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Hey guys

Was just curious as to wether or not anyone living in japan would be able to get me some prices on the Grenade GX-01's

www.grenade.jp

i'm after 18X9 - gunmetal

None of the traders on here or ns.com really seem to be able to get hold of them for some reason.

Just wondering if

A) someone on SAU from japan can get me a price on them

and

B ) if so, what are the chances of getting them sent to me down here in Australia?

I know its a longshot, but im trying every possibility

Thanks guys

Dezz

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dezz if you're serious and want them landed at your door, give me a PM... they're asking about $240 a wheel, but obviously the price goes up depending on width and offset which you'd have to get in contact with Grenade in order to get an accurate price... probably why no one can help you...

Hey Rezz

thanks for the reply mate

Are you in japan at the moment? are you able to get into contact with Grenade at all?

Me not speaking japanese what so ever would make communication pretty difficult....

At about $240 per wheel though, as long as they didnt go up too much more than that for the sizes i'd be after, and as long as it doesnt cost a ridiculous amount to get them to Aus....i'd be interested

Well... I can't say they'd cost *that* much more for 18x9s, but I wouldn't be suprised if that 21,000 yen price was for a basic one-size-fits-all 17x8 +35...

I'm not in Japan but are able to get prices for you and have them sent to your door. I won't make anything out of it (unless you want me to lol) my partner in Osaka will handle the freight and dispatch side of it.

Well... I can't say they'd cost *that* much more for 18x9s, but I wouldn't be suprised if that 21,000 yen price was for a basic one-size-fits-all 17x8 +35...

I'm not in Japan but are able to get prices for you and have them sent to your door. I won't make anything out of it (unless you want me to lol) my partner in Osaka will handle the freight and dispatch side of it.

That sounds very promising Rezz

I'll try to sort out my exact sizings ASAP, and ill PM you or reply in here at the very least.

The fact that you're willing to help me out and not make anything is very nice of you also...good old SAU spirit :(

Would it be possible to get a ROUGH estimate of freight costs to my door for 4 rims without tyres from your contact, before I've sorted my sizings out etc...just so i have a rough idea of what total cost im looking at?

Would it be possible to get a ROUGH estimate of freight costs to my door for 4 rims without tyres from your contact, before I've sorted my sizings out etc...just so i have a rough idea of what total cost im looking at?

Yeah I can get a price, there are 2 ways. EMS is the popular 'reasonably priced for the time it takes to arrive' air freight option, which I'm not sure if an 18x9 will fit in their maximum dimentions.... I was told 17x9 with just bubble wrap packaging would squeeze through. If EMS is out of the question, you'd have to go sea freight. Trouble with that is, you *will* get hit with GST and customs duty and port charges and bla blah blah (seriously it's mind numbing all the BS charges they have) but it's all dependent on your weight/size, so hopefully a set of wheels won't cost that much.

I've only ever done the 'containerless' sea freight once before for 2x wheels sets, 1x bodykit/mirrors/headlights/tail lights, 2x carbon bonnets, 2x carbon bootlids... so for that we paid in excess of $1,300, but it all weighed 185kg and took up over 3 m3 (cubed).

yeah the taxes etc australia charges is bullshit.

Would there be anyway to estimate these charges before sending off the wheels, so as to know if its still a viable option dollar wise?

and i guess your contact in japan would find out if he can get them sent via EMS before going with sea freight...

yeah the taxes etc australia charges is bullshit.

Would there be anyway to estimate these charges before sending off the wheels, so as to know if its still a viable option dollar wise?

and i guess your contact in japan would find out if he can get them sent via EMS before going with sea freight...

You can freight wheels via EMS as long as they are relatively close to 10-11kilos each which is about the weight of a standard 33 GTR wheel. Each wheel is shipped individually or if they are light enough (<10kilos each - not real likely), in pairs.

See freight is significantly cheaper though.

Duty is 10% of the wheel cost + freight cost

GST is 10% of the wheel cost + freight cost + duty

So by air, at say 11kilos each EMS will cost you 16,200 yen per wheel or 64,800 yen for all four.

Add the 21,000 yen per wheel (for example) so 64,800 + 84,000

Add duty of 10% of that (14,880)

Add GST on top of all that (16,368)

Total = 180,048 yen

At todays exchange rate of 87 yen per 1AUD you will realistically see 85yen exchange rate from banks so landed you're looking at $2120AUD.

At this cost you are looking at customs issues and you are going to have to use a customs agent to get the items out of customs. Add another $70 for a customs agent to handle that for you.

If you look at the same example posting by sea (7,450 per wheel) the total comes to $1620 before customs agent fees. Bit of a wait but a good saving.

Sewid: I can remember exactly but there is a size problem with rims over 17" in diameter via EMS. The width I think is ok up to 10.5" (or there abouts?) but the 18" diameter + width goes over the EMS limits... this is what I was told, and pretty much why we went sea freight.

18 inch price of those is: 26,250 yen per wheel RRP. They are a cast aluminium wheel so the weight is probably going to be over 11kg per wheel at 18x9 offset. So say 12kg per rim.

Wheels: 26250x4 = 105,000 yen

EMS: 17300x4 = 69,200 yen

Duty: 10% x ((105000+69200)/85) = $204AUD

GST: 10% x (10% x ((105000+69200)/85)) = $225AUD

Customs agent: $70AUD

Fees,comission,other: $100 - $200AUD

Total via EMS: $2650 - $2750

Total via SEA: $2108 - $2208

Exxy for cast wheels tho they look nice.

Sewid: I can remember exactly but there is a size problem with rims over 17" in diameter via EMS. The width I think is ok up to 10.5" (or there abouts?) but the 18" diameter + width goes over the EMS limits... this is what I was told, and pretty much why we went sea freight.

Yeah this could be the case, you would have to be pretty desperate for wheels to send such bulky things via EMS anyway since it costs a fortune.

Although i just received a 132cm long item via EMS the other day.

hmmmm

if they're going to be $2k+ to get here , then they wont be worth it. I'd end up buying genuine 34GTR wheels for around that price.

Once i work out my sizings, i'll see if someone like slidewize will let me put them in one of their containers...I'd think that would bring the price right back down

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