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[ended] Fensport SuperFlex Full Kit Group Buy £145
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£114 from Sbits = :-: rip off :evil:
$86=£61 from Ebay :+: the way forward
only thing is they wont ship to the UK so free shipping to anywhere in the States I have an office in New Jersey which will forward stuff on no problems or if there is any UK personnel visiting will just bring it back to the office here and ill send it on.
either way top cost of like £75-80 delivered to you instead of £114 :+: and thats the individual price if we can get enough interest like 5+ then i can contact them and find out if they will do a group buy price :+:
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Re: Full High and Tight Prothane Kits for the Mk1
The only downside is that will probably get stung for import duty & VAT which will bring them back to over £100! :x (duty applicable to purchase price & shipping)
You don't always get hit with a duty bill, but just be aware that it's not as cheap as it sounds if you do.
I've bought stuff from the States/Japan before and not had to pay anything, but also had a lovely bill arrive when I have bought other stuff in the past. :?
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The benefit being in this case is the company i work for is constantly sending all kinds of parcels backwards and forwards between the offices in the states and in the UK and as such would be treated abit like internal mail same company different offices and is not suspect to import charges/VAT.
And we have a large Maintenance bay on the companys jet that has brought back everything from full engines to complete suspension kits for me when customs look the pilot just tells them they are aircraft spares :+:
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Wow - thanks for the reply!
If you put it like that, then please put me down for a set.
The front end of mine needs a bit of a tune-up/refresh and this will be a good start.
Thanks,
Bruce.
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Ill give them a ring tonight when i get in and ask about a group buy discount see how many people we need to qualify for it. :+:
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Do not buy Prothane High & Tight bushes :-: they are cheap for a reason, the ones that i put on my car lasted 2 years, i then sent them back for a refund & ended up buying Superflex bushes :+: what a difference in quality, & workmanship also in performance of the bush itself, you only want to change these bushes once so do it properly with quality goods the first time round otherwise you will be spending lots of money on bushes & loads more on wheel alignment each time, Jinxy
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didnt know they were of questionable quality Jinx?
What was up with them?
Where did you get your superflex ones from?
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Hi Tiny, everything you want to know about these bushes is documented here http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic. ... ht&start=0 have a good read & i believe there are a few more posts that i made concerning the bushes too so you may need to do a search mate, Jinx
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:shock: well they are off my list which is a shame but if your gonna do something do it once and do it right :+:
Fensport have them for £123 if you click on the fitment guide/faq button under the AW11 superflex page it brings up another price list quoting £123 for the full kit :think:
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Group buy from Fensport? I'd like a set.
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Ill give them a ring today and see how many we need for a superflex proupbuy price
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Originally Posted by Gravy
Group buy from Fensport? I'd like a set.
Fensport also do an imoc discount, so may help.
They 'may' do a group thinkg....
(I asked before about setting up a mk1 club discount, but they said no, as there were too many mr2 clubs set up already and expected we would already be a member with another club such as imoc......which i was.)
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If you dont ask you dont get :silent: :+:
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Fensport are a real pain to deal with, they are mega expensive, telephone manner leaves a lot to be desired & customers service is awful.... good luck guys, your gonna need it :lol: , Jinx
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Originally Posted by Tony Jinxy Froude
Fensport are a real pain to deal with, they are mega expensive, telephone manner leaves a lot to be desired & customers service is awful.... good luck guys, your gonna need it :lol: , Jinx
lol sounds like someone has had a rough time. do you have nightmares about buying high & tight bushes, over the phone, from fensport?
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Originally Posted by Tony Jinxy Froude
Fensport are a real pain to deal with, they are mega expensive, telephone manner leaves a lot to be desired & customers service is awful.... good luck guys, your gonna need it :lol: , Jinx
lol sounds like someone has had a rough time. do you have nightmares about buying high & tight bushes, over the phone, from fensport?
