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where buy semi's?

Postby irwin83r » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:05 am

hey all

remember hearing someone say there is only one importer / distributer in sydney and everyone else just buys off him adds their bit and sells em.

this the case?

anyone got details?

anywhere better to buy track rubber?

cheers

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Postby irwin83r » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:21 am

post w%^&e to the rescue!

thanks dude

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Postby irwin83r » Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:56 pm

they any good?

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Postby Craig » Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:59 pm

Would I lie to you? :lol:

Bevan runs them...paging Boy Wonder! :P

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Postby irwin83r » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:02 pm

Craig wrote:Would I lie to you? :lol:


hmmm...

ill get the ebay sniper rifle out 8)

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Postby Craig » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:05 pm

Just remember mine were brand new and delivered for $712 so don't go too nuts on the bidding! :wink:

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Postby irwin83r » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:08 pm

Craig wrote:Just remember mine were brand new and delivered for $712 so don't go too nuts on the bidding! :wink:


oh dont worry.

i may not be jewish but i know how many pennys i have

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Postby Bevan » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:05 pm

Craig wrote:Bevan runs them...paging Boy Wonder! :P
*Puts undies on outside of pants and donns some nerdy spectacles*

I wouldn't bid on them, they've got chunks missing! :shock:
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Postby Boyracer » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:34 pm

Blairs are the retailers for the Toyo tyres.

I just got a price for the R888.

205/50/15-$262 each.

225/50/15-$292 each.

Both fit very nicely on the 15 x 7 rims I can get.

Will probably be getting a set of the 225s for my SE race car.

Those Kumho tyres are X Lotus series tyres,the series has fallen apart and they had a big fire sales...these tyres were being sold off for about $30 each.
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Postby Snowie » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:10 pm

Gordon Leven Tyres at Penrith.

Good prices

Does Yokohamas A048Rs

These guys know tyres. They took one look at one of my tyres that I managed to blister. He told me what I did, what my tyres pressure was and how it wasn't right for the conditions and what I should do next time.

So if knowledge and good service is what you are after, it is worth the drive to Penrith.
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Postby irwin83r » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:12 pm

Boyracer wrote:Blairs are the retailers for the Toyo tyres.

I just got a price for the R888.

205/50/15-$262 each.

225/50/15-$292 each.

Both fit very nicely on the 15 x 7 rims I can get.

Will probably be getting a set of the 225s for my SE race car.

Those Kumho tyres are X Lotus series tyres,the series has fallen apart and they had a big fire sales...these tyres were being sold off for about $30 each.


anything in 215?

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Postby irwin83r » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:15 pm

Bevan wrote:
Craig wrote:Bevan runs them...paging Boy Wonder! :P
*Puts undies on outside of pants and donns some nerdy spectacles*

I wouldn't bid on them, they've got chunks missing! :shock:


i cant see any chunks, just the melted beeds of rubber from a track event...

ill put a low bid down..

but if whoever is selling bought these for 30 bucks i should slap em when i pick em up :D

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Postby irwin83r » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:55 pm

well options are

$262 a corner for R888's in 205/50

$315 a corner for the A048Rs in 205/50


$60-$100 a corner for the ebay kumo's.....(gettin the local dealer to ring and get me a price.. though im thinking they will be adding their share to that :?

would love the R888s.. and theres a local dealer here that said he'd do them for that. they usuable in the wet though for street use?

A048Rs are just too exy..

the kumho's are cheap.. but who knows how much tread there is.. i know they say 80% but...

will be looking at getting some cheap rims for roadies in the near furture so they will hopefully only be used on the track...

what you guys think? buy the kumho's for cheap and replace with R888s latter on. or just go the R888s straight out?


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