel!
@ogKEGGY9 ай бұрын
Watching the entire process blows my mind that they aren't more expensive. That's a ton of work.
@fragiquerence9 ай бұрын
I'd say several dozen tons according to the video 😉
@cncwoodarts9 ай бұрын
Wow, this is an exquisite manufacturing process. It should be illegal to copy Rays wheels designs. Their beauty is in the process. There is no company that can replicate rays wheels. The classic TE37 design should never be copied because it’s a disgrace to the intense level of engineering and development that goes into making real Rays wheels.
@804MRMAN9 ай бұрын
Ray's wasn't the first company to forge a wheel 🤣🤣🤣
@i6y1559 ай бұрын
@@804MRMANwho said they were?
@804MRMAN9 ай бұрын
@@i6y155 The implication that the design and process was unique to Ray's warranted my response. 😏
@i6y1559 ай бұрын
@@804MRMAN fair although i think they were only referring to the te37 which i dont see being untrue😌
@ihavewaited90daystochangem519 ай бұрын
@@i6y155 rays didn't invent 6 spoke concaves, nor this type of forging. Get real.
@N4CR59 ай бұрын
Been in plenty of factories, Rays factory is insanely clean. Machining 'corn' for sure ;D
@dalton-at-work9 ай бұрын
complete with pixelation
@Driftmonkey9 ай бұрын
@@dalton-at-work are you talking about the part at 9:11 ?
@supers0nic777 ай бұрын
9/eleven and it's sept 11
@memenstein17549 ай бұрын
Hey wait, you completely skipped over the step that shows how you remove the material from between the spokes.
@solowundesignsbysamdavis90439 ай бұрын
I love my CE28's, Its cool to see the tech, precision, and care that was taken into making products like this. This video also has that nostalgic feel like you were in school watching a tv on the rolling cart.
@blackrifle67365 ай бұрын
*Ha!, ha! I might've been the guy pushing that cart into your classroom. Good times.*
@user-lj6or7vk7w4 ай бұрын
Let's chat, we have quality wheels!
@evilf239 ай бұрын
This is great to show people the difference in engineering, production technology, and quality testing between top of the line wheels like RAYS or BBS compared to cheap gravity cast wheels or rotary forged wheels from developing nations. I'm a big wheel nerd and still learned a ton from this video. Would love to see what goes into the racing program wheels like the F1 and Super GT center locks. i'm sure there's a lot of secrets there but it would be a dream come true to see how the very best of the best are designed and made.
@user-lj6or7vk7w4 ай бұрын
Let's chat, we have quality forged, cast and spun wheels from China!
@chrislobby74479 ай бұрын
I like how they blurred a knurling wheel like that's some super secret process nobody else knows how to do 😂
@stevenlevernier73577 ай бұрын
Shoutout to that suction cup holding up a slab of aluminum.
@albertocarvalho80919 ай бұрын
Nothing screams more quality than thinking that a final shot with the wheels on a rebadged subaru could look cool.
@nonotorious14679 ай бұрын
Bro anyone that's worked on a lathe knows what a knurler looks like.
@squidikka9 ай бұрын
I laughed so hard when the knurling bit was pixelated like some sort of Japanese hentai.
@IntegraXTR9 ай бұрын
Finally a clear video of the process! The other one looked VHS quality haha
@viniciusguerra33649 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Thanks to the Rays Wheels to share the entire process with us.
@SlagroomenCornflakes9 ай бұрын
I don't even own a car, but now i definitely wanna get rimmed by Rays!
@dandingerat9 ай бұрын
ay yo…
@reitsmaassociates9 ай бұрын
Love the Rays forged alloy wheels on my 350Z - 20 years old and still stunning wheels
@MyBlueZed9 ай бұрын
Same!
@zip78068 ай бұрын
OMG... These Seem To be the Finest Wheels Manufactured on The Entire Planet. My E36 M3 is Not Even Worthy of such Awesomeness... Happy to know Perfection does exist.
@johnkurpiewski39969 ай бұрын
Absolutely incredible. Extremely well executed.
