aussie shifter combo GB

[twilightprotege]

i will be trying to organise prices asap. naturally price may vary depending on what the aussie dollar does...

the shifter -

TWM 2nd generation ... http://www.twmperformance.com/shortshifters/mazdashifters.htm

the bushings -

kartboy ... http://www.allwheelengineering.com/basket/catalog.cgi?query_net_id=kartboy&query_class=KB-M001

i have posted on astinagt to come to this site and thread and post their interest...

the current list stands as follows...

1. twilightprotege
2. ahb11m
3. tunnel_rat
4. snert
5. sabrelli (maybe)
6 - whatever - astinagt guys.

[sp20mad]

yeh you know i am in for it twilightprotege! good to see you are getting a good list! cheers mate! cant wait to get these things ordered! yeehhaaaaaa

[Snert]

I am allready on the list but I thought I would just reply anyway

:cool: :cool:

[chipa]

I up for it too!

[Tunnel_Rat]

Bring them on but i will need MSP 2003.5 thread as new gear knob coming off of a MSP.
And a big Hello chipa.

(rockon)

[Snert]

THREAD JACK

Hey Tunnel_rat

which shifter knob are you getting ???

[twilightprotege]

current list :

1. twilightprotege
2. ahb11m
3. tunnel_rat
4. snert
5. sabrelli (maybe)
6. sp20mad
7. chipa

good list already :D

tunnel_rat - all threads should be the same i would think

[kar10w]

i'm in. thanks twilight for organising this :D. 2002 SP20 here (BJII).

[twilightprotege]

no worries at all :)

1. twilightprotege
2. ahb11m
3. tunnel_rat
4. snert
5. sabrelli (maybe)
6. sp20mad
7. chipa
8. kar10w

[kar10w]

btw twilight, how are we gonna pay ya? transfer money to your account or something i'm guessing or......

[twilightprotege]

yeah that's what we did with the oil caps and it worked really well. everyone was happy with it. we're just waiting on the caps to come to me at the moment

[twilightprotege]

just a thought, since we'll be getting stuff from kartboy, would anyone be interested in getting a set of exhaust hangers at the same time? here's a link.

http://www.allwheelengineering.com/basket/catalog.cgi?query_net_id=kartboy&query_class=KB-m006

i'd be interested in getting them

[sabrelli]

take that maybe off my name!!!!!!thanks andy!

[twilightprotege]

fantastic :) would you like exhaust hangers with that ;) LOL

1. twilightprotege
2. ahb11m
3. tunnel_rat
4. snert
5. sabrelli
6. sp20mad
7. chipa
8. kar10w

[sabrelli]

ha, nah..but i wouldnt mind some large fries and a choc thickshake

[twilightprotege]

that'll be $3.45. please drive forward to the first window ;)

1. twilightprotege (inc exhaust hangers)
2. ahb11m
3. tunnel_rat
4. snert
5. sabrelli
6. sp20mad
7. chipa
8. kar10w

[sabrelli]

Geez thats quite cheap....are qld prices cheaper than NSW?

[twilightprotege]

i dont go through mcdonalds often actually. i think it's more like $3.95 or something

[Snert]

the exhaust hangers sound like a good idea

what are we talking US$28 sound good

count me in on that one also

1. twilightprotege (inc exhaust hangers)
2. ahb11m
3. tunnel_rat
4. snert (inc exhaust hangers)
5. sabrelli
6. sp20mad
7. chipa
8. kar10w

[ahb11m]

well apparantl;y i said yes
so this is my official in

i think its more than that ... i'll ask my lil sister!!

[Tunnel_Rat]

Originally posted by Snert
THREAD JACK

Hey Tunnel_rat

which shifter knob are you getting ???
The Mazdaspeed one here is a pic/members/Tunnel_Rat/msp02.jpg

[Snert]

cool

where do you get them from ???

[Tunnel_Rat]

Originally posted by Snert
cool

where do you get them from ???

Hard to get try these guys http://www.msprotege.com/vbb225/showthread.php?threadid=43778
Sorry for being off topic guys Bring the Shifters on


(rockon)

[Tunnel_Rat]

tunnel_rat - all threads should be the same i would think [/B][/QUOTE]

Twilight i think you are right its the MP3 Knob thats got diff thread thx.

(rockon)

[twilightprotege]

yep, cool rat.

fyi guys - i've emailed the kartboy and twm dealers. i'll give them about a week to respond due to new years holidays etc and we'll see what happens :)

[sabrelli]

man thats a mad looking shifter i want one
i was thinking of gettin this momo setup
http://www.hometown.aol.com/piranatx/momoshifter.html

1. twilightprotege (inc exhaust hangers)
2. ahb11m
3. tunnel_rat
4. snert (inc exhaust hangers)
5. sabrelli
6. sp20mad
7. chipa
8. kar10w

[twilightprotege]

i'm going to attemp to make a hand brake boot out of the left over kangaroo leather i have...maybe this weekend

[ahb11m]

and what i love about that is that it is an automatic!! red button is the o/d button

[Tunnel_Rat]

Originally posted by twilightprotege
i'm going to attemp to make a hand brake boot out of the left over kangaroo leather i have...maybe this weekend
Will love too see how about some pics :D


(rockon)

[sabrelli]

Damn, and i got tricked in believing it was a friggin manual
*gives myself a left jab*

[Tunnel_Rat]

If i am right thats piranas turboed automatic P5. why would you go a auto(hand)


(rockon)

[Tunnel_Rat]

There was a Mazdaspeed handbrake handle on corksports but they said they no longer sell them and have removed them from the site i will see if some one has one to sell.
To match the mazdaspeed knob like the momo pair.


