a few mates have used them. Extremely long delivery time. One is still waiting on a part which has taken 3 MONTHS! After numerous follow-up emails they stress that its on the way, but 3 months is a little bit much for my liking
The other mate bought a RX7 FD part and received an FC part, obviously completely different and had to wait ages to get the correct part.
If you can find the same part locally for a similar price, id go local. _________________
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 1454 Location: Victoria
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:38 pm Post subject:
The real advantage with dealing through these types of guys is avoiding the duty and gst when it comes through, however having spoken to the guys who work for customs at the auspost depots where all this stuff comes through, they know these companies and they will open every package and then hop on their website to check the value. If it's over the $1k aud threshold (they include the postage cost in this) they will ask for bank statements to support he declared price, or just straightup tell you that the dutiable value is *X* amount and then you have to get a formal customs entry done through a broker, usually costing $125 ON TOP of the import duty and gst.
Long story short, check with your favourite importer on a price before you go down this route as it can often work out the same, but with all duties and gst included
Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 1399 Location: Kelmscott
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject:
nakedterror wrote:
Long story short, check with your favourite importer on a price before you go down this route as it can often work out the same, but with all duties and gst included
Where is that sledge hammer emoticon for subtlety??
Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 1454 Location: Victoria
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:49 pm Post subject:
manual wrote:
nakedterror wrote:
Long story short, check with your favourite importer on a price before you go down this route as it can often work out the same, but with all duties and gst included
Where is that sledge hammer emoticon for subtlety??
Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 4010 Location: Perth, WA
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:01 pm Post subject:
I have a box coming in as we speak from nengun
It will also have it in that shiny shiny radiator pipe hehehe
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Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 37 Location: Portsmouth, UK
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject:
A guy over on the UK site swears by them, I've not used them personally, but I wouldn't have any qualms in doing so from the reports I've seen about them. Delivery times to the UK has been good from what I have seen and the parts cheap.
Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 3441 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject:
thommo wrote:
yeh just seemed bit loose when you thread it in
Yes it does and be careful not to over tighten it! I rubbed a bit of silastic around the worm screw and inside the thread trying not to get too much inside the pipe. I then 'filled in' the rest with silastic so that it ended up being flush on the outside. In other words, you can't see the screw anymore and you would have to cut the silicone out to get to the screw. I figure I am not really ever going to use it so that's what I did.
If you don't seal it with something, it WILL leak.
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