Mike Molloy

I'd be interested in a set of Rota GRAs (I think "Tarmac II" is the Innovit brand name). Price for a set on the Rare Rims website (17" x 7.5, gunmetal, 5x100 ET48) is 449.99 + 29.38 carriage.
What will the GB price be?

Wmscooby

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Good man

Wmscooby

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Guys just found this i know its just for wheels but its free shipping too

Rota Tarmac 2 work out at £364.30 and thats without a possible discount for a group buy

Prodrive PFF7's work out at £600.93!!!!!!!!!! without a possible discount

What do we all think?

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Pete

That sounds good to me, then all we`d need is a tyre group buy..

Wmscooby

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Id go for the prodrive wheels myself as i had oz P WRC-1 wheels on my old wagon

Staffi are you the guy that bought my magnex downpipe???

Pete

No mate, i`ve just had all my work done at API...



What do the P1 wheels work out at then??

Pete

Trig, any news buddy??

Wmscooby

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£552.74!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With Free shipping

PaulC555

I dropped them an email....does it state anywhere that the shipping is free to the UK...??? I cant see it anywhere....
the site is quite confusing....are you adding one wheel to your shopping basket at $700 or 1 set ???

Wmscooby

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Clearly states half way down price is per set of 4 wheels with centre caps included

Triggaaar

I had wondered why there was no mention of Tarmac 2s on the RareRims site - makes sense if they are Inovits. Although the US site calls them Rota Tarmac 2s as well.

If we can get them from the states, great (need to add the cost of wheel nuts & locking nuts). A lot of what we're after are not in stock, but the prices are good, so we could probably all find something we like. BUT - I don't think they'll ship to the UK, let alone free shipping. Try buying a set, and when it asks for your address, the US is the only country option.

It seems RareRims are closed today

Triggaaar

So for Rota Tarmac 2s, it's £364.30, plus lets say £50 for shipping (I think that would be a good deal) + VAT = £486
note - their free shipping doesn't include Alaska or Hawaii

Then you may have to pay a company this end for dealing with the import and paying the VAT for you (that's what I've had to do on my last two large imports), and then you've got to buy some wheel nuts.

On the last group buy from RareRims, the price for 18" wheels was £380, + £20 p&p, including wheel nuts, and from looking at the last group buy threads, good service. They'll also put your tyres on, and obviously look after your wheels when doing it.

This group buy is not mine, and if anyone has a better deal, I welcome it, so I am not against this idea on principle, but I don't think this option is suitable - let me know if I've got my sums wrong.

PaulC555

I agree Trigg...sounds far to complicated for me...lets keep your Uk option on the boil...would make much more sense.....
Paul

Pete

Agree...............

Wmscooby

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Dont really know just saw it and thought id throw it into the mix no worries

£380 for 18's last group buy hhhhmmmm

JamesF

Put me down for a set of the silver Rota Formula Mesh in 18" with 225/40X18 Toyo T1R's please.

James.

Triggaaar

Ok chaps, it's good and bad news I'm afraid.
The good news is that RareRims will match the price of last year and the years before, which I think is very good.
The bad news is the limit number of wheels they can offer us (No Tarmac 2/GRA)

The prices:
17" wheels - £350
17" wheels & Toyo TR1s - £640

18" wheels - £380
18" wheels & Toyo TR1s - £760 (Yoko PS2 £740)

P&P £20 wheels only, £30 wheels & tyres.
Wheel nuts (inc locking) included (not sure if that's only with wheel & tyre package, or also wheels only)

It doesn't make sense for RareRims to complicate the offer with too much Tyre choice, so they're just offering Toyos (and Yoko in 18"), which seems fair enough (sorry if you'd only accept Goodyears).
The disappointing news is the limit of stock. They don't have many GRAs, and they are selling too well at full price for them to be included in the offer.

Of our list below, only 3 people can have their first choice
GAWLEY, SirFozzalot & JanesF
8 of us want GRAs or SDRs (SDRs are out of stock, group buy or no group buy)
The P1s are a lot more expensive than all the other wheels - I haven't asked, as it's only RS Grant after them, but I assume we'd struggle to include them.

Here is our current list: (I've changed Tarmac 2 to GRA, as Tarmac 2 is the Inovit brand name)

1. Trig - SDR, Steel Grey, 17", Toyo T1S 215/40/17
2. ethanrob - GRA, Anthracite, yoko parada tyres 225/40/18 PCD 5x114 for new spec sti
3. GAWLEY - Subzero, silver with polished rims, 17", no tyres
4. staffi - GRA, gun metal, 17", Goodyear Eagles
5. Wmscooby - GRA gold or Anthracite, 18", Toyo TIR 225/40/18
6. Stiver3 - Grid, Gold with Polished Lip, 16" Toya T1R 205/45/16
7. sjwent - SDR, Anthracite, 17" - Toyo T1R's
8. assti - GRA, Anthracite, 18", Toyos
9. SirFozzalot - Formula Mesh, 18" - colour tbc, wheels only, or poss Goodyear Eagle F1's
10. RS Grant - P1's, Bronze, 18", Eagle F1/Toyo - 225/40/18
11. scoobasteve - GRA, Anthracite,18'', Eagle F1 225/40/15
12. PaulC555 - GRA, Steel Grey, 18" - 225/40/18 (Kumho, Falken, Yoko)
13. JamesF - Formula Mesh, Silver in 18" with 225/40X18 Toyo T1R's please


We are trying to come up with wheels that you guys would like, but there's nothing that looks like GRAs (except the Force, 17" in white)
Force - unfortunately only available in 17", white
Torque - 17" silver
Formula Mesh - 18" gold or silver
Subzero - 17" & 18" Silver with polished Lip

If you like any of those options, please update the thread. Otherwise I'm struggling, but I will keep trying.