(rockon)

[twilightprotege]

i've just pulled my spare roo leather out to look at doing up something this coming weekend...

here's a pic of my shift boot anyway...dont forget that i have lowered the stock shifter.

[twilightprotege]

ok boys. we're looking at around $190aud total (inc shipping etc). i'm pretty sure it'll be under $200aud. kurt the exhaust hangers will be around $35 extra. the price of the bushings is confirmed at this stage, still waiting to confirm the shifter price...but here's hoping. so that's looking good for everyone?

was anyone else wanting the exhaust hangers?

[twilightprotege]

i'll lock in the bushings eddie ;)

i'll let the guy know we definately want to go through him (he was a bit cheaper)

[sabrelli]

Good work Andy!!! ;)

Thats a pretty good price!

[lasermp5]

free bump mate!

[sabrelli]

And go the Aussie Dollar!Go Son...GO!

[twilightprotege]

yeah works out pretty good arden...esp when you think if we all did this individually it would set us back close to $300aud...

[sabrelli]

Its the friggin shipping that really hurts us eh.

[twilightprotege]

big time!!!

[Tunnel_Rat]

Sounds good lets go for it (2thumbs)

(bow)Andy.

(rockon)

[sabrelli]

Hey how is everyone planning on installing their short shifters?do u guys have ramps?

[twilightprotege]

Just got word back from one of the suppliers. He can do the shifter price I requested :D

I'll just find out a price for shipping and we'll have a firm price.

[twilightprotege]

you all have pm's :D

[ahb11m]

ok i'm in... cash won't see you until next mondayish.... hmm or should i pay my last speeding fine? ... where to spend $200.... so hard to choose....

ok lock it in eddie, i'm on for it

i'm using my new christmas present to install... someone was nice enough to (finally) get me a trolley jack, and some equally good jack stands...

[twilightprotege]

yep that's cool james, monday will be sweet.

[ahb11m]

ok, and for delivery before nats !? is them gonna be send on air??

[twilightprotege]

maybe before nats at the best...but i'm leaning towards no. i am getting them sent here via air (why shipping was so much), and that'll be 6-10 working days i think, then 2 days to you...

all depends on how quickly everyone pays as well. i'm not going to pay the suppliers before all payment is received like i did with the oil caps because we're talking about a lot more money this time

[Tunnel_Rat]

Ok i am in but i am leaving for Darwin tonight will be back on Monday night will send money next day if you have the total cost by then.


(rockon)

[ahb11m]

haha, sorry i need to do sarcasm properly...
naa is all good, but $200 flat is good to me

[sabrelli]

Guys,

i just went to the aussie customs site and found the following info:
_________________________________________________

What advice does Customs offer to people buying over the internet?

Customs advises people purchasing goods over the internet to be aware that when those goods arrive in Australia they will be subject to Customs controls.

In some cases this means:

duty and GST may be payable;

it may be a prohibited import and require a permit before it is allowed into the country; or

it may be a prohibited import and not allowed into the country under any circumstance and will be seized by Customs for destruction

Customs would not collect duty and/or GST where:

the value of the goods does not exceed $1000 for goods imported by post or $250 for goods imported air/sea cargo, other than by post; and the Customs duty and/or GST liability of the goods does not exceed $50.

This concession does not apply to:

tobacco, tobacco products or alcoholic beverages;
goods imported by a passenger arriving in Australia from overseas;
goods imported by a member of the crew of a ship or aircraft arriving from overseas; or goods forming part of a bulk order.

http://www.customs.gov.au/site/text_only.cfm?area_id=5&nav_id=1307
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reading this, it seems we gotta pay duties n gst???? :confused: :'(

Can anyone give confirmation this is not case??

Dont wanna be a party pooper but i just dont wanna be forking out extra dosh when it finally gets here...Im sure everyone feels the same

[twilightprotege]

if it comes in and they are wanting me to pay duties etc, i'll see if there is any way we can get around it etc...fingers crossed!

[twilightprotege]

i'm hopefully that we wont have to pay duties and gst because i never have before. I ordered $900usd of stuff previously when the aussie dollar was only 55us cents and i didnt pay a cent in duties.

worst case senario is we'll have to pay duties and gst. it would still work out cheaper than importing it individually,=.

[sabrelli]

i spose if we do get hit, would be around $40-50 extra. guess it aint that much

[ahb11m]

well i thihkn the duties, plus gst should only jack it up to $35... so should work out square in the end... andy, just let us know if your demanded that when its landed at yours

[twilightprotege]

yeah as soon as i get them i'll let you all know either way

[Andrew_SP20]

Hey twilight, is it too late to be added to the list. I put my hand up on AstinaGT but didn't find out it was getting organised on here!

I'll put in a definate yes for the shifter and shifter bushings but not the exhaust bushings if i still can!

PM me any crucial details!

Cheers.

[twilightprotege]

yep you can jump in...you will have a pm soon

[twilightprotege]

by the way everyone - still pay me the amount i told you, but since the dollar is going up at the moment we all might be in for a refund! i will know exact details when i pay the suppliers.

will keep you all updated naturally...

