Rota Grid Drift wheels..... again.....

[Blu3R]

For those long-term owners you'll recall I've tried this before, but with new owners now on the scene there may be more interest so I'm willing to give this another go

www.rarerims.co.uk are willing to offer the Rota Grid Drift wheels for our cars with either standard width fronts or 9" (as per the old Compomotives) depending on your preference, so long as there are 5 interested parties for each.


18x8.5 Fronts - 9kg approx


18x9 Fronts - 9.4kg approx


18x10 Rears - 10kg approx

Retail prices are:
18x8.5 - £220 per wheel
18x9 - £230 per wheel
18x10 - £250 per wheel

The group buy would also attract a 15% discount for the 5 sets - of each option - required for this to happen.
PLEASE NOTE these will all be GUNMETAL GREY and not the black in the pictures.

Therefore if you would like a set with 8.5" standard width front wheels the full price is £799 + shipping and if you'd like the 9" front wheels the full price is £816 + shipping

Offsets and PCDs will match standard Noble figures and prices above are inclusive of new nuts, centre caps, spigot rings and VAT. Shipping is £24 to mainland UK addresses, overseas may be possible so ask me and I'll get you a price.

[Blu3R]

8.5" fronts, 10" rears
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9" fronts, 10" rears
1. Blu3R
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[Blu3R]

To answer a few questions:

They all have to be the same colour and as we'll never be able to agree on a colour I chose gunmetal as a compromise and thought they'd be closest to the Speedlines that seem so popular. If we'd ALL rather a different colour like the grey or silver then I'll be happy to go with that. Except black. Please don't all ask for black

sjc said:

Rob, what's the weight saving over the standard wheels?
Is the dish deeper on the rears as per the standard ones?

Andy, I don't know the weights of the standard wheels I'm afraid. Maybe someone can share that with us...
The 'dish' or lip is the same for front or back as per the pictures, the difference is in how concave the spokes are.

Driven said:

Interested if you can get me shipping to Las Vegas, USA.

looking at the 9" fronts.

It's a bank holiday weekend here in Blighty so I'll get you a price on Tuesday. I'll PM you.



This is essentially two separate group buys running together - one for wheels with 9" fronts, the other for those with 8.5" so the only option colour-wise is for each group to be their own colour. If that makes sense?

[Blu3R]

8.5" fronts, 10" rears
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.


9" fronts, 10" rears
1. Blu3R
2. MART3R
3. Driven - pending price to ship to LV
4. simonx50 - gloss black
5. TuxMan - gloss black
6. Signteam

Blimey Let's see if they can do anything about the colour if we reach 10 sets. And I'll ask about a further discount for 10 which seems reasonable to me.

Edited by Blu3R on Friday 22 May 20:44

Edited by Blu3R on Friday 22 May 20:46

[Blu3R]

Helpful photoshop by Mr Dwyer:

[Blu3R]

Driven said:

Interested if you can get me shipping to Las Vegas, USA.

looking at the 9" fronts.

I'm very sorry but due to the agreement Rarerims have as a European supplier they're not allowed to ship to the U.S.

[Blu3R]

UPDATE: Rarerims will increase the discount to 20% for 10 sets!!
This means a set with 9" fronts will cost £768 + shipping if we reach the magic 10!


9" fronts, 10" rears
1. Blu3R - gunmetal
2. MART3R - gunmetal
3. Driven - pending price to ship to LV - cannot be done, sorry
4. simonx50 - gloss black
5. TuxMan - gloss black
6. Signteam - gloss black
7. StreetDragster- gloss black
8. mighty t - gloss black

Edited by Blu3R on Tuesday 26th May 11:39

[Blu3R]

Driven said:

Blu3R said:

I'm very sorry but due to the agreement Rarerims have as a European supplier they're not allowed to ship to the U.S.

well crap. =/

I know, sorry about that. If it was a small item I could have shipped it myself but what with the size and delicate nature of them I wouldn't know where to start.

