Whiteline Rant - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Captain Snooze · 03-13-2013, 09:26 PM

This is a rant, no seriousness is suggested or implied.

[rant]
In the Circuit Motorsports SEMA 2012 Coverage youtube clip Andy says about 4-6 weeks for the toe adjusters and before Christmas for the rear lower control arms (porn!!!). I ring them in January 2013 and am told call again March. Just gotten off the phone and was told about another month but the guy I talked to wasn't sure. It was not they will be ready in a month's time, it was check again in a month's time. I know they are a large-ish business and the FR-S/BRZ/86 isn't the only car in their product line up but there is only so much fantasizing one can do before the need for the real thing tends to clutter ones thoughts. (huh? that sounds kinda...mmmm).
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Calum · 03-13-2013, 10:08 PM

Agreed.

JoeBoxer · 03-13-2013, 10:46 PM

The rear toe arms are available i sent some out last week but the lower control arms do need to hurry i have a couple of them pre-ordered that i know my customers need for autox and race events.

AZFA20 · 03-13-2013, 10:48 PM

I have my whiteline toe adjusters

still waiting for my LCAs though

Captain Snooze · 03-14-2013, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeBoxer

The rear toe arms are available i sent some out last week

Huh? May I ask where you got those from? The guy I spoke to at Whiteline didn't know anything about them

Do you have a Whiteline part number there?

JoeBoxer · 03-14-2013, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Huh? May I ask where you got those from? The guy I spoke to at Whiteline didn't know anything about them

Do you have a Whiteline part number there?

KTA147, retail is 399 but i can get them to you for quite a bit less.

whataboutbob · 03-14-2013, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZFA20

I have my whiteline toe adjusters

still waiting for my LCAs though

Oh so sexy.

whataboutbob · 03-14-2013, 01:39 AM

Patience grasshopper. Good things come to those who wait. (I'm also waiting for the toe links and LCAs)

eckoflyte · 03-14-2013, 03:44 AM

Seems us local Australians dont get priority over the US market despite it being Australian made. Perhaps bigger market/demand over there. Whats even more ridiculous is parts like whiteline and DBA being at least 50-75% cheaper (especially DBA) in the US than here in Australia.

I mean we get shafted when it comes to things that get imported from the US, i.e. shipping, markup, duties and taxes. But when its the other way around you'd think itd be nice we could get some decent prices over here on Australian made products, but sadly just not the case.

Pair of DBA 4650S T3 front rotors is 400 buks here, over in the US its 220usd. So in the end I bought from the US even though its built and sold around the corner from my house.

DriftEightSix · 06-09-2013, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eckoflyte

Seems us local Australians dont get priority over the US market despite it being Australian made. Perhaps bigger market/demand over there. Whats even more ridiculous is parts like whiteline and DBA being at least 50-75% cheaper (especially DBA) in the US than here in Australia.

I mean we get shafted when it comes to things that get imported from the US, i.e. shipping, markup, duties and taxes. But when its the other way around you'd think itd be nice we could get some decent prices over here on Australian made products, but sadly just not the case.

Pair of DBA 4650S T3 front rotors is 400 buks here, over in the US its 220usd. So in the end I bought from the US even though its built and sold around the corner from my house.

For all my whiteline parts its been cheaper for me to order from the usa and have them shipped back then it is for me to walk down to my local repco get them specially ordered and also pay for shipping from their distributions center to the local store... AUSTRALIA YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING WRONG!!!

mswhong · 06-10-2013, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DriftEightSix

For all my whiteline parts its been cheaper for me to order from the usa and have them shipped back then it is for me to walk down to my local repco get them specially ordered and also pay for shipping from their distributions center to the local store... AUSTRALIA YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING WRONG!!!

This doesn't only apply to just car parts.. it applies to EVERYTHING that we consumers buy. For example, cigarettes - a pack of 25s cost somewhere between $16AUD up to $25AUD, depending on where you purchase them from whereas in the US they can be as low as approx. $2AUD and as much as $12AUD.

504 · 06-10-2013, 08:55 AM

I agree, it is very frustrating seeing dirt cheap products from the US market. Remember though that you're comparing prices from a country that has 7 dollar minimum wage to nearly 16 bucks over here.

FT-86 SpeedFactory · 06-10-2013, 10:01 AM

Whiteline Toe arms are available now. The LCA's are still next to the unicorns though.

03-13-2013, 09:26 PM	#1
Captain Snooze Because compromise ® Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Red Herring Location: australia Posts: 7,817 Thanks: 4,045 Thanked 9,548 Times in 4,194 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Whiteline Rant This is a rant, no seriousness is suggested or implied. [rant] In the Circuit Motorsports SEMA 2012 Coverage youtube clip Andy says about 4-6 weeks for the toe adjusters and before Christmas for the rear lower control arms (porn!!!). I ring them in January 2013 and am told call again March. Just gotten off the phone and was told about another month but the guy I talked to wasn't sure. It was not they will be ready in a month's time, it was check again in a month's time. I know they are a large-ish business and the FR-S/BRZ/86 isn't the only car in their product line up but there is only so much fantasizing one can do before the need for the real thing tends to clutter ones thoughts. (huh? that sounds kinda...mmmm). [/rant]

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03-13-2013, 10:08 PM	#2
Calum That Guy Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 asphalt FRS MT Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 5,058 Thanked 2,868 Times in 1,499 Posts Mentioned: 82 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Agreed.

03-13-2013, 10:46 PM	#3
JoeBoxer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,154 Thanks: 1,666 Thanked 1,627 Times in 997 Posts Mentioned: 72 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The rear toe arms are available i sent some out last week but the lower control arms do need to hurry i have a couple of them pre-ordered that i know my customers need for autox and race events.

03-14-2013, 03:44 AM	#9
eckoflyte Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 GTS Location: Sydney Posts: 246 Thanks: 45 Thanked 47 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Seems us local Australians dont get priority over the US market despite it being Australian made. Perhaps bigger market/demand over there. Whats even more ridiculous is parts like whiteline and DBA being at least 50-75% cheaper (especially DBA) in the US than here in Australia. I mean we get shafted when it comes to things that get imported from the US, i.e. shipping, markup, duties and taxes. But when its the other way around you'd think itd be nice we could get some decent prices over here on Australian made products, but sadly just not the case. Pair of DBA 4650S T3 front rotors is 400 buks here, over in the US its 220usd. So in the end I bought from the US even though its built and sold around the corner from my house.

06-10-2013, 08:55 AM	#12
504 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2014 86 GTS Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 168 Thanks: 131 Thanked 85 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I agree, it is very frustrating seeing dirt cheap products from the US market. Remember though that you're comparing prices from a country that has 7 dollar minimum wage to nearly 16 bucks over here.

06-10-2013, 10:01 AM	#13
FT-86 SpeedFactory Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 7,694 Thanks: 1,298 Thanked 3,579 Times in 1,253 Posts Mentioned: 341 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	Whiteline Toe arms are available now. The LCA's are still next to the unicorns though.

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