[twilightprotege]

list :

1. twilightprotege (inc exhaust hangers)
2. ahb11m
3. tunnel_rat
4. snert (inc exhaust hangers)
5. sabrelli
6. sp20mad
7. chipa
8. kar10w
9. andrew_sp20

[twilightprotege]

go aussie dollar!!! go son!!! go you good thing!!! i am using too many exclamation marks!!!

guys, at the moment still pay me the full amount, but with the dollar going up and also andrew_sp20 getting on board as well, it's getting cheaper!!!

[twilightprotege]

all - just had word from the bushings supplier...if we can find another person and make the list 10, the bushings each would be $1.50usd cheaper...i might even be able to see if the shifter supplier can do it cheaper as well.

so regulars on astinagt, ASK AROUND!!!!

[SFC01]

And then there were 10... I hope that everyone is happy with me! hahaha

PM me details for funds, etc please.

I'm assuming that there won't be any installation issues on a 2003 1.8L Astina (manual, obviously!)

Cheers,

SFC01

[twilightprotege]

WOOT WOOT!!!!!

sfc01 - you have a private message with all the details....

[twilightprotege]

SFC01 - fix up your profile as I cant send you pm's and you dont have your email addy listed either

[sabrelli]

Hey
check out http://www.jujeracing.com/protege.htm
for shift & Brake boots $US25 shipped per set

They are made to fit OEM shifter but u can specify that u want one done for a short shifter.

There was a group buy on this forum last year and most ppl were quite happy.

[ahb11m]

ahh i tell ya what if its only $1.5usd andy you can keep my change, call it a small service charge

[twilightprotege]

thanks mate!

we'll i'll work it out when everything is here. i just hope that we dont get import duties and gst. that'll really suck...atleast it'll only be $35 or whatever...but here's hoping anyway

[ahb11m]

us dollar hit 76.33 quick order noW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sabrelli]

and its gonna keep on rising!!!!!!!
wooooooooooooooo
aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi!!!!!!!!!!

[twilightprotege]

dont forget when i order i loose out a little on the exchange rate (it's between 0.3 and 0.5cents lower than what you hear.

[twilightprotege]

looks like we might have a 11th participant - hi-res from the astinagt forum. hopefully he'll register his interest here as I like to do everything through this forum (that obvious with my post count LOL)

[Tunnel_Rat]

Ok guys just got back from Darwin will send you the money Andy. Hey got my oil cap looks good thanks mate.

[twilightprotege]

cool thanks rat. glad you like the cap too.

btw guys, here's a picture of the height of the shifter installed :

http://said.uc.edu/students/morrisnr/kbss1.jpg

not the best picture, but it gives you an idea. me likey!

[twilightprotege]

another better one (using stock knob too) :

http://www.guideauto.com/AlbumPhoto/moi163117096.JPG

[ahb11m]

andrew....youève got cash!

[twilightprotege]

sweet. thanks mate!

[ahb11m]

btw, what is that white patch on your car seat?? i'm hoping/thinking reflection from camera

[twilightprotege]

not my car - i just found it online. actually i said it wasnt the stock knob. it's not. my work puter screen is screwed i think

[HI-RES]

Originally posted by twilightprotege
looks like we might have a 11th participant - hi-res from the astinagt forum. hopefully he'll register his interest here

Yes I am the 11th man :D

Hi Forum!

andrew I sent you an email.

L8rs

[kar10w]

just wondering andrew. has the order been made? itching to get it in the car now :D. got any idea when you are expecting them? tks.

[twilightprotege]

the parts should be on their way from kartboy and twm to the suppliers as we spk. they will ship to us when i pay them (ie - when everyone pays me)

we've actually had one guy pull out, but it looks like (hopefully) JEB83 will take his place so we'll still have 11ppl

[kar10w]

that said, i'll forward my money onto you today :D. i'll just bring in lunches for next week or so till i get paid :D. how many more are we waiting on bro?

[twilightprotege]

with you paying today we're only waiting on 3. so we're not far off. jeb83 said he was going to call me today to let me know if he's a definate in or not. fingers crossed ppl!

[kar10w]

just paid bro (expect 2mw i'm guessing). tks again :D.

[twilightprotege]

cool, thnx

[Tunnel_Rat]

Andy will send money first thing tomorrow sorry guys been flat out i hope you are not all waiting on me could not be last to pay could i.
Got my new Mazdaspeed knob now i need new shifter.

(rockon)

[twilightprotege]

tis cool.

fyi - they wont be far away now boys. just waiting on final confirmation of exact weight of the shifter shipment and bushings shipment and then i will pay them. hopefully that'll be any moment then they'll be on their merry way

[ahb11m]

this is hilarious, i'm gonna get this before i get my eibachs!!!

i shoulda specified airmail... oh well my bad!

[twilightprotege]

think positive dude. you'll get your eibachs tomorrow!!!! obviously i've been drinking too much tonight ;) LOL

[sabrelli]

Tunnel Rat mate
how much u fork out for the mazdaspeed knob off ebay??
I just read someone sold his 3 month old one for 25 bucks!!!!!

[kar10w]

ahb11m : how much and where are you getting your eibach springs from? tks.

[Tunnel_Rat]

Originally posted by sabrelli
Tunnel Rat mate
how much u fork out for the mazdaspeed knob off ebay??
I just read someone sold his 3 month old one for 25 bucks!!!!!
Thats cheap i payed $106-USD Brand new in box looks so sweet Mazda in the US would not sell me one very low stock.So if you can get one for that price jump on it as long as it has no scratches on it.

