Buddy Club closing in Japan?

[Ronin 09]

I have heard rumours that Buddy Club Japan are closing their doors...

Does anyone know / can substatitate this?

If so there may be some bargains to be had with their gear

[someonestolecc]

Wouldn't it become more expensive?

P1's in black please

[raz0r$harP.UK]

None of the usual suppliers (Mod Your Car, Slidewize) are no longer able to source new Buddy Club rims. Apparently this is due to the Japanese company closing up shop. Have read a few forums which sorta confirm this:

http://www.jtuned.com/forums/showthread.php?t=373

Pissed me off no end. There's a bit more to it though, I'll see if I can find the other link..

[Candy]

That doesn't sound good

Thanks for keeping us updated

Buddys are nice.....

hope the outcome will be okay

[Maxx]

heard the same thing a few weeks ago

buddy club close down

[MFC05]

i dont think so i just went their website everything seems to be normal

[Evo_Lee]

Buddy Club has in fact closed up, the news was a month ago...the P1's are gone forevar!

Similar thing happened to SSR...the Type C's are gone forevar!

Influx of cheap China made rims, like the copies of TSR Type C's I saw here in Taiwan is the main reason. They look identical except for the logo, even the font and colours scene for the logo is identical just the brand name.

Such a pity...both SSR and Buddy Club poured heaps of money into redesigning the wheels with cheaper materials and process but failed to succeed. Hard to imagine but this is the story I was told when I spoke to my supplier in Japan last month. Even my mate at SA told me the same story, they have no more stock. This will only makes these wheels even more sort after as both these wheels models Type C and P1 QF are the lightest and 2nd lightest racing wheels in Japan...lighter than Volks TE37.

[benm]

Damn someone find me some PII's before they disappear

[raz0r$harP.UK]

Buddy Club has in fact closed up, the news was a month ago...the P1's are gone forevar!

I actually heard that it's just the Jap owner (First Inc) going belly up, and that internationally Buddy Club is ok. I spoke with Jeff Ash at C-Red and he reckons that they make start taking orders again quite possibly as soon as a couple of months from now, but no official word.

Vijay

[racsov500]

not ssr! they make the agle series! ahh!

[Evo_Lee]

I actually heard that it's just the Jap owner (First Inc) going belly up, and that internationally Buddy Club is ok. I spoke with Jeff Ash at C-Red and he reckons that they make start taking orders again quite possibly as soon as a couple of months from now, but no official word.

Vijay

I don't know about Buddy Clubs involvement outside Japan, but none of the wheel outlets in Japan can get any more stock then what they already have still remaining.

PS, I know Jeff Ash well , put him in contact with a couple of his suppliers in Japan.

[Viscount]

God dammit. I never had enough cash to buy P1s but were planning on doing so in the future.

[Ronin 09]

I spoke to the official Aust distributors... no more bye bye

[someonestolecc]

That sucks the ass.

I wonder if someone wouldn't buy the technology atleast to keep the metal composition etc available to the market.