DBA Brakes

Post by **Iain_S4** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:47 pm

Sometimes if you follow the order process through on the website it will tell you how much the postage costs will be before you confirm the transaction. The tantrumwerks site doesn't but the ECS site does - according to ECS UPS Express for a pair of brake discs is $181.60. Assuming you are fortunate and don't get hit for any customs duty & VAT this would

(181.60 + 290)/1.8047 = £261.32 for a pair of DBA4000 discs

Whether you get hit for customs duty & VAT seems to be a bit of a lottery sometimes - I've been fortunate on one occasion and not the second time.

Customs duty (averages 5 - 9%) and VAT (17.5%) and these apply to the cost including postage. Assuming 5% for the customs duty the cost becomes £322.40 not including an administration fee. I haven't included the working but see http://www.dhl.co.uk/info/duty.html for info

Post by **Iain_S4** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:06 pm

OK definitely interested I have

1- Me
2- a.d.grant
3- Shagga

To confirm
4- JonnyX
5- KayGee
6- Steve

To answer Alan's previous thread about payment. I haven't organised or participated in any group buys before but I would assume that everybody sends Wallace Performance a cheque or phones them direct and makes payment by credit card. Does this seem OK to everybody?

Post by **a.d.grant** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:31 pm

OK so what Iain is saying is that if you are lucky you will probably get disks from the USA for about the same as you would pay in the UK, a bit cheaper if you are really lucky and more if you are not.

As I said before Wallace Performance (Norman) quoted me £128.66 each with a 3 week delivery for the 4000S slotted disks - so that is £257.32 a pair incl VAT bit excl delivery.

I have already placed my order with Wallace as I need disks ASAP to get my car sorted in time for my holiday.

Advice on pads is to go for Pagid Fast Road - I was quoted about £120 for fronts from Star Performance near Kirkcaldy in Scotland. Is this good or does anyone know of a better price, also how much for rears?

Alan

Post by **a.d.grant** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:07 pm

Guys

Apparently my order with Wallace was not placed as I thought so they have advised today that they will check prices including shipping costs and get back to me - still looking like 3 weeks!

Time is marching on for me so I am also looking into the option of buying from the USA and take the gamble on duty and VAT charges.

Are you all just considering fronts or are you thinking rears too - I may do rears as well whilst I am at it as they are the original ones from new on my car and have not been changed, wear similar to front.

Alan

Post by **a.d.grant** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 10:15 pm

Guys

Anyone got contact details for Silverfish Performance or know of any other UK DBA supplier other than Wallace Performance in Aberdeen that may have a pair of DBA 4000S slotted rotors in stock

???

Post by **ShaneyB** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:45 am

I'm sorted too now guys. Managed to wangle mine through my warranty...

Post by **a.d.grant** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:52 am

Shagga - I assume you got OEM Audi disks?

Anyone got contacts for DBA disks in the UK other than K300 & Wallace Performance?

Contact details for Silverfish Performance?

Post by **Iain_S4** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 9:11 am

I don't think Silverfish performance are in business anymore. Their site was a fairly easy internet search before (more than a year ago) but I couldn't find it at all when I went looking more recently. I did find some other UK sellers of DBA discs but they were Subaru specialists and only stocked discs for imprezas. Eventually contacted DBA in Australia to find the UK importer and was given the details for Wallace.

I ordered my discs a week ago and was told that it would be about 4 weeks. I think the discs are shipped over in regular shipments rather than as single sets and I had just missed the last one so my order would wait for the next shipment.

If your desperate for discs you may want to consider the Black Diamond discs that Buzzard went for earlier in this post or other alternatives such as Brembo/Tarox etc discs. Try
http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk
http://www.potn.com/audi-discs_c2918_192_269_271.htm
Neither seem to have them listed but it might be worth phoning them up or contact Buzzard to see where he got his.

Post by **buzzard** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 10:40 am

yo black diamond could not supply the vented rears>they came as none vented>wrong> waited about 2 months now and supplier trying to get me ebc. rears have come but still waiting for fronts but i cant complain as they are doin them at same price cus of the cock up . they also supplied red stuff pads for green stuff price. but just hope they all fit when the fronts come!!!

has anyone fitted the ebc and what's the life span and quality like?

Post by **B5DOM** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:59 pm

Did the group buy progress any further?

Post by **ShaneyB** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:39 pm

B5DOM,
How did you get your Avatar so bloody big...???????

Post by **a.d.grant** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:13 pm

The group buy did not proceed to my knowledge.

I had to bow out due to a pending trip to France with my car mid July so put on OEM disks from Vagparts and Pagid Fast Road pads from StarPerfromance all round - could not get hold of the DBA quickly enough, even tried an import option from USA but was not really any cheaper in the end due to the high carrage cost which were down to the weight. Had to sot things out before I went as I had no pad left and very thin disks.

I am quite happy with the set up now but have not yet been back to the track.

Post by **B5DOM** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:05 pm

Shagga wrote:B5DOM,
How did you get your Avatar so bloody big...???????

Absolutely no idea it just does that

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