/members/Tunnel_Rat/msp02.jpg

[Tunnel_Rat]

Andy payed today same as before ref rat .

(rockon)

[twilightprotege]

just check and yep got it rat - everyone has now paid :D woot woot!!!

i'm logging into paypal atm - about to send some moooooney!!!

[Tunnel_Rat]

I was last that sucks sorry guys

[twilightprotege]

only by a few hours....

[sabrelli]

Its ok Tunnel Rat.
;)

im suprised how fast everyone paid!
Normally group buys take ages to organise!!!

Thanks Andy for organising it all (bowdown)
and thanks all you other guys for paying so promptly!!! (group)

(drinks) (wiggle) (flash) (yippy) (mj) (nana)

[chipa]

nahh the biggest surprise is that we didn't have half of the gb pull out!

[twilightprotege]

only had 1 pull out, so that's really good. atleast we still ended up with 10 so we get the better price...

[SFC01v2]

How long did the oil caps take to ship once they were despatched? I am taking the estimate from here rather than those of your cam gears... :)

[twilightprotege]

they were sent on the 23rd of dec - got them 31st jan. but that was from canada.

my cam gears were apparently sent the same way i want the shifter stuff to come...they were sent on the 21st of dec (apparently)...still havent arived....but i'm not so sure that is a usps issue...

[SFC01v2]

So anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks then, assuming by 31 jan you meant 31 Dec!

[twilightprotege]

oh yeah, 31 dec....

i think it all comes down to when planes leave etc...might get lucky and a plane leaves the next day...or we might miss one and have to wait a week or something

[ahb11m]

yeah, i'm gonna make a crazy guess and assume they went by surface mail (your cam gears)

airmail is good, but can be unpredictable, but surface mail is much the same... just time between shipments is greater

[twilightprotege]

yeah if they were sent surface i'm going to ask for a refund because i specified air and paid for air.

[ahb11m]

yeah.... well they wouldn't negotiate with me on even using usps.... i had to use ups, and had to pay a fortune, so i never bothered to fix up my corner indicators

[twilightprotege]

hey you should see if you can get japanese headlights for yours - with sepearate high and low beam lights. it'll be prob the only in oz. have you thought about the same model sport20 front bumper bar too?

[Tunnel_Rat]

Andy is it too late TWM just got back to me by email i need to order a diffrent shifter here is the email that has the part No
Hi Billy,

The shoulder that holds up the shift boot on the Protege 5 is set higher than that of the MP3/Mazdaspeed. We have a shifter specifically for the MP3 which has a longer section above the shoulder.

Just make a note in the group buy that your part should be part # MP30103SA.

Thanks,
Karel Wegert
TWM Performance
819-569-8963
kwegert@twmperformance.com


Hi we are doing a G/B from Australia. I have a new gear knob(off of a MSP 2003.5) but it will not fit my car its hitting the flat part of the shifter before it reachers the theads will i need to order a diffrent shifter then the rest. Thx Billy Hay

[twilightprotege]

will check with the supplier, but should be ok.

all - just got an email from the company that's supplying the shifters - there's a bit of a backlog @ TWM and they wont get them all in to their shop for 1-2 weeks (waiting on 4 they said), then 1-2 weeks to get here :(

[Tunnel_Rat]

Shit do you live on this site how fast are you i just posted it and pm you thx
Good things take time:'(

[ahb11m]

andy i dream of my car having the sport 20 gear,

not too sure about the lights, but am thinking it over..... just gonna cost a lot for a bumper bar thats all.... i'm trying to get in contact with some people to get it done as a local custom job

on the plus the headlights have angel eyes built in i thinks....

[ahb11m]

oh no, that means that we'll have to drive to newcastle with long throwing gearboxes!!! noooooooooooo

oh rat, yeah he does live on here!!!

[twilightprotege]

rat - i'm at work....just check my home email all the time and when something shows up i jump on the forum.

[ahb11m]

hmm well as long as twm get the address right.....

[twilightprotege]

LMAO!!!!! yes...address wrong indeed :bs:

we're actually ordering through www.ptuning.com for the shifter. they offered us the best deal

[Tunnel_Rat]

Originally posted by twilightprotege
rat - i'm at work....just check my home email all the time and when something shows up i jump on the forum.
I see i am on a four day break thats my excuse Andys at work so what is your excuse james i think maybe you live on the forum:D
So Andy will you get back to me with what they say about the MP3 stick as i realy like the MP3 knob.
It will sit about 3/4inch lower then the stock knob as the threads are all the way up the top of the knob compared to the bottom like the stocky.

(rockon)

[twilightprotege]

yep, as soon as i hear i'll let you know. i cant see why it would be a problem at all

and yeah that knob looks really good....would be heaps better if you could keep it

[ahb11m]

haha, i'm on a weeks break for summer nats, i'm back at work on thursday, so i can only get messages at the end of the day

i have a momo know lined up for mine, i like it a lot! i'll try to find pics and post em

[twilightprotege]

i just hope with my razo knob that i have the 10mm insert around somewhere because at the moment i have the 12mm in it (because i removed the stock shifter extension)

[twilightprotege]

boys and....urrr...boys.

kartboy bushings have arrived this morning. shifters havent been sent yet because the company we're going through still dont have their most recent shipment from TWM (should be early this week though).

so i can post the bushings to yowl now if you like, give them to you at the newcastle cruise or post them with your shifter later. just let me know what you'd like to do.

