HELLA hoops made by beatello?

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Post by Jules »

I bet these are knock offs in Aluminum. Maybe they bought old molds, or used a Hella sample to build new molds. If these were used by Sonor, they would be made by one of KHS's companies.

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I tried to order a set from them. Here's what they said: "We currently have nickel-plated, rose gold, and gold in stock. Unfortunately, silver is not available, so could we replace the silver with another color?" Video they sent:

Nothing like the Hella hoops.

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Post by Jules »

And the plot thickens. I wonder if the ones in the photos are the first batch and they haven't finished making their way through production? Maybe the finished ones shown on Alibaba are bonafide Hella hoops that they simply used for photos???

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Post by Wayne »

Something fishy for sure

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Post by James Fullier III »

storsav wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 1:40 pm

Video they sent:
Nothing like the Hella hoops.

You should reply and ask where the hella hoops in their ad are and why she sent a vid with some other hoop design.

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Post by storsav »

I think it's just bait and switch...they may not even know what they're doing with drum hoops.

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Post by Jules »

If you look at the pics, in the factory with the Asian men, those ARE the right style

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Post by Jules »

They have posted a video to Instagram and still blatantly show off the Hella logo.

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I bought a set… hopefully I get them to try them out.

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