ams Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Been looking around and most celica spacers around 20mm seem to be £60 upwards, can find the equivalent part for a VW (without the extended studs - arund £12 for 10 I think) for around £30 - the only difference being the centre bore. Makes me want to contact a manufacturer and get a group buy going but finding the time is an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraintthomas Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Always wondered this too, for a small lump of metal it's strange that they're so expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celicamojo Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 5 studVW wheels fit a celica, so do a bit of homework and you may strike a bargain. As with most things. popularity can dictate aftermarket prices, which is why you can buy bolt ons for a civic for the price of a fish supper... research can provide bargains, but can also bring heartbreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boynxdoor Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 If You go for VW spacers, You will need 2 things... Correct spigot and a longer wheel stud to fit a slot on hubcentric spacers... I don't know why ours is very expensive... Maybe because the setting of our wheels in the wheel arch is tremendously awful and given the looks of our cars being sporty. But bolts on will only need a spigot which will be cheap as chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adex Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) a spigot which will be cheap as chips. Unless, you're needing spigot rings that only reduce by a couple of mm. I was looking for some of these type of rings for my my MR-S (1.6mm if memory serves) a while back & all I could find in the correct size were made to order aluminium ones for around £35 + p&p a set! I ended up making my own. Edited March 17, 2013 by Adex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYK Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Drop freakyparts a message and ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyParts Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 (edited) Where are you looking for that price? Just done a quick google and they're anywhere between £55-89 for some VW 20mm spacers. Ours might be a little more expensive than some, but they're not off the shelf. They're all custom made from a decent grade aluminium. It means you can have exactly what you want rather than what the supplier has in stock at the time. If you look at the time it takes to make a set, maybe an hour for 4 bolt on spacers, a skilled engineer charges anything from £30-50/h, plus the material costs there's not a lot of markup in there. Edited March 18, 2013 by FreakyParts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Freaky - this is not a dig at you - I understand you are making custom one off stuff - which is always going to be more expensive and you provide a service that without, a lot of member would be stuck. I think the main reason for the price is no one is mass producing / importing them over here. This is what Im talking about: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Hubcentric-20mm-wheel-spacers-with-Longer-Studs-5-stud-5x100-56-1-/370554303843?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5646c1f563 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Hubcentric-20mm-wheel-spacers-5-stud-x2-5x100-56-1-Impreza-STI-/300743685731?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4605b87663 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyParts Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Don't worry, wasn't taking it as a dig. It's the same as anything. The more you make, the cheaper they are. The Subaru market it much bigger than the Celica. If I ordered 20-40 spacers, I'd get a much better price than the 2s and 4s I currently do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viva La Bloke Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 If I ordered 20-40 spacers, I'd get a much better price than the 2s and 4s I currently do So what your saying is we need to arrange a group buy ? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyParts Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Sure, I've done them in the past and there's been a decent saving to be made. Check out my Corporate section for details of the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Can you start another group buy? - Id be happy to pay the prices from the last one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_brown1987 Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 i'd be interested in a group buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.C Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I would be adding my name to the group buy too if there is one and so would Rsvr boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyParts Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 I'd best get one sorted then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyParts Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Details of some mighty cheap bolt on spacers are up now: http://www.celica-club.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/150040-group-buy-celica-bolt-on-spacers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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