I have been offered a fantastic oportunity to buy satin black 240R wheels.(brand new, not used or refurbs!!!)
Did I go ahead?? Oh yes…
They will be �1295.00 + vat (inc uk delivery)
Cheers
Dave
[email protected]
Ouch
Just priced them at Lotus!!! Fronts �423.06 Rears �631.24 So �2108.60+ vat per set and then you need to buy centre caps!!!
what kinda timescales we looking at Dave?
Placed the order a few weeks ago! Was told today (Tuesday 15/1/13) that they are nearing completion of the machining stage so just painting to do. They told me late this month early next…Heres hoping as I want some for my own car.
There is a picture showing the style of wheel on my website
http://www.seriouslylotus.com/index.php/240r-lightweight-forged-alloy-wheels.html
Its a silver one but im sure you all know what a satin black wheel looks like!!!
I can get silver but they will be a special order ( can change some of the current ones if any one needs some but you will need to be quick!!!)
That’s an amazing price!
Shame I don’t ‘need’ any.
Great so have you persuaded them to make an S1 equivalent wheel to service the latent demand and corner the market???
Yes they will make an S1 version, But sadly I dont have the funds to make it work!! There is a �20,000 charge per wheel design to cover tool making and destruction testing of each design, So thats �40,000 for a lotus set as we have two different wheels.
So IF I could find 100 customers (very very very doubtful) I would need to add an additional �400.00 per set just to get the tooling cost back.
[quote=661]That’s an amazing price!
Shame I don’t ‘need’ any. [/quote]
I thought so, but I have sharpened my pencil as far as it will go!!!
[quote=seriouslylotus][quote=661]That’s an amazing price!
Shame I don’t ‘need’ any. [/quote]
I thought so, but I have sharpened my pencil as far as it will go!!![/quote]
Bollox to that - is your car running/ready for Anglesey yet??? 
[quote=Mr Pesky]
Bollox to that - is your car running/ready for Anglesey yet??? [/quote]
Erm
No
Sorry
But Ive paid my money to Bookatrack! Im a yorkshire man so will not be wasting that massive investment!!! I will be there with the car even if I have to push it around the circuit
… perhaps that will be faster than driving it!
… perhaps that will be faster than driving it! [/quote]
Me pushing you driving…yep sounds about right.
Anyway less of the cheek or we’ll get the imigration team to check you out.(internally)
[quote=seriouslylotus]Yes they will make an S1 version, But sadly I dont have the funds to make it work!! There is a �20,000 charge per wheel design to cover tool making and destruction testing of each design, So thats �40,000 for a lotus set as we have two different wheels.
So IF I could find 100 customers (very very very doubtful) I would need to add an additional �400.00 per set just to get the tooling cost back.
[/quote]
Fair enough. You could probably get up front interest for 10 sets but 100.,no way.
Looks like that route just won’t ever make commercial sense…
given all that would need to be different would be offsets and PCD does it need all the testing? Or do the S1 guys want them to look different?
Due to the different offsets they start with a different forging/casting, so its a new wheel…
What about some 9" rears? Any chance that would be possible?
Yes apparently but the same applies, Its a new wheel so minimum order and the tooling costs!!!
Yes apparently but the same applies, Its a new wheel so minimum order and the tooling costs!!! [/quote]
Wow that surprises me, sure that the prototype GT3 cars had larger rears, all be it with a huge spacer to get them to fill the arches. Maybe I’m wrong. If it is true you can see how Braid get their orders.
I was told how they made the wider wheels for the GT3 concept.
Take two 240 wheels, cut one just inside the outer rim. Cut the other just inside the inner rim. Take the two widest hoops and weld together. Magically, you now have a very wide 240 rim. And a very narrow one if you like as a bonus!!
Nasty…
Great price Dave!
You do realize youve just single handedly wiped out the high residual s/h market value for the most desirable S2 wheels dont you!!
Good job i dont have any left for sale.
For Sale - Set of 7 spoke Lotus lightweight forged wheels… LoL