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Buying from Flat-4 Japan???

sander288 - October 7th, 2012 at 03:50 PM

Has anyone ordered from Flat-4 directly with success?

Apart from the fact its in Japanese I can't seem to find a stockist that has their range in full...

ibmoknegawsklov - October 7th, 2012 at 05:19 PM

They sure don't answer their emails, they do list some us stockists on their site but as you say they only carry common bits

Bizarre - October 7th, 2012 at 06:30 PM

Classiv Vee Dub is a Flat Four agent/stockist

FROSTY - October 7th, 2012 at 07:16 PM

I just came back Fromm Japan and visited flat 4, unreal to visit but the prices are really not that great I'm sure the prices for their product will be better out of the states. Air cooled vw's in Japan..... Didn't see any so the demand for product would be almost none meaning the prices will be high.

vlad01 - October 7th, 2012 at 09:42 PM

I have looked at their replica steering wheels, but 400 buks is a fair bit for a steering wheel. Anyone know of another manufacture that make good replicas and isn't Chinese in origin? Looked at ISP west steering wheels on their site but I don't know what the quality is or where they are made?

steve burgess - October 11th, 2012 at 07:55 PM

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Originally posted by vlad01
I have looked at their replica steering wheels, but 400 buks is a fair bit for a steering wheel. Anyone know of another manufacture that make good replicas and isn't Chinese in origin? Looked at ISP west steering wheels on their site but I don't know what the quality is or where they are made?

Nardi make a great wheel,i have one on my oval and they were popular on 356 porsche etc.ISP West sell the boss for them.

vlad01 - October 11th, 2012 at 09:39 PM

what about the OG wheel?

steve burgess - October 12th, 2012 at 08:41 AM

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Originally posted by vlad01
what about the OG wheel?

What about it? need further info

vw54 - October 12th, 2012 at 10:30 AM

VVDS can get all the flat Four items

sander288 - October 12th, 2012 at 01:18 PM

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Originally posted by vw54
VVDS can get all the flat Four items

Awesome; I'll give Boris a bell when i've got a list together,

Cheers

vlad01 - October 12th, 2012 at 07:24 PM

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Originally posted by steve burgess

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Originally posted by vlad01
what about the OG wheel?

What about it? need further info

yeah my question was who else make good quality OG wheel repros?

400 buks it stupidly expensive, its not like is a 71 GT falcon steering wheel.

sander288 - October 13th, 2012 at 09:12 AM

http://www.venturawarehousegroup.com/

These guys do repro VW wheels; I remember in VW trends they got an award for best vintage or restoration product.

Their ads had a guy (big guy) doing a handstand on one of their steering wheels

vlad01 - October 13th, 2012 at 03:46 PM

oh not them :td:

I bought a few repro parts made by that group. absolutely horrible quality, occasionally some bits were alright but not great, I chose to reuse the old parts as they looked better. I wouldn't want to risk it.

I think I will ask ISP where they get their wheels from and who makes them.

looking like i might have to bite the bullet if all else fails.