Wow - that'll please John and the Boys at Wickwar!
Wow - that'll please John and the Boys at Wickwar!
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Colin Murrell
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That price is lunacy.
Whoever paid that was a complete moron.
... or someone who recognised that it might be the last chance to get a new pair and thought it was worth the moneyOriginally Posted by T16
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But you can get a new pair!!
All they are is Janspeed back boxes.
Janspeed will even put the Xpower logo on for you.
If this site organised a group buy, I'd be pretty sure that the price would be at least cheaper than the original Xpart prices.
Food for thought maybe?
I dont mind organising if need be.
Are you 100% sure ? I know, and own, other Janspeed Xpower boxes, ZR and TF, but when I asked last time I was there they said they didn't do the V8 Xpowers ???
If they did, then it's Salisbury tomorrow for me !
BRM 494 of Just 795, Rare. MG ZT-T 260 SE 389, Rarer. MG METRO TURBO, Getting Scarce. Black Olive ZR X210 one off, ZR-X Unique, MG TF, Fun in the Sun.
No mention of ZT or 75 on janspeed website.
BRM 494 of Just 795, Rare. MG ZT-T 260 SE 389, Rarer. MG METRO TURBO, Getting Scarce. Black Olive ZR X210 one off, ZR-X Unique, MG TF, Fun in the Sun.
Yeah I spoke to them.
They said that many of the optional ones fitted, the cars were brought in to the workshop and they made them to suit.
Also said the Xpower logo was fine to do.
Part is not listed as technically they dont do them anymore, but a group buy would be finanically viable I think.
He essentially told me they dont really want to do them as one offs, and would be far happier doing a batch.
Im happy to organise if there is interest?
Also I know for a fact its Janspeed, as if you call any Xpart dealer, they just phone Janspeed to enquire about availability!
However I suspect if you wanted just one pair made up and drove your car in, they would give you a high price just to dissuade you, as for them a batch makes far more sense.
Would be perfect if we could organise say 20 pairs. Id be perfectly happy to do it, but I suspect just 10 pairs might work out costly.
My own personal opinion is that out of all the backboxes I have heard, the Janspeed Xpowers were far and away the best.
Maybe if I get pricing for 20 pairs we can work off that, or maybe the club might be interested in taking a few?
Last edited by T16; 05-05-2010 at 06:32 AM.
XPower by Janspeed Options
T16,
This has to be worth investigating. I would suggest you ask for a price scale to get an idea. Say 5, 10, 20, and 30.
I susspect, and it would be good to confirm, the boxes for Tourer and Saloon are the same, The inlet end is the same, and only the tail pipe is longer on the Tourer.
Also, Janspeed being Janspeed, might easily do either single large oval or twin round tail pipes ? (As they do, or used to do, for the ZR box, I have one Oval and two twin round.)
If the price is sensible then I'm in for a set.
(Tim, might need to start a new thread ?)
Bruce.
BRM 494 of Just 795, Rare. MG ZT-T 260 SE 389, Rarer. MG METRO TURBO, Getting Scarce. Black Olive ZR X210 one off, ZR-X Unique, MG TF, Fun in the Sun.
err... Yeah interested in that T16!
Ian
Interested if they can be done for a tourer
Keith Vinten
Mk 1 Tourer in X-Power Grey
VIN 197
No mods but I can dream
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