Triggaaar

If the options above are no good for you, try holding off on buying anything else a little longer, in case we can sort anything out (but GRAs at those prices won't happen).

JamesF

How do you go about ordering these wheels then ?

I phoned to place an order but the person at the other end said he was waiting for 10 orders to be placed before offering the discount.

Please update your orders soon folks so we can get our new shoes on the cars asap !

James.

RS Grant

Ah right... I see... Just ignore me eh?!

Hmmmmm, going to have to give Rare Rims a call myself now!! Good luck with the Group Buy guys.


Cheers,
Grant

JamesF

updated list, I've sorted this into wheel type so you can adjust your choice if necessary.

1. Trig - SDR, Steel Grey, 17", Toyo T1R's 215/40/17
2. sjwent - SDR, Anthracite, 17" - Toyo T1R's

3. ethanrob - GRA, Anthracite, yoko parada tyres 225/40/18 PCD 5x114
4. assti - GRA, Anthracite, 18", Toyos
5. staffi - GRA, gun metal, 17"
6. Wmscooby - GRA gold or Anthracite, 18", Toyo TIR 225/40/18
7. scoobasteve - GRA, Anthracite,18''
8. PaulC555 - GRA, Steel Grey, 18" - 225/40/18 Yoko

9. Stiver3 - Grid, Gold with Polished Lip, 16" Toyo T1R 205/45/16

10. GAWLEY - Subzero, silver with polished rims, 17" only

11. SirFozzalot - Formula Mesh, 18" - colour tbc, wheels only
12. JamesF - Formula Mesh, Silver in 18"

Pete

Right, i`m going for the SDX 17`s now in Gunmetal, with Toyo`s, sorry for changing, that`s final. When will we defo know because if it`s going to be a problem, i`m going to order some tomorrow..

Triggaaar

Ok, some good news
Without GRAs in the deal, it looked like the deal would be off, so I've negotiated a small discount on the GRAs (£40 off 18", £30 off 17", + p&p discount, + tyre discount. Which gives us:

GRA prices:
17" wheels - £420
17" wheels & Toyo TR1s - £710

18" wheels - £475
18" wheels & Toyo TR1s - £855 (Yoko PS2 £835)

+ p&p (£20 wheels, £30 wheels and alloys)

Please do not try and place your order direct. I have agreed with RareRims that we will organise what we want here, and I will give them the list. When it comes to payment, you will then contact RareRims direct - but please bare in mind that they have no problem selling the GRAs at full price, and they are giving us £40/£50 discount (with p&p taken into account), and for RareRims, time is money, so they do not want to spend the day fielding our questions, and waiting to see if their are 10 of us.

Colours etc to follow:

Triggaaar

Now we shouldn't run out of wheels, although there are only a couple of the odd wheel/colour, so:
I am going to deal with this on a first come, first served bases, on this thread only! If you post saying that you want a particular wheel, do not edit that post, as only non edited post can easily verified as first.

Wheels available:
17" (£350 wheels, £640 inc Toyos)
Force - white only (17x8" 5x100)
Torque - silver
Subzero - Silver with polished Lip (17x7.5" 5x100)

18" (£380 wheels, £760 inc Toyos)
Formula Mesh - Gold or Silver (18x8" 5x100)
Subzero - Plain Silver (18x7.5" 5x100)

17" GRAs (£420 wheels, £710 inc Toyos)
Gunmetal Polished Face
Gold
Steel Grey (=their Anthracite)
White
Flat Black
Gunmetal

18" GRAs (£475 wheels, £855 inc Toyos)
Gunmetal Polished Face - 2 only
Gold
Silver
Steel Grey (=their Anthracite)

Triggaaar

I will go for 17" GRAs, with Toyos (nuts inc), + p&p = £740

Triggaaar

Er, how did you get to those? Once we've got a list of definites (now that we have wheel & tyre choices, with prices available), if you really want the SDXs, not GRAs, I'll see if they can do those at the deal price.

Mike Molloy

Please put me down for a set of 17" GRAs in "steel grey" with 215/40/17 Toyo T1Rs.
All inclusive total 740 quid, right?
When will we know about availability?
Thanks for organising it all!

Pete

Trig, i `ve found out that the SDX don`t come for the classic shape, so i`m in for 17`s GRA`S in Gunmetal with Toyo`s and nuts etc......

PaulC555

Trig

Thanks...will stick to my original order.....

GRA's 18" 5X100 PCD.....RIMS ONLY - Steel Grey....

well done for your effort in organising this...just let me know when to contact Rare rims with payment details...

Paul

Triggaaar

Ok, this is the list of CONFIRMED orders.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL RareRims about this offer until they are ready for payment, or if I can't answer your questions (this is just to save them spending hours dealing with this, when they are making a lot less than they could).

Prices are all in, with delivery - please check the price, and tell me if I've under-quoted you (as well as if I've over-quoted you), since I've got nothing to do with RareRims, so under-quotes will not stand.

1. Trig - 17" GRA, Gunmetal polished face, Toyo T1Rs 215/40/17 = £740
2. Mike Molloy - 17" GRA, Steel grey, Toyo T1Rs 215/40/17 = £740
3. staffi - 17" GRA, Gunmetal, Toyo T1Rs 215/40/17 = £740
4. PaulC555 18", GRA, Steel Grey = £495
5. JamesF. 18" Formula Mesh, Silver, no tyres = £400

Most people on the list can have pretty much what they wanted - it's more expensive for GRAs than the other choices, but they are available.

Grant - if you can wait a day, I can probably still get you a discount for joining us, but if you want to order on your own, that's cool.

Stiver3, if you want some 16" wheels, please find something that fits the scoob, and I'll try and get you a discount once we have a full group.