Not since the counselling. :lol:
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:lol: :lol: you cant actually buy H&T bushes from Fensport only the Superflex ones, but yes i try & avoid having anything to do with Fensport if i can :twisted: however Fensport are the only place you can buy Superflex ones, you cant even get them direct from the manufacturers :crazy: , Jinx
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Would be interested if anything comes of the GB :+:
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Perhaps this should be moved to Group Buys :think:
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well after trying about 15 times yesturday to get through to Fensport and getting nothing but Engaged
I hit them about 5 minutes ago just after they opened and they will go to a 15% discount which inc VAT = £145 but thats on a group buy based on 10 kits
what do you think :think:
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Blimey :o they must be feeling the credit pinch !! they have never offered a discount before !! saying that the price was already discounted, top man Tiny :+: lads if any of you are seriously thinking of changing your bushes then Superflex are definately the way to go, you wont regret it, take it from someone who knows & has had both H&T & Superflex on their car, you really do only want to do this work once & at that price you'd be mad not to :clap: , Jinxy
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They're on the website at £123.85, + VAT @ 15% = £142.43. So if we get 10 people they'll charge us more than what they're advertising :eh:
Does nowhere else sell them at all?
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Simple answer to that one.......er no !.
Maybe someone should challenge them regarding the price !!. Jinx
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Originally Posted by Gravy
They're on the website at £123.85, + VAT @ 15% = £142.43. So if we get 10 people they'll charge us more than what they're advertising :eh:
Does nowhere else sell them at all?
I had a look, as I want a set myself at some point, and from what I can see, the price on Fensport is: £140.97 + VAT = £162.12
Please correct me if I'm wrong? :+:
Will.
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Ill clear up the price thing they are currently on inventory at Fensport at £155.06+vat
To Joe blogs public they are currently being sold on their main page at a 10% discount (january thing) for £140.97+vat
if you click the fitment guide and info button above the prices it takes you to another page where they are being sold at 15% off £123.85+vat
When i asked him about the 15% off price shown on the fitment page the chap said this was an old page and that was not the price they are selling them for and will be rectified shortly :crazy:
Fensport are offering the club the price of £145inc vat per-set delivered based on 10 people
normal price is £178
Can a mod Just put this post in the group buy section
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Originally Posted by Tiny
Ill clear up the price thing they are currently on inventory at Fensport at £155.06+vat
To Joe blogs public they are currently being sold on their main page at a 10% discount (january thing) for £140.97+vat
if you click the fitment guide and info button above the prices it takes you to another page where they are being sold at 15% off £123.85+vat
When i asked him about the 15% off price shown on the fitment page the chap said this was an old page and that was not the price they are selling them for and will be rectified shortly :crazy:
Fensport are offering the club the price of £145inc vat per-set delivered based on 10 people
normal price is £178
Can a mod Just put this post in the group buy section
Ahh, thanks Tiny. :+:
I understand now. Blimey it is complicated then. :lol:
To be honest, I think they're website is dreadful. :-:
Will definitely be getting some of these, but I have no idea when.
If the group buy does get started, I may be interested, depending on my funds. :+:
Will.
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Hang on a minute, they cant just advertise a price & go oh er thats the wrong price, surely they have to sell them at the price advertised ( trades description etc ??????? ) poxy fensport, someone needs to point this out to them methinks :crazy: , Jinx
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See that's what I was thinking.
I agree with Mk1 Power their website is horrendous, and it's not been updated for years from what I can remember.
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CAn I just say I (and others) have had no problem with H&T bushes, and I raced and track dayed on mine, they have been removed from the one car and put on another.
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The different price listings is poor, but they can sell at whatever price they want, doesn't need to be the one on the site. If a GB happens on the H&T ones i'd be in for those.
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CAn I just say I (and others) have had no problem with H&T bushes, and I raced and track dayed on mine, they have been removed from the one car and put on another.