[SFC01v2]

Sweet. Some progress!

[twilightprotege]

yeah i just wish my cam gears getting to me went as smoothly :mad:

[Tunnel_Rat]

If i do not end up on the cruise just send with shifter thx

[twilightprotege]

oky doky

ps - cam gear came today :D so did i ;) LOL

[Tunnel_Rat]

Thats good to hear.Andy post after you go for a drive or should i said a frash let as know how much difference they make.

(rockon)

[twilightprotege]

LOL - yep will do. am waiting for the car to cool down at the moment - will be installing the kartboy shifter bushings as well

[sabrelli]

hey andy
ill have my kartboy stuff when i see u!
thank you very muchly

[twilightprotege]

tis a deal!

[sabrelli]

and top stuff on ya gettin ur cam gears!
its been a long wait!
as soon as i heard that, even i was happy for ya!!

[Critter]

Goodies all round :)

[ahb11m]

oooh only 2 weeks till newcastle count down!!!

yeah, if you get down in time we can hoik my car up on blovks.. or just wait... i'm so in a non caring mood atm!!!

ok next GB i think we should buy 20 garrets.... who is with me?? :p

as long as all can be paid for .... ughh... why do i drink on mondays?

ps andy i have deposited a tip into your account!!

[twilightprotege]

monday night drinkies huh??? LOL hell even i'm not that bad...mind you i had an excuse...working on me car.

so here's the news - cam gears installed. no problem with installation (i'm a legend mechanic remember hehehe). idle good. i let the engine warm up and there's a lil problem. the cam gear is rubbing the exhaust cam sensor. i dont think it's a problem (will just file off the small part where it's rubbing), but i'm just going to check to see if that will be ok first...

other than that - i'm almost set for the newthingie cruise (yippy)

[ahb11m]

haha, yer just sort out your exhaust before you come down!!!

gee damn off topic posts... this is the short shifter!!! some one should report you to the mod....oh wait
:p


by the way what does that sensor actually do?? apart from stall the car when disconnected!!!

yay, any word on the shiters themselves?

[twilightprotege]

shifters should be sent to us anytime now...maybe even tonight. as soon as i know i'll let everyone know.

ot - my cam gears work a treat :D i likey!!!! ; also exhaust - that's the feb/march project ;)

btw - i installed my kartboy shifter bushings. good improvement there. the shifter is much more precise. lost a real lot of it's spunginess

[ahb11m]

hey rat, where in sydney are you???

i get around a lot, but i'm sure that we could have the shifter transported to you, some where convenient....

[SFC01v2]

Twilight,

Was the shifter noticeably sloppy prior to the bushing install, or is it a more relative thing, e.g. it is tight now, but earlier...

[twilightprotege]

relative. very tight now. very little movement....with the shifter there will be even less "play"

[Tunnel_Rat]

Originally posted by ahb11m
hey rat, where in sydney are you???

i get around a lot, but i'm sure that we could have the shifter transported to you, some where convenient....
I live in Rockdale and work at Mascot airport.

[sabrelli]

yeh james, u do get around eh you cheap scrag!
hahaaha

[ahb11m]

mascot eh? international dometic? where?? my little sister works there on and off...... NSW tourism, visitors centre thingy, just near customs.... i'll chat to her about her next shifts etc....

otherwise rockdale is a really easy one, me and my gf could come for a drivey down there.... we get bored, and just drive, nelsons bay is our best, followed by ulladulla (although forced)... anyway you get my drift that i don't care about klicks on ma car

anyway have you got your roster yet??

[twilightprotege]

bit more on the shifters - i've just requested them to be sent in two separate boxes. it'll cost us very slightly more, but looks to be the best way to avoid duties and gst. their site says we dont pay duties and gst on purchases less than $1000, but that doesnt apply to good forming part of a bulk order....fingers crossed!

[sabrelli]

Andy
so how many shifters did we end up ordering?

[twilightprotege]

11

[twilightprotege]

ok - new news.

heard back from the supplier for the shifters...still waiting on the remainder to come from TWM. they said it should be any day now.

now second bit of news. they can definately send the shifters in two lots. no worries at all, but the down side of that is they only visit usps 2-3 times per month, so it might be 2-3 weeks between the first and second shipment. what do you guys reckon? go this way and we almost definately avoid import duties? what about who gets the shifters from the first shipment and who has to wait?

i was thinking for sh!ts and giggles at the newy meet we could play a stupid game and the winners get the first shipment, and the big L's can get the 2nd lot...waddia think?

you know i'd be happy if it were the fastest cars get the goodies first ;) LOL

[Tunnel_Rat]

Originally posted by ahb11m
mascot eh? international dometic? where??
anyway have you got your roster yet??

Domestic.and no on the roster not looking good.

Andy i will wait for second ship no problem there!
Because i am getting a MSP shifter i probably have to anyway lol.


(rockon)

[Snert]

Yeah I would be happy to wait also

andy were you able to check if I have the right shifter for shifter knob ?

[twilightprotege]

ok we have two waiters

kurt, still waiting to hear back from ptuning (place where we're getting the shifters from). will post in the appearance section of this forum and ask the question also for you.

