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#176 _les_

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 12:08 PM

Franchise outlets setting their own profit margins


They are not all Rare Spares franchises some are just independent resellers that sell Rare Spares parts ,official Rare Spare Distributors use the Rare Spares name
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Posted 09 May 2014 - 12:10 PM

Well,
I never knew that,
so these are franchised Rare Spares Outlets,
and is why we don't have an across Country VIP Night. Dave I


Dave
What do you mean across country VIP night
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Posted 09 May 2014 - 02:06 PM

Dave
What do you mean across country VIP night
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Hello Les,
Here in Perth, the Rares Spares outlet, has a V.I.P night once a year, where we get 20% off on the night ( store wide I think ).
So my outburst was if the Rares Spares Across Australia were one, then possibly they would all be the same week maybe.
Anyhow, I am to find out the Dates of all other stores VIP nights for other Members. Dave I

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 02:09 PM

Also it is nice to meet you Les, and if you could visit one on the night, there would be more people attending to speak with you about parts as well

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 05:41 PM

Hello Les,
Here in Perth, the Rares Spares outlet, has a V.I.P night once a year, where we get 20% off on the night ( store wide I think ).
So my outburst was if the Rares Spares Across Australia were one, then possibly they would all be the same week maybe.
Anyhow, I am to find out the Dates of all other stores VIP nights for other Members. Dave I


Dave
If we have them on throne night them the VIP guests such as John Bowe could not attend them all.
If you and other members join the Rare Spares Owners club you would get that information in advance.
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Posted 09 May 2014 - 05:43 PM

Also it is nice to meet you Les, and if you could visit one on the night, there would be more people attending to speak with you about parts as well

Also it is nice to meet you Les, and if you could visit one on the night, there would be more people attending to speak with you about parts as well


I have attended some if not me we do like to get someone from Rare Spares to attend if possible unfortunately we can not always achieve is.
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Posted 09 May 2014 - 08:49 PM

Thank-you Les,

for your Efforts, and now we know how the Rares Spares System Works,

I will let Members know to Join Up. Regards Dave I

 

I have attended some if not me we do like to get someone from Rare Spares to attend if possible unfortunately we can not always achieve is.
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Posted 15 July 2014 - 02:51 PM

Found the GMH-TORANA ONLINE SHOP LINK here:-

 

https://www.rarespar...na/default.aspx

 

 

just joined today, and say's we will receive the V.I.P. night event



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Posted 15 July 2014 - 08:46 PM

Not sure that link setup is working properly

We are in talks now to redo it and set it up with hopefully a member discount structure too



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Posted 15 July 2014 - 09:05 PM

Hi Datto...link worked fine for me..



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Posted 15 July 2014 - 10:45 PM

The link works

But not sure its linked back to the forum bank account :)



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Posted 16 July 2014 - 09:44 AM

Morning Les,how come Rare Spares sell the little wheel trim caps for the mini sprints with out any info as to which wheel they fit,i have a set of repro wheels that I need to get the hubs machined down to fit the caps that have purchased,i"m not bitching here just putting it out there so other members don't get caught

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Posted 16 July 2014 - 03:48 PM

Morning Les,how come Rare Spares sell the little wheel trim caps for the mini sprints with out any info as to which wheel they fit,i have a set of repro wheels that I need to get the hubs machined down to fit the caps that have purchased,i"m not bitching here just putting it out there so other members don't get caught

Hi Phillip
I am hot sure exactly what you want to know they fit LJ Torana Globe mags.
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Posted 17 July 2014 - 12:24 PM

Hi Les.

 

I purchased front and rear bumper bar rubbers from Rear Spares Brisbane South through their eBay store on the 22/6/14 and just fitted them up (only the rear at the moment) and they don't fit properly.

 

The problem i have is when you tighten the end it does not fit flush to the bar and sticks out.

 

Has this been reported to you before or am i just unlucky to get a dud batch.

 

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As you can see with the first 2 photos the rubber has been tightened up and sticks out, pic 3 and 4 shows the reason it doesn't fit flush.