@KazutoGarage9 ай бұрын
reminder , this process only apply on original made in Japan by Rays engineering, any copy product are not process in this way but only try to get similar look by copying from Rays Engineering original
@olavofernandes72869 ай бұрын
Cough cough rota wheels, evasive wheel, ccw and xxr wheels
@mikea52059 ай бұрын
@@olavofernandes7286 - Rota doesn't claim to be Volk wheels. They just copy popular wheel designs. OP is talking about actual knockoffs.
@olavofernandes72869 ай бұрын
@@mikea5205 they copy the design style of volk racing, ssr, advan racing, work wheels and enkei even racing service watanabe
@nsnv9 ай бұрын
Cool video! Still have the RAYS OEM wheels on my 2006 G35.
@racingfanatic10199 ай бұрын
When someone asks “ why your Rays wheels so expensive “ show them this lol
@yongling98259 ай бұрын
Well, good wheels don't come cheap.
@Zarrex9 ай бұрын
I bought my first pair of RAYS wheels a few years ago and always wondered how they were made, and there was never really a good video for that until this. Crazy to see how much engineering goes into making these, makes me even happier to own my TE37SLs :)
@lostalx9 ай бұрын
I'm excited for my BBS Forged wheels !! Great to watch some sick Japanese manufacturing. Highest quality standards. I hope someday I can get my hands on Rays Forged.
@iceman_fox19 ай бұрын
Wow, very impressive. What a high quality product. Respect.
@schassis_eddi9 ай бұрын
I couldn’t imagine what these engineers would do if they were asked to design the perfect Samurai sword. I think the US government would come knocking on the door for Weapons of Mass Destruction
@dannyhung62789 ай бұрын
Amazing works from Rays.
@makotacos30189 ай бұрын
The noise of the suction cup that holds the blanks is my favorite
@user-lj6or7vk7w4 ай бұрын
Let's chat, we have a wide variety of quality wheels!
@i_woke_up_in_a_new_buggati9 ай бұрын
With the reps, they just machine an aluminum blank out and call it a day. That's why you buy real deal.
@jonwebb92619 ай бұрын
Amazing video, thank you RAYS.
@JudgeFredd9 ай бұрын
Fascinating !
@DVSBBPinoyZ9 ай бұрын
ESR be like "write that down, write that down!"
@mpj599 ай бұрын
Very nice! How is the material removed from between the spokes? It is not shown in the video.
@AF_Gulfstream9 ай бұрын
Proprietary
@primalsubie63479 ай бұрын
I’m pretty sure on one of the steps when they’re forming the barrel of the wheel it stamps out the excess material
@N4CR59 ай бұрын
@@primalsubie6347 If you look closely you can see machining marks. They are likely using a 3 or 5 axis CNC machine to do it.
@offensiveexplosion9 ай бұрын
It was censored
@Rich77UK9 ай бұрын
Not only super quality but some of the best wheel designs ever.
@EricHorchuck8 ай бұрын
I've used Rays since ordering my first set from Japan in the 90s. IMO, they are the best wheels money can buy. Unsurpassed in form or function. Well worth the money.
@peat22039 ай бұрын
We need Rays Wheels legal in Germany 😍 .. Just saying...
@N4CR59 ай бұрын
They had a patent application for Germany in the video so you might be in luck in future. I'm amazed your stupid TUV doesn't allow these. Meanwhile I can drive an A-class that wants to kill me on a bump and it's 'TUV" approved. what a joke.
@peat22039 ай бұрын
@@N4CR5 yeah I know. TÜV here in Germany is such a pain. There are so many stupid things that are not legal. In my opinion it's that hard and expensive to make wheels legal because they know some German wheel brands could close their business.
@garagekudos39539 ай бұрын
the fact that you can get shitty reps of them and not real ones is actually an insult
@peat22039 ай бұрын
@@garagekudos3953 it's absolutely ridiculous. And in some of the direct neighbour countries you can do whatever the f*** you want. Poland for example or Great Britain. But in german air everything breaks or wants to kill people, especially custom cars! 🤣😵💫
@IdzharMax_IsaTurbo9 ай бұрын
Quality top
@abalabal87329 ай бұрын
Its top quality. Moron
@teeklerlee58479 ай бұрын
that's a really clean wheel manufacturing process
@user-wb4fw8rj8j9 ай бұрын
Impressive manufacturing and excellent job in preparing this documentary . Man. Nothing beats professional Japanese build quality! ️.