[ahb11m]

IW84IT..... is all good.... i wait for everything, and patiently.... don't use surface, it sucks arse

[twilightprotege]

nah definately not using surface, definately not - btw you have your springs yet???

[ahb11m]

NO! was supposed to be here friday, not paranoid yet.... dave, ordered them on the 15, so working on that, and then also working on time due to holidays etc...... but getting a little antsy...

[twilightprotege]

:mad: damn!!!!

[twilightprotege]

news -

ptuning have all the shifters in. woot woot woot.

the first lot (6) will be sent out hopefully today or tomorrow. not sure on the 2nd lot as yet. will let yowl know when i know


ps james, have you got your springs yet? have you got your springs yet? have you got your springs yet? have you got your springs yet?

[twilightprotege]

fyi guys - here's the how to for the bushings (for ths guys that got theirs on saturdya)

http://www.kartboy.com/mazdabushinginstall.html

and for when you get the shifter :

http://www.twmperformance.com/shortshifters/protegepics/2nd%20generation%202000-2002%20protege%20manual.pdf

[ahb11m]

haha, i did the shifter bushings already!!! i did need a 14mm spanner, and also a convincer, to knock the ring spanner around.... worked easily... of course if yours is stuck, you could also try WD40

did it this morning, and then went to work, coz i forgot to do my timeslip... was thrown a package, so i did that tonight, and finished (including working out new rattle-must tighten all bolts) started at 5, finished at 11, with 4.5 hours work....

[ahb11m]

oh yeah on topic and stuff....
love the bushings, makes gearing much more confident, and pescise... harder to miss gates too!!

after i got under the car, and realised that bar was fixed to the gearbox (ie doesn't move?) i didn't think it could do anything...ad to be honest i don't know how it does!!! but it does, so i no complain, hoorah for jumping on this one.... luckily i have a trolley jack to cope with this now, otherwise i'd need to lose weight!!! (lets face it i'm already a long white streak of pelican shit)

btw are we able to make furthere savings, by sending out a couple of shifters together, eg if anyone is near anyone?? i'm on NSW central coast...... work hornsby... does that work??

[twilightprotege]

yeah guys talk amounst yourselves and see if you can get a few shifters sent to 1 place etc and you pick them up from there. just let me know :D

[twilightprotege]

update ppl - first lot has left the usa on feb 5 @ 1:44pm - i have the tracking no ;)

2nd lot will be posted today (6th) or the 11th

[twilightprotege]

ok ppl i've worked out the final price. tis $193ea to your door so yowl be getting a refund :D will just put the mular in the post box with the shifter (and bushing for those who dont have theirs yet).

i'm very very happy with that price. thanks again everyone for being patient and being so damn good with paying :D

[Tunnel_Rat]

[QUOTE=twilightprotege]ok ppl i've worked out the final price. tis $193ea to your door so yowl be getting a refund
Andy keep it lets call it hassle tax thx for organizing it all.
Don't forget mine is different (msp)

[twilightprotege]

thankx rat :D

[Andrew_SP20]

Yeah man, i second that motion... Keep the change and buy yourself something nice (like a beer... hmm... beer!) !! Call it risky international dealing with seppo's tax! hehehe

[twilightprotege]

thanks moit!

well so far i'm going to buy myself a 4 pack of guinness. mmmm....black mud :D

[ahb11m]

i've already told you about this!!!!!!!... you keep mine

[twilightprotege]

yes i remember - thanks by the way :D

well according to usps the shifters are still in the air. been flying since 5 feb. good fuel economy there! hehehe

[SFC01v2]

Keep my change. Saved a shitload of hassle.

Cessna's don't go THAT fast, so it is reasonable that they are still enroute...

[twilightprotege]

cool thanks mate :D

[sabrelli]

yeh mate, u keep my change as well!!!!!
Top effort in organising all these group buys for us aussies!!!

[twilightprotege]

thanks guys! you all rock!!!! much better than those yanks ;) hehehehee

[kar10w]

ditto. keep the change andrew :D. guiness - yum!

btw andrew, where in the states are they being posted from? i'm in minnesota right now. seen two p5s thus far :D. i'd hate to live here - it's so hard to keep your car clean in all this snow, but my boss has spun the car (on purpose for me) in the snow and boy you could have so much fun without killing ya tyres :D.

[twilightprotege]

thanks karlo :D - carton of guinness cans coming up ;)

minnesota???? damn!!!! i'm sure you'd be glad to know it's friggen hot here!!!! bris was 36deg yesterday and really humid!!!!

the shifters are coming from chigarco.

[twilightprotege]

btw - first lost of shifters are here :D arrived 8:47am yesterday morning :D they are at customs at the moment

[SFC01v2]

Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!

[chipa]

By all means keep my change! tis less than you deserve for the easiest group buy I've ever dealt with...

[twilightprotege]

cool thanks guys! i'm glad everything has been so easy

new news.........shifters may be arriving today. the tracking on usps says they attempted delivery yesterday, but no card was left...maybe it means the are going to attemp delivery today??? i dunno. fingers crossed :D

[sabrelli]

Top stuff!!!
so are they gonna deliver to your office or home???