 

Do you suggest i contact Rare Spares Brisbane South for a refund now or do you want to look into it a bit further before i do.

 

Cheers

 

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 12:33 PM

If you back the nut off does it sit any better? I think I have RSP one on the rear of mine. I was to get a NOS one for the front. Ill have a sus of mine this arvy.

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 12:37 PM

No Brad it sits further out.



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Posted 17 July 2014 - 03:12 PM

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I am in Hospital at the moment , I will have someone to look into it can you pm me a contact number, we will handle it from Melbourne.
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Posted 17 July 2014 - 05:05 PM

Ok thanks Les, my mobile number is 0429798159.

 

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 05:42 PM

Hi PhillipI am hot sure exactly what you want to know they fit LJ Torana Globe mags.Les

Hi again Les the caps fit the earlier wheels but not the later and after market wheels,the early wheels have the steel cap 69.1 mm ID,the later apparently where a plastic cap and had a bore of 69.8mm,as do the aftermarket wheels.
I have measured the mags and the hubs with a micrometer and a telescopic gauge and I have a difference of .007 of an inch bearing in mind this is a pressed component,my point is that I have bought theses caps that don't fit my wheels,I'm not going crook here I just thought if rares don't know this they should,why didn't I use the caps that come on the mags you ask,main reason being I liked the steel ones better,and one of the stupid plastic ones fell apart
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Posted 17 July 2014 - 06:34 PM

NOS front rubber

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8E315232-E347-494A-B146-9E0E8F85B921_zps




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Posted 17 July 2014 - 10:45 PM

Hi again Les the caps fit the earlier wheels but not the later and after market wheels,the early wheels have the steel cap 69.1 mm ID,the later apparently where a plastic cap and had a bore of 69.8mm,as do the aftermarket wheels.
I have measured the mags and the hubs with a micrometer and a telescopic gauge and I have a difference of .007 of an inch bearing in mind this is a pressed component,my point is that I have bought theses caps that don't fit my wheels,I'm not going crook here I just thought if rares don't know this they should,why didn't I use the caps that come on the mags you ask,main reason being I liked the steel ones better,and one of the stupid plastic ones fell apart
Phillip



Hi again Les the caps fit the earlier wheels but not the later and after market wheels,the early wheels have the steel cap 69.1 mm ID,the later apparently where a plastic cap and had a bore of 69.8mm,as do the aftermarket wheels.
I have measured the mags and the hubs with a micrometer and a telescopic gauge and I have a difference of .007 of an inch bearing in mind this is a pressed component,my point is that I have bought theses caps that don't fit my wheels,I'm not going crook here I just thought if rares don't know this they should,why didn't I use the caps that come on the mags you ask,main reason being I liked the steel ones better,and one of the stupid plastic ones fell apart
Phillip


Thanks Phillip
I will amend the description to suit original mags
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Posted 18 July 2014 - 01:01 AM

Hi Les

It's most probably been asked before,but I'll bring it up again.

Are you guys ever going to make a one piece front spoiler for a LX SL/R 5000 L31 ?

I'm sure they'd sell like hot cakes.

How many pre order's would you guys need to consider it ?

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Posted 18 July 2014 - 12:00 PM

Ok, got a call this morning from Edan at Rares in Melbourne and he said he has looked into it and found that they have put a little washer on the end piece be mistake that shouldn't be there and if i take it off (only superglued on) it should bring the rubber closer to the bar.

 

Job done, it doesn't sit 100% at the tip but is better than when i started.

 

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It looks real bad up close but not that bad.

 

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I would like to say a big thanks to Les and Edan for addressing this issue so quickly and getting it sorted so if anyone else has this problem they know how to rectify it.


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Posted 18 July 2014 - 01:12 PM

Honestly it doesnt sit any worse than brads nos one by the looks?

So its probabky correct, we just sometimes forget how bad correct really was on these cars from factory.

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Posted 18 July 2014 - 02:24 PM

Victor, it is in the pipeline. We have just received our first off tool sample of #9940862 which is the single piece front spoiler for LX excluding A9X. We will keep you posted....

 

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