@mental_hebat9 ай бұрын
9:05 very Japanese thing 😂❤
@ngrader9 ай бұрын
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
@yoshihikosc9 ай бұрын
made in japan, best in the world
@blnkerfluid9 ай бұрын
These manufacturing videos are always very cool to watch
@persiancucumber92559 ай бұрын
I still have a set of LE37's from 2001, absolutely LEGENDARY .
@Stigman119 ай бұрын
After seeing this, I now feel bad after abusing my Rays in drifting for years. But they are still good as they were when I bought them used for $400 10 years ago, yes I know they were cheap but the seller didn't know that they were actually RAYS, so it was a bargain...
@pdee8869 ай бұрын
Rays/ Volk has always manufactured a quality product. Just think of all the racing heritage and abuse these wheels go through. TE-37's have been a favorite by themselves. Thanks for sharing this.
@nismo300zr27 ай бұрын
my best wheel investment.. NISMO LMGT4 in the first run limited BLACK. thanks for the amazing product AND documentary, RAYS!
@mmancino19828 ай бұрын
echoing a lot of other comments, but something we take for granted these days, wheels, are so delicately engineered it's awesome. Also, I'm always amazed by the machines and robotics that make these things. Would love to see a how-it's-made for those machines and how they are designed to do such a specific task and work seamlessly with all the other machines. Freakin awesome.
@ohZyki9 ай бұрын
I have a set of forged rays. Absolutely amazing wheels and worth the money I spent on them!
@injeolmi69 ай бұрын
I did not expect this video at all. Very cool, Rays!
@aaronj2669 ай бұрын
One of the best wheels in the world!
@yashsvidixit71697 ай бұрын
These Stunning Wheels are a beautiful product of brilliant Engineering and Art.
@755hp9 ай бұрын
This all explains the $5,000+ value of those wheels - paying for high quality manufacturing/testing of these wheels.
@MrDJ2179 ай бұрын
Great video. Wonderful art and engineering
@user-cc6lj5hv9s9 ай бұрын
My Rays will be shipped in a month, can't wait!
@krispyBboy9 ай бұрын
love rays engineering!
@tramavan8 ай бұрын
This is mesmerizing ... honest and excellent quality products, Very happy with mine.
@smlee62903 ай бұрын
Seeing this, makes me want to drop $3K+ on a set of TE37's for my 2003 IS300. Keep'em coming Rays! Thank you for making some great wheels!
@heyletsplaythis9 ай бұрын
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I will be buying some in the future. Because of this video.
@NineDekay8 ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful video on the internet.
@mulyomaha51129 ай бұрын
THE CONCEPT IS RACING. I LOVE IT!!!!!
@WestBerlinCustoms9 ай бұрын
It is impressive to see all the involved knowledge and machinery to produce wheels on such a high level of quality. Thank you for posting such an informal video. It was really interesting to watch and to get a better idea of the whole process.
@hyp36rmax9 ай бұрын
Awesome thanks for sharing!
@rondail56758 ай бұрын
Very impressive!
@cestusfr8 ай бұрын
worth every pretty penny!
@JAM_20249 ай бұрын
I used to drive a 2006 Infiniti G35 with the 19 inch Rays forged aluminum wheels. They looked so good!
@blueman59249 ай бұрын
Impressive procedures ! 👍👍
@mrdaykurutakuchannel9 ай бұрын
I love Rays rims! That's a lot of processes just to make 1 rim, let alone a fancy forged one!
@user-lj6or7vk7w4 ай бұрын
Let's chat, we have quality wheels!
@pete55349 ай бұрын
Rays just look the part - incredible.
@reloadingdontshoot19 ай бұрын
Just bought a RHD 2006 Lexus IS 350 from Japan with Rays Cr57's, and the car looks absolutely stunning. Never had Rays before as they're like $3000 for a set in Canada, but this car came with em
@jesinu9 ай бұрын
The TE37 is proving to be a timeless design.
@MattA-fi5qe9 ай бұрын
Cool video, quality product. Still running my mazdaspeed3 rays engineering wheels on my 2010 speed3.