Hey Guys & Girls!

I'm off to New York at the end of the month, can you guys recommend any tuning parts that would be much cheaper out there? turbo's? clutches? etc?

anyone want anything?

I wonder what the Import Duty is on automotive parts?

no idea, nothing if I black it up and put it in a towel?

On a more serious note - you really don't think you'll be waltzing through customs with various car parts without some kind of issue?

Large metallic objects are certainly going to show-up on X-Ray and once you've walked through the "Green" channel so to speak, the fines for avoiding tax and duty can be quite hefty.

sorry forgot to write *joke*

ofcourse I'd declare etc etc..... just wondering whether there were any significant savings to be had on anything worth getting

Imagine walking through customs with a turbo stuffed down your pants and an intercooler in your rucksack. Ha ha.

What's the pound to the dollar now? Defo save a bit of money getting it from there, what do you need is the question?

Pound to Dollar I believe is around £1.66

Alloys? Wheel nuts? Gauges? Meth kits? Intercooler? Can't think of much else which is fairly generic..

Would've thought most non generic parts would come from Europe for a euro car.. could be wrong though.

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Sod that pick stupid cheap computer parts laptops and anything apple iPad or iPod stupid cheap!

Be very careful around picking up electrical equipment & bringing back as USA use 110v, we have 240v, adapters will be required for UK use.

Jake vRS - Me & SWMBO are off to USA end of month, we might just walk past each other without knowing it ( if you are going to New York )

aha, now that would be coincidental! me and SWMBO are staying in the New Yorker for the last few day's of this month and the first week of June

any other recomendations?

Some friends are also off to US today so had a browse at some wheel nuts/bolts. Basically the way forward to get significant weight saving on the bolts is to get a 'nut conversion kit'. Looks a bit bodge way of doing it but I've seen some examples on Jetta, Z4 and vx220s (used on regular track sessions apparently). Its also slightly easier to put on when on track days etc as you can pop the wheel on and not need to align the bolts to holes. Prices doesn't cost too much in the US ($40-$200+), maybe worth a look see if you find one of these shops.

DIY

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3788673-DIY-Lug-bolt-to-Lug-nut-conversion/page2

e.g.

http://www.vx220.org.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/88209-aluminium-wheel-nuts/

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=24665

Edit: FYI - Bolt size is M12 x 1.5 x 27mm (thanks to these forums )

Edited 4 May, 201115 yr by JLneonhug

cheers dude, that looks a pretty sweet way of doing things, I have always been after some green wheel bolts too!

I'll look into the kit's and have a word with some guys in the US

any other suggestions?

This thread reminds me of an old Jonny Cash song...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece_at_a_Time

Not entirely sure if this would work, Dependant on weight of course! When you've made your purchase nip down to the USPS office and post it to yourself, Just take out any paperwork and post the items on, Declare them as a gift on the custom declaration!

Though you can bring back £390 worth of goods free from duty!

Other goods including perfume and souvenirs

You can bring in other goods worth up to £390 without having to pay tax and/or duty.

If you arrive by private plane or private boat for pleasure purposes, you can only bring in other goods worth up to £270 tax and duty free.

If you bring in any single item worth more than your allowance, you must pay duty and/or tax on the full item value, not just the value above the allowance. You also cannot group individual allowances together to bring in an item worth more than the limit.

Hey Guys & Girls!

I'm off to New York at the end of the month, can you guys recommend any tuning parts that would be much cheaper out there? turbo's? clutches? etc?

anyone want anything?

I'll take a 9mm Glock, M16 with slung grenade launcher, 357 Magnum, flash bangs, and frags. Stock is getting low

lol, cheers for that Mike, I'll look into what I can bring in without charge!

anyone know of any decent car tuning parts places in or around New York?

aha, now that would be coincidental! me and SWMBO are staying in the New Yorker for the last few day's of this month and the first week of June

any other recomendations?

Snap for date, our hotel is Elysee quite close to Central Park.

Not a car part but look at clothing companies that sell well over here for instance hollister and abercrombie...Always a market for them on ebay