Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 12:39:42 -0700
Reply-To: Mike Rouby <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Mike Rouby <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Cheaper Rims? (was FS: SA wheels 6.5Jx15 ET 30)
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Dylan for President!! :)
Any other cheaper why to get 15" correct fitment Rims?
dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
yeap, mine are the real deal and I paid $750 shipped.
also got the last SA hitch from the same guy for $100.
The hitch is at the fabricators now and I will try to have copies for sale by fall.
dylan
Christopher Gronski wrote: Please consider this a retraction. I thought these were the same as
Rhein's, I should have looked at the photo. It is completely fair to
charge a bit extra for a wheel that is NLA.
It is no excuse but I have been wrestling with customer service at my
ISP and I suppose I was in a bit of a mood. My sincerest apologies.
Chris
On 8/1/06, Christopher Gronski wrote:
> Yeah especially since I think anyone who got these from Bill Kasper's
> group purchase paid something like $100 to $140 a wheel. Though I
> could be remembering wrong, I'm reasonably sure it was under $200.
>
> Chris
>
> On 8/1/06, Mike Rouby wrote:
> > No offense, but the SA Rheins are going for $699 new for a set of 4 at some online retailer w/ hardware including lugnuts. How is this any better (other than the extra wheel)? Any discount?
> >
> > Mark McCulley wrote: I have a set of 5 alloy wheels I acquired in Bill Kasper's group
> > purchase of South African Vanagon parts a few years back. The wheels
> > are new, never been mounted and in perfect condition. A photo of one
> > of the wheels can be found here:
> >
> > http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/563/wheelfrontyh5.jpg
> >
> > I want to offer these to the Vanagon and Syncro lists before putting
> > them on ebay as I think this style wheel is pretty rare in the US and
> > I don't know if they are available from any vendors these days.
> >
> > I prefer not to have to box and ship these so I will give preference
> > to a buyer that can pick them up in Seattle. If no one steps up in a
> > week then I will be willing to ship anywhere at buyer's expense.
> >
> > $200 each, $1000 total. Center caps and lug nuts not included.
> >
> > If interested please contact me off list.
> >
> > Mark McCulley
> > Seattle WA
> > '87 Syncro Westfalia
> >
> >
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