[Blu3R]

UPDATE: Rarerims will increase the discount to 20% for 10 sets!!
This means a set with 9" fronts will cost £768 + shipping if we reach the magic 10!


9" fronts, 10" rears
1. Blu3R - gunmetal
2. MART3R - gunmetal
3. simonx50 - gloss black
4. TuxMan - gloss black
5. Signteam - gloss black
6. StreetDragster- gloss black
7. mighty t - gloss black
8. mrpbailey - gunmetal preferred but happy to go black for 20% discount
9. jl34 - gunmetal

Just one more set in gunmetal and I can get the order in!

[Blu3R]

A set with 9" fronts will cost £768 + shipping if we reach the magic 10!


9" fronts, 10" rears
1. Blu3R - gunmetal
2. MART3R - gunmetal
3. simonx50 - gloss black
4. TuxMan - gloss black
5. Signteam - gloss black
6. StreetDragster- gloss black
7. mighty t - gloss black
8. mrpbailey - gunmetal preferred but happy to go black for 20% discount
9. jl34 - gunmetal
10. MrCredit - gunmetal

We're there! Details of how to place your deposit to follow, thanks all!

Anyone else who would like to jump in please do so quickly, if all deposits are in soon they can be ordered within the June batch. Estimated delivery is currently mid-late August.

[Blu3R]

Chapppers said:

I'd quite like a set in white. I realise that's not an option.

They're so cheap you could have a set powder coated any colour you like and still have change from a set of Speedlines!

[Blu3R]

1. Blu3R - gunmetal
2. MART3R - gunmetal
3. simonx50 - gloss black
4. TuxMan - gloss black
5. Signteam - gloss black
6. StreetDragster- gloss black
7. mighty t - gloss black
8. mrpbailey - gunmetal preferred but happy to go black for 20% discount
9. jl34 - gunmetal
10. MrCredit - gunmetal

Folks, if you could all send me a message with your name, address, contact number and colour choice (gunmetal or gloss black) I can pass this info to Rarerims. The invoice will then be issued to you for the 20% deposit. Once they have received 10 deposits the order will be placed and I can then update you on progress.
Many thanks to you all.

[Blu3R]

A couple more guys to contact me and then we're there. If you've not sent me a message please do so at your earliest opportunity, thank you.

[Blu3R]

UPDATE!! 25% DISCOUNT IF WE REACH 15 SETS!!

I have 11 confirmed interested parties and two more considering. If anyone else would like a set in either gunmetal or gloss black please contact me ASAP. The price for existing and new members to this group buy is now

£720! plus shipping

Let's see if we can get there.

Thanks,
Rob

[Blu3R]

It's not so much the colour that's dictating the discount, it's just that to tool up for a new spec they want to run one single batch and ideally that would all be in one colour. Fortunately they've agreed to do two colours to open up the possibilities but painting 10+ sets in potentially 10+ colours would be too much to allow for a big discount.

If you wanted a set in white and could find 4 others that did too.....

[Blu3R]

bigsmiffy said:

What is the difference in offset to the standard wheels ?

There is no difference, all specs as per standard except the 1/2" wider front wheel.

[Blu3R]

Tom you don't need to run spacers but the wider wheel will cause the tyre to rub on the inner arch cover. Changing the offset will help with clearance but will obviously mean the outer edge is closer to the clam when the suspension compresses over bumps. I wouldn't want to run the risk of damaging the clam.

[Blu3R]

Last call for anyone wanting to join this group buy, invoices going out v soon!

[Blu3R]

Thanks for clarifying Tom and Matt - to everyone else the invoices do have a minor mistake on them so once I have the replacements I'll distribute them.
You can either call to place your deposit or PayPal Rarerims on the address I'll send you with the invoice.

As stated, locking nuts and cap choices are up to you. Discuss them when you call or drop them a note with your deposit. Thanks

[Blu3R]

Order has been placed and wheels are in production. I'll let you know when I have an ETA.

Thanks again to everyone involved