I wanted to find out if anybody new which
repros are the best Uk or Jap.
Which width do they come in and...
how much???
Thanks:cussing
hazet ·
Aussieveedubbers · General Chit Chat
WHICH BRM\'S ARE THE BEST?
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/3114/which-brms-are-the-best
kustomkool ·
Flat 4 are the best repros they are well made but the cost $2000 a set!
vw54 ·
The Jap ones are the only ones made The shops in the Uk buy them from Japan.
splitbusaustralia ·
Dave,
I'm fairly sure Midland Wheel Supplies in the UK do a BRM copy. Supposedly 'rougher cast' than the Flat 4 but also half the price....
RobK
I'm fairly sure Midland Wheel Supplies in the UK do a BRM copy. Supposedly 'rougher cast' than the Flat 4 but also half the price....
RobK
vw54 ·
Well if they do, I would still rather pay Jap yen for them over Pounds. The pound i a killer.
Have you got any pics of the UK ones??
Have you got any pics of the UK ones??
splitbusaustralia ·
Just checked. They have a website at
www.midlandwheels.com
Not that intuitive to drive - point at the spokes on the wheel on the opening page!
Pic of the BRM there (has BRM cap too - on a repro?). 90 pounds each. I imagine you'd double that by the time you landed em with freight, duty, lodgement costs and freekin quaratine inspection etc etc
www.midlandwheels.com
Not that intuitive to drive - point at the spokes on the wheel on the opening page!
Pic of the BRM there (has BRM cap too - on a repro?). 90 pounds each. I imagine you'd double that by the time you landed em with freight, duty, lodgement costs and freekin quaratine inspection etc etc
Bizarre ·
"I imagine you'd double that by the time you landed em with freight, duty, lodgement costs and freekin quaratine inspection etc etc"
i would say more like 4X.
The pound is 36p so you are talking $270Aus just for a wheel. add 10% GST and 15% import duty and you are up to $340 ish.
Then add freight.
Cant see how you would get out under $1,750 a set!
i would say more like 4X.
The pound is 36p so you are talking $270Aus just for a wheel. add 10% GST and 15% import duty and you are up to $340 ish.
Then add freight.
Cant see how you would get out under $1,750 a set!
Unity-28 ·
Thats still pretty good for good looking wheels...
Cheers N!
Cheers N!
Dasdubber ·
I have the flat 4 brms on my beetle, and have seen up close the uk mws brms (my mate had a set for a while before selling them recently).
both wheels look great on a vw, but there are a few subtle diffs - the casting marks on the polished spokes are rougher on the mws brms (you can see fine maching marks - only noticiable from about a foot away). The black paint on the spokes is more glossy on the mws versions - the flat 4s have more of an "orange peel" appearance. the bolt holes are countersunk more in the mws versions - ie. the wheel lugs sit further into the wheel. Supposedly the offsets were slightly different but I bolted up my flat 4 brm onto his 58 beam then his mws brm (both had identical 145 michelins) - could not tell a big diff in fender clearance.
finally, the centre caps on the mws brms had a sticker on an alloy cap whereas the flat 4 caps writing was printed on the actual cap rather than a round sticker.
I think flat 4s are 5in (correct me if I am wrong) width but mws were 5.5. A 145 was a squeeze on the mws but still looked cool.
My mate bought his mws for $1600 but bought them off a guy who paid more to get them in. I think the flat 4s are around $2200.
hope this helps
Alan
both wheels look great on a vw, but there are a few subtle diffs - the casting marks on the polished spokes are rougher on the mws brms (you can see fine maching marks - only noticiable from about a foot away). The black paint on the spokes is more glossy on the mws versions - the flat 4s have more of an "orange peel" appearance. the bolt holes are countersunk more in the mws versions - ie. the wheel lugs sit further into the wheel. Supposedly the offsets were slightly different but I bolted up my flat 4 brm onto his 58 beam then his mws brm (both had identical 145 michelins) - could not tell a big diff in fender clearance.
finally, the centre caps on the mws brms had a sticker on an alloy cap whereas the flat 4 caps writing was printed on the actual cap rather than a round sticker.
I think flat 4s are 5in (correct me if I am wrong) width but mws were 5.5. A 145 was a squeeze on the mws but still looked cool.
My mate bought his mws for $1600 but bought them off a guy who paid more to get them in. I think the flat 4s are around $2200.
hope this helps
Alan