[twilightprotege]

i'm pretty sure it's home. my fiancee said nothing arrived before she left for work today, so i might have a little happy card in the letter box when i get home (yay)

[twilightprotege]

yes it was home....but....i received a letter in the mail...

for this first lot of shifters : duties & gst : $223.75. friggen hell. i'll scan the bill so you all know i'm not BS'ing you. this is the first time i've ever had to pay duties. damn peeved.

i called up the customs and asked them about the $1000 import duty limit and you dont have to pay duties...they said (and i went back to read the customs website and they are right), under $1000 you dont have to lodge a formal customs import form and they work out duties off the invoice enclosed on the package. the dont charge duties and gst if the total duties is less than $50 (apx $330aud).

at the moment i wont send the shifters out. will wait to see what the 2nd lot of shifters brings and then i'll let you all know what the costs are.

not happy jan !!!!!!!

[twilightprotege]

here's the bad bits guys :

http://users.tpg.com.au/katsuro/damncustoms.jpg

http://users.tpg,com.au/katsuro/damncustoms2.jpg

so i've now paid the $223.75 and have the box of 6. damn they look good quality

[kar10w]

and we all thought this GB was going so smoothly. let's hope that the next batch doesn't require andrew to pay more or else our extra payments (only round 20$ more now) will increase (to maybe 40$).

andrew: any chance of getting that 223.75$ back at all? just asking.

[twilightprotege]

i didnt bother argueing with the customs ppl. afterall it's like talking to a brick wall so i just paid it and grumbled.

fingers crossed the next lot wont have any customs....i still cant beleive i had to pay duties!!! i imported $800usd worth of stuff a while ago when the dollar was 50us cents and i didnt have to pay a cent!!!! maybe they just random check these things and we were unlucky this time ????

[Tunnel_Rat]

andrew: any chance of getting that 223.75$ back at all? just asking.[/QUOTE]



LOL good to see a typically Aussie sense of humor :D



So Andy just let me know how much when you work it all out (shit happens).
I have got lots of shit from the states for my Downhill MTB and when it has come USPS i never have paid ed duty but when i have had it sent by UPS or DHL its all ways been pot luck $2000 front forks no duty $1000 set of night lights got hit hard with duty luck of the draw.

(rockon)

[twilightprotege]

yeah that's pretty much it...you win some, you loose some.

does anyone know if ptuning have to put an invoice in the box to ship it here? ahb11m suggested that they dont put an invoice in and that'll be a good way to avoid further duties. ptuning have come back to me and said that there is a possibility that the shifters would be returned to them if there is no invoice included.

any ideas ppl?

[Tunnel_Rat]

does anyone know if ptuning have to put an invoice in the box to ship it here? ahb11m suggested that they dont put an invoice in and that'll be a good way to avoid further duties. ptuning have come back to me and said that there is a possibility that the shifters would be returned to them if there is no invoice included.

any ideas ppl?[/QUOTE]

I have had bike parts shipped with no invoice no probs and some bike shops in the states used to lower the price on the invoice for me.

[twilightprotege]

yeah i was thinking about doing a dodgy invoice, but if they get lost in transit insurance wont cover it all...

i'll ask them to send the next lot with the invoice separate or via email. fingers crossed this time :D

[sabrelli]

how about getting them to write SAMPLE on the package?Would that work?

[ahb11m]

yup commercial sample, no merchant value.... thats the tick box we usually use

otherwise we do the gift box, which it was.... its a birthday present!!! (if sent before tuesday anyway!!)

[twilightprotege]

i'm not sure how commercial sample would go...esp considering i dont have an abn etc.

we'll see how just no invoice goes and take it from there....

[SFC01v2]

Has the second batch been despatched? I got the impression that they were going the day after the first ones??

[twilightprotege]

they were going to be sent a couple of days after the first lot, but i've asked them to not include an invoice with the package so i guess it takes a few days for them to remove it LOL

should be sent today or tomorrow

[SFC01v2]

Sounds good'n logical!?

[twilightprotege]

(lol) yup. sure does.

[chipa]

I'll keep my fingers crossed. But for some reason I feel like good old murphy is keeping an eye over our shoulders ..

[ahb11m]

damn murphy....
well i'm going to the docs now, i feel ok, but gotta get some test results.... ...damn murphy

[Andrew_SP20]

Have we heard any news about the whereabouts of the second shipment and how much extra we gotta pay?? (uhm)

[twilightprotege]

sorry guys, forgot to make a note of it.

the 2nd shipment left america at 2:33pm on 19 feb. should have them this week, then i'll we'll all know exactly what's what

[Andrew_SP20]

Cheers mate... keep us posted, i'm hanging out for some short shifting action on my three times a week drive to the gong!

[twilightprotege]

will do.

fingers crossed on customs!!!

[ahb11m]

skid pan was well wicked, made for some good shifing action there!!!

doing 180 then r-1 change in seconds... its way harder to do the 1-R cahnge down.....

if youuu don't know you won't....

[twilightprotege]

i dont know if i should be happy or sad....

what tracking says....
Your item is being processed by customs in AUSTRALIA.
ARRIVED ABROAD, AUSTRALIA, February 24, 2004, 6:04 am

[sabrelli]

f%$king customs!!!!!!!!
sons of bitches!
should be interesting since no invoice was attached.

[ahb11m]

wow 6:04 am...
lets hope customs are still asleep then... (off my head customs shift change is at 6:30??)

[twilightprotege]

yeah i'd like to see what they do with no invoice...fingers crossed.

i'm just worried that they'll return the items....

