chopchop wrote:
what sort of wheels you getting Matt?
a nice set of mambas... only need a little work, but for a great price
Bubbacluby wrote:
i saw those things! how awsome are they!!!
any other ideas?
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| Author: | mattsmadmini [ Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:53 pm ] |
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has anyone got any good ideas what the best way to get a set of wheels back here? ie. commpanies to use? am in the middle of negotiating with a bloke in the UK about getting some wheels... just need a way to get them back home! |
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| Author: | brett [ Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:50 pm ] |
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yep I used the post. wasn;t to bad. but that was about 12 years ago |
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| Author: | kuzzy [ Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:36 pm ] |
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Just got a quote today 128 pounds from the UK (4 mags 17kg all up) - air mail which is cheaper than the sea! |
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| Author: | chopchop [ Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:06 pm ] |
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what sort of wheels you getting Matt? |
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| Author: | Boyracer [ Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:24 pm ] |
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Check out all the usual mini suppliers. New wheels and freight isn't nearly as bad as you might think. I had four new tyres come in with UPS. They were here in seven days and only cost me GBP92.00 for freight door to door. |
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| Author: | Bubbacluby [ Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:56 pm ] |
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you werent thinking of these were you?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mini-cooper-s-cla ... 286.c0.m14 |
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| Author: | Angusdog [ Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:41 am ] |
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I got some from MiniSpares Online (Note: Huddersfield Mini Spares, not Minispares.com) and the freight was 120 pounds or so - expensive but landed they were still cheaper than buying them locally and they're not common here (6x12 anthracite-coloured Supalites). Having bought them, I wish I'd picked these ones instead, but still happy with my purchase. Not sure about OZ, but I got stung for GST on importing to NZ; again, still worth it. |
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| Author: | doogie [ Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:32 am ] |
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A mate of mine bought a set of mambas in the Uk earlier this year, they cost him 90 pounds through the post, posted on a Friday, where here on the following Monday. Doogie |
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| Author: | Lindsay_Palmer [ Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:10 am ] |
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Are you buying new or secondhand? If new most mini suppliers in the uk that sell overseas have a freight company they deal with and they usually get a good deal. Air freight is definitely the way to go as sea freight takes 8-12 weeks door to door. And don't forget air freight is billed by weight and sea freight is billed by volume, wheels are comparatively light for their volume (size of package) so cheaper for air and a lot quicker. I have brought a lot of parts from midland wheels over the past year and the UPS freight has always been good, you can get a tracking number from UPS as well so you know where your wheels are at any one time. |
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| Author: | weevel [ Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:30 am ] |
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Angusdog wrote: Having bought them, I wish I'd picked these ones
I looove those wheels, i don't know what it is about them but if i come into money anytime soon, they will be mine! |
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| Author: | mattsmadmini [ Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:28 pm ] |
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chopchop wrote: what sort of wheels you getting Matt? a nice set of mambas... only need a little work, but for a great price Bubbacluby wrote:
i saw those things! how awsome are they!!! any other ideas? |
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| Author: | Angusdog [ Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:58 pm ] |
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^^^ Those 'safety wheels'? Bit weird, aren't they? I can't understand how they work. What's the band supposed to do? Is it supposed to stop the tyre coming off the rim? Wouldn't have thought that would happen much on the road and they don't look like racing wheels. Maybe that's why they're so rare. Mambas on the other hand: Lovely. Officially lovely. |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:18 pm ] |
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All I can think of for the safety wheels are there's no lip on the edge of a drop-off like normal so the tyre can't roll off the rim as easily . With the band removed there's a groove to slip the tyre onto like the normal profile but with the band in place it's all smooth so even if the tyres flat the bead stays seated and doesn't flap about the rim . Anyone know any better ? |
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