Joshy

looking at buying some rims from the US.

I can get them sent to my uncle in florida, so that he can send them as a gift hopefully bypassing customs TAX? correct me if wrong...

there 15x7j and weigh 4.3kg's a piece

so looking at maybe 25kg's all in.

what's the cheapest way of getting them posted to the UK?

buying them over there and getting them posted still works out cheaper than buying them here. there £900 a set here, $880 there which works out at £495. the company says they can post for £212 which makes £717 so still cheaper but im wondering if i can get them brought over for even less.

would like inssurance but not essential

any guy's done this before?

NoRubNoDub

ask on www.wheelwhores.com

St3V3_C

You'll be lucky!

LHD220Turbo

iTrader: (4)

£540 ish isnt it?

bj928

the way i did it was to contact someone importing cars from america, and get them to stick them in one of the cars for a small fee, even with the duty and vat, it still only cost me 135 quid to get them to the uk, so find someone local thats importing

Joshy

thats a great idea

I worked that out a while ago

P.S. just checked it, there $812 so work out at £494

http://www.performanceplustire.com/p...productID/4759

bj928

and check ebay.com, i found them cheaper than $812, maybe find them cheaper still if you look through all the listings

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/15-EN...item3f0a59d900

cfoster

Usual courier companies like DHL or UPS may be ok or try the US Postal Service. If all too dear look into the shared container companies. Or perhaps speak to some car importers and ask if you can sling them in a container with a car they are shipping over?

Joshy

WOW!

cheers mate that looks a deal then

richard youll

I was watching gadget show at the weekend and they imported some goods , but they got there stuff sent to a place in the us that then fills a crate for the uk making it dead cheep to get it back to the uk apparently usually used for when they list items as will not post outside of usa can't remember what it's called but sure some one could find out

howie1989

this thread is useless unless you end up buying them with your 0p :P brakes first you've got wheels. do you see me throwing money away on wheels nope :P

Joshy

lets examine this comment!

1. I'll be buying them with my bonus in november

2. If you knew anything about vauxhall fitments, you would know that any decent brake setup wont fit under 14x5" GTE 3 spoke alloys. And that even for a minimum of 288mm disc's with vectra calipers, I would need a 15" rim. Why do i need a brake upgrade right this instant when im still running a standard 1.0 with 45bhp?

3. thats because you keep throwing money away on tatty fords with tappety engines and ripped recaro's

THANK YOU, AND GOODNIGHT

JOSH

howie1989

Aww so kind of you to wheels in time for my birthday :-P. would you like tell passion ford how much pad friction material you have left. Tbh i don't see y your spending so much money on a car you'll prob out grow Tbh id save up and think about doing one thing at a time as every time i see you.you want something. o and btw i don't spunk my money just on my motors i have other things to pay for and i prefere not not to bodge them. rant over get a real job :-P

Joshy