[sabrelli]

ha the exact same thought came across my mind!!!fingers n toes crossed

[twilightprotege]

ok, well they wont return it to america, that is fine....but i'm affraid it looks like the customs b@stards have got us again....

tracking :::
We attempted to deliver your item in AUSTRALIA at 10:50 pm on February 25, 2004.

obviously that is yanky time, so maybe that means they attempted delivery this morning after i left for work??? but....this is how it showed up last time when we got the customs bill :(

[sabrelli]

Strange,

Coz its now 25/02/04 6pm on the East coast and 25/02/04 3pm on the West Coast.

[twilightprotege]

yeah that's exactly what i thought....but atleast everyone will be short shifting shortly....one way or another

[kar10w]

at least they are here i say and not going back right guys? after the extra 20$ each from first batch, could i assume another 20$? that'd be cool with me. can't do much about it now.

i'll be back in town just in time for the shifter. can't wait to get back to warmer weather :D.

[sabrelli]

karlo mate, its been pissin down for the past 3 days!

[twilightprotege]

prob less from the 2nd bunch as they were 5 shifters instead of 6. so either way, worse case senario is $40. still a great price really. will hopefully know tonight when i get home.

you guys are lucky you're not in brisbane. the weekend was 43 and 41 and very humid. was nasty!

[SFC01v2]

Well I will go for a pre-emptive payment. Twilight check your account and fire one down to (looking out window) sunny-ish Melbourne for me as soon as possible!!

[twilightprotege]

oky doky. cant see it yet, but will show overnight most likely.

[twilightprotege]

ok boys and girls

yes there was friggen customs again...but not as much this time (the tossers didnt take into a/c postage like they did last time). they must have got the amount of the items from the insurance amount

anyway, this lot was $172.80, totalling $395.55.

so that works out to be $36.05 ea (11 ppl)

so everyone, pls pay $29.05 into my a/c ($36.05 less the $7 refund) and i'll send off your shifter (and bushings for those that dont have that yet). if you dont have my a/c just email me at katsuro@tpg.com.au and i'll send it to you.

atleast now everyone will be in short shifting heaven ;) LOL

[Tunnel_Rat]

Hey Andy they are here good stuff Kurt(Snert) will pay you $40-for me so have a guinnes or two or three on me (cheers)thanks mate.
PS do not forget that the MSP one is for me.

[twilightprotege]

yep all good rat. both you and kurt have the msp shifters. my fiance is picking them up today for us

[ahb11m]

yep it will go in on tuesday
gotta say short shifting is goooooooooooooooood!!!

drove dads car last night after washing both mine and his..... shiiiit it felt like a truck!! the suspension is high, the shift pattern is way too long, it needs wider tyres as well..... alsooo the 1.8l seats suck ass

[twilightprotege]

all the boxes are ready to be shipped. as soon as i get the mulah, everyone will be short shifting away! and because everyone is so great, i'm only waiting on 4 payments!!!!

[SFC01v2]

I got one!!!!!!!!!

[sport_20]

I have just seen this thread. If you happen to end up with a spare shifter and bushings I will probably be keen to grab it. I am in New Zealand and have no probs paying the shipping. How much did you get the gear for - out of curiousity?

all the boxes are ready to be shipped. as soon as i get the mulah, everyone will be short shifting away! and because everyone is so great, i'm only waiting on 4 payments!!!!

[twilightprotege]

sent to everyone in oz it worked out to be around $229 (inc duties). there wont be any spare because everyone paid for the shifters upfront unfortunately, but email www.ptuning.com (http://www.ptuning.com) and let them know you i (andrew bode aka twilightprotege) referred you and they might be able to do a deal for you

[sport_20]

Thanks mate I may just do that. Cheers.

sent to everyone in oz it worked out to be around $229 (inc duties). there wont be any spare because everyone paid for the shifters upfront unfortunately, but email www.ptuning.com (http://www.ptuning.com) and let them know you i (andrew bode aka twilightprotege) referred you and they might be able to do a deal for you

[twilightprotege]

no worries.

by the way, if you want to hang out in this area (australian section) you're more than welcome....NZ is pretty much a state of oz anyway ;) LOL

[sport_20]

Ohhhh..I dont know how I should take that. Maybe you are trying to hang of the some of the success of last nights awards..?? (uhm)

no worries.

by the way, if you want to hang out in this area (australian section) you're more than welcome....NZ is pretty much a state of oz anyway ;) LOL

[twilightprotege]

just buggerising around that's all. most people call russell crowe, same goes for sam neil, next thing you know the media will be calling lord of the rings australian

[sport_20]

As am I.. (laugh)

just buggerising around that's all. most people call russell crowe, same goes for sam neil, next thing you know the media will be calling lord of the rings australian

[Tunnel_Rat]

Hey sport20 is that a import familia or you rebadge it go any photos ?

[SFC01v2]

Do we have any Aye Carumba's in the house?

For those wondering whether it was all worth the wait... HELL YEAH.

[twilightprotege]

nice isnt it :D

[Tunnel_Rat]

(sad1) (sad1) (sad1) O well (sad1) (sad1) (sad1)

Will have pirana's hand brake handle/boot soon at least(rockon)

[sport_20]

Hey, it is an import J-Spec Sports20. There are some more photos on my cardomain site...

http://www.cardomain.com/id/sport_20

Enjoy.

Cheers


Hey sport20 is that a import familia or you rebadge it go any photos ?

[twilightprotege]

rat - you have email