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FAO Boxy - tyre import question

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:02 am
by duncan
are you able to import tyres from Japan or have any contacts that can?

Looking for Bridgestone RE070 CZ 235/45/17 - they only do 225/45/17 in the UK unfortunately

I beleive they also do 245's in Japan too so might suit some others here too.

I am sure that I could get a good order together for these if someone could facilitate it :)

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:17 am
by boxy
I`m right on it Duncun, will let you know in the next couple of days. I have a feeling they might want a minimum order of a 20ft Container, but hey I`ll give it a go.

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:28 am
by duncan
how many tyres would that be?

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:32 am
by boxy
A lot ducon, will get back to you with some figures. Last time I asked about alloy wheels being sent over by a container, if I remember rightly it was about 400 sets. See what they come back with first.

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:01 am
by duncan
:o

i will await with baited breath

that would be one hell of a group buy :D

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:34 am
by boxy
Duncan have you any idea how much they usually are? So I can see what is cheap and a comparison.

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:30 am
by boxy
Waiting on replies now from Thailand and America. Proving quite difficult to find suppliers as Bridgestone have the market cornered by only selling to the big distributors.

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:52 am
by boxy
I have now contacted Bridgestone in Japan directly to see if we can squeeze some sort of deal out of them. Fingers crossed.

Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:57 am
by duncan
i can get them for

Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:04 pm
by boxy
So far I`ve managed to find bridgestone 235/45/R17 R030 for