Yeah i know Tim, but you dont use the car day in & day out, also have you had both Superflex & H&T on your car to experience the difference, not only in what the bushes offer, but the quality of the product ? chalk & cheese mate they really are, take for instance, H&T offer a Steel sleeve for the bushes, Superflex offer a Stainless steel sleeve for all their bushes, so you put them on your car, pass a bolt through the sleeve onto the suspension, 1 year later H&T bush wearing out because the bolt has now rusted solid onto the sleeve being steel hindering any future removal of suspension parts, now the only movement is between the sleeve & bush, the sleeve is rough due to the rust pitting on the surface, result is that the bush being softer than the sleeve is worn away, Stainless doesnt rust so the superlex ones go on doing their job :+: thats why the H&T ones are cheap, in this case you really do get what you pay for. You cant argue with that Tim, this is not something ive made up in my mind its fact, ive been there mate :+: , Jinxy
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As a price has been set, this has been moved to group buys. Get your names down:
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Hang on a minute, they cant just advertise a price & go oh er thats the wrong price, surely they have to sell them at the price advertised ( trades description etc ??????? ) poxy fensport, someone needs to point this out to them methinks :crazy: , Jinx
My trading standards law knowledge may not be up-to-date any longer, but, I'm sure it used to be (and may still be) that if a product was advertised at a certain price, the retailer must either sell it to you at that price, or withdraw the product from sale for 6 weeks. My mum used to be a trading standards officer, but I'm sure she just used to make up laws of her own every time she wanted to buy something on the cheap lol
I'll see how my bank balance is looking in a couple of weeks and see hwo the ride feels on the new car as well, btu I'm definately interested. when does this group buy finish?
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Originally Posted by russthedude
My trading standards law knowledge may not be up-to-date any longer, but, I'm sure it used to be (and may still be) that if a product was advertised at a certain price, the retailer must either sell it to you at that price, or withdraw the product from sale for 6 weeks.
Not so. This changed in the 1980's and it's a common misconception. Retailers are not obliged to sell you anything, at any price if they don't want to. After all, it's their stock, so it belongs to them until you agree a sale, only then is the contract of sale taken up between the customer and the seller.
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changed in the 80's? time flies! Thinking about it, it seems like a lot of hassle to try and get them to give a decent (genuine) discount and not just extend a blanket offer that was available to all customers, even if just ordering one product. I've dealt with them before, and I wouldn't nominate them for any customer service awards. Wonder if it's worth talking to a supplier in another country. Am I right in thinking they are amde in Australia these bushes? would they ship them from there to the UK if we explain that their sole UK supplier is a pain in the butt? If not, I've got friends and family living in Australia who would take delivery and then forward on to the UK. just a thought, not sure if there's any difference in price though, exchange rates are grim at the moment.
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No such luck, ive been on the phone to Superflex in person in the past & spoken to the top guy, it seems that Fensport are the sole supplier for the mk1 bushes as they order in huge quantities & have some sort of contract with Superflex that Fensport will be the only supplier, Fensport then sell them worldwide, ive been up every avenue on this believe me, Fensport wont budge & neither will Superflex. So you can ONLY order from Fensport which is why they are so pigging ignorant over this, it seems they have the Monopoly & can charge what they like :twisted: , Jinxy
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not to mention postage from OZ is likely to knock out any potential savings made :think:
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Quick question, has this changed to a list of people that want Supreflex bushes from Fensport or are we still talking about prothane bushes. I can get these for £85-£90 on a group buy.
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I'd be interested in the H&T and in superflex for the right price.
From my investigation: I suspect the H&T are made of a slightly different type of polymer and therefore the type of grease is critical to not breaking it down.
Similar to latex found in condoms dissolving in most oil based fluids.
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I'd be interested in the H&T and in superflex for the right price.
From my investigation: I suspect the H&T are made of a slightly different type of polymer and therefore the type of grease is critical to not breaking it down.
Similar to latex found in condoms dissolving in most oil based fluids.
Absolutely right !! the problem is that most of the grease is removed from the steel tubes a soon as they are pushed into the bush, because they are steel only, the Grease would have helped prevent rusting, the stainless ones on Superflex dont need lubing as such because they will always be rust free :+: Your also spot on with regard to the material used to make the bushes, H&T ones seem to have a memory, i remember taking them off & finding that where some of the bushes twist as part of the suspension the bushes had in fact twisted too & remined in that shape once removed :( ive removed suspension components which have my Superflex bushes attatched & they bush springs back into shape instantly & shows no sign of being on there for the last 18 months or so... like i said, Chalk & cheese :+: , Jinxy