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Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: Gus Meyjes on February 09, 2009, 18:00:01: Does anyone know of a retailer that sells the AC wheel nuts(knock offs)?

   Thanks for your help.

   Gus
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: AC Ace Bristol on February 09, 2009, 18:33:01: Hi Gus

   Are you ACtually looking for the large centre locking nut as used on the CRS Cobra ? If so do you need a full set e.g. 2 LH & 2 RH. or just one?

   Keith
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: Robin A Woolmer on February 09, 2009, 20:03:44: Orson Equipement in Dudley West Midlands make various spinners & splined hubs, they made the hubs & spinners for the AC PVT cars for me & supply many outlets, i am quite sure they will have what you require.
   Contact is Steve or Phil on 01384 241 717, i have miss placed there 'E' mail address!
   If you say you are from AC owners Club, they are good people also make the hub extractors etc.

   Robin
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: Gus Meyjes on February 09, 2009, 21:06:25: Thanks Robin, I will give them a go!

Gus
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: Robin A Woolmer on February 10, 2009, 08:56:24: Found Steves Business Card his 'E' Mail Address is 'steve@orson-equipment.co.uk'

Robin
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: Gus Meyjes on February 10, 2009, 14:03:50: Robin, I had contact with Steve. he has them in stock, thank you.
   He has a website: http://www.orsonequipment.co.uk/

   Gus
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: pjbowman on February 10, 2009, 17:32:08: British Wire Wheel has them here in the US, I just bought a complete set of 4. Very nice.

   http://www.britishwirewheel.com/knockoffs.htm

   Peter
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: Robin A Woolmer on February 10, 2009, 18:43:52: Peter
   They seem a little expensive though, perhaps Gus will comment as he is getting prices now from Orson!

   Robin
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: pjbowman on February 11, 2009, 03:13:59: Will be interested to see what price Orson has, plus of course the shipping to the US. Gus, let us all know what you find out!
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: Gus Meyjes on February 11, 2009, 14:12:49: here is the quote from Orson:

   Gus
   We these in stock and would charge £160 for a set plus shipping:
   Please advise if you have a carrier/Freight forwarder.
   If we ship using FedEx the cost will increase by £55
   Regards
   Dave Wood

   How does that compare?

   Gus
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: Gus Meyjes on February 11, 2009, 14:23:14: Quick calculation looks like including shipping it is roughly $100 cheaper to get it in the UK. And that is not counting shipping from British wire wheel. I wonder if they are willing to match the price?

Gus
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: nikbj68 on February 11, 2009, 15:45:19: How much are you allowing for shipping from British wheel? I was guessing around $40...

   A set from them @ $360 & $40s/h = £250 & £28. $400/£278-ish total compared to
   a set from Orson@ £160 & £55s/h = $230 & $79. £215/$309 total.
   I can find Fedex upto 10kg to the USA for £45 but that only has £100 compensation cover.
   It`s worth trying to haggle a pricematch!
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: Gus Meyjes on February 12, 2009, 01:45:30: But then it would not be a proper English product....

Gus
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: nikbj68 on February 12, 2009, 17:25:18: quote:
Originally posted by Gus Meyjes

But then it would not be a proper English product....
   Gus




quote:
From the British Wire Wheel website (http://"http://www.britishwirewheel.com/faq.htm"):
"...Our Knock-offs and Splined Hubs are made in England to the drawings of the original manufacturers. For almost 30 years, British Wire Wheel has supplied only the best quality replacement parts. When it comes to safety, insist on the best."


   Any guesses where they get theirs from?[:D]

   Haggle with impunity, my friend!!!

   Nik.
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: Robin A Woolmer on February 12, 2009, 18:39:06: They make them! Orson are not interested in the Chinese copies, go & have a look at there machinery & you will realise what they are about!
   They did a top class job on my 52mm AC PVT Splined Hubs & the Aston Martin hubs from my drawing & verified the dimensions with there metrology equipement, they are a proper Engineering company equiped with the best CNC machines.
   Orson also make the hub extractors for 52mm & 42mm splined hubs for which i supplied the drawing.
   So if you want to purchase Chinese please do so! Thats not for me.

   Robin
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: nikbj68 on February 12, 2009, 20:09:08: Crossed wires, I think!
   I was wondering where the U.S based British Wire Wheel Co. get their 'made in England' parts from( e.g. probably Orson, hence the 60% mark-up), not questioning Orson`s credentials!
   I wonder whether B.W.W supply ex-stock, or would they be shipped direct from ol` Blighty?

   Pity it wasn`t 3-eared knock-off`s for Halibrands you wanted...
   I think I found the nest[;)]
   (http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/mfg/images/cnclathe.jpg) (http://"http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/mfg/")
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: pjbowman on February 13, 2009, 03:30:00: With the current exchange rate, looks like Orson is the better deal this week (but just barely). A few months ago when the rate was 2- 1, a different story. Price inclusive of shipping from BWW was/is $336 for 4, and they are wonderful. Don't think you can go wrong either way.
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: A-Snake on February 16, 2009, 04:27:16: For what it's worth or if it is of any concern, the AC knockoffs pictured on the British Wire Wheel site are not "as original"
   (http://www.britishwirewheel.com/art/knockoffs.jpg)

   Originals do not have "feathers" on the arrow. UNDO is stamped only once and (NEAR) is inserted between LEFT and SIDE.

   I should qualify this by saying that this is in reference to AC knockoffs used on AC Cobras. I may not be aware of different designs used by other AC's
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: aex125 on February 17, 2009, 01:55:24: Jim,
When I bought AEX125, it came with beat up spinners which I took to be the original ones, and a set of new ones that lacked the "Near" and "Off" writing. I re-chromed the original ones to use as I had also seen the near/off on pictures that were supposedly of original cars. I also checked the original ones for feathers as I had not noticed that before and they do not have feathers either. Of course driving down the road one cannot see any difference between the different types so if all of the repos carry feathers and no near/off, it probably will not be noticed.
Jay
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: A-Snake on February 17, 2009, 03:43:57: It's all so confusing! [:o)](http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/viking_blue_Large_.jpg)
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: pjbowman on February 17, 2009, 12:21:34: Just got pictures from Orson, theirs is the same as the BWW ones, so looks like there's no exact copies being made currently, unless someone has another source?
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: nikbj68 on February 27, 2009, 15:33:56: Yo. Hope it`s not too late but I just found these on eBay(UK) for £125 & postage,
   but no International shipping price quoted:(Click on pic)
   (http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/5/5/7/0/3/webimg/116297381_tp.jpg) (http://"http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AC-COBRA-WIRE-WHEEL-SPINNERS-FULL-SET-8TPi-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ160318407420QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item160318407420&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318")
   I suspect it`s actually Orson`s own eBay outlet,
   as it looks like they also sell Robin`s 'Patented' Hub pullers too...
Title: wire wheel nuts
Post by: pjbowman on February 28, 2009, 00:14:53: Yea, that's the same picture that Orson emailed me!