Kenisis Wheels Group Buy?? [Archive] - bimmerfest

The HACK

04-25-2003, 12:43 PM

JonM, I have Kinesis's contact information...

DAN WU
You and your friends might want to look at the Kinesis Motorsport Web Site: www.Kinesismotorsport.com
Peter Stacy is the President. Daughter Nichol Stacy is Marketing Mgr: Alan Baylis is Sales Mgr. Their TEL No. in Vista is (800) 888-6754.
Regards,
Strasse

I have a few local club members interested in the same group buy...I can inquire into the group buy for you if you wish?

Kaz

04-25-2003, 01:20 PM

IIRC Kinesis was non-responsive when we tried contacting them about AC jacks.

The HACK

04-25-2003, 01:27 PM

Originally posted by Kaz
IIRC Kinesis was non-responsive when we tried contacting them about AC jacks.

Yeah, but a few of us had some good conversation going at TechFestWest when they came and had a booth...I might be able leverage that by mentioning a few big-wigs at the L.A. Club may want to be in on the GP as well.

If you think MikeKim can organize some sort of group buy for Kinesis wheels, I'd rather use his resources than my own.

Kaz

04-25-2003, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by The HACK

If you think MikeKim can organize some sort of group buy for Kinesis wheels, I'd rather use his resources than my own.

I dunno. Ask him.

vincentw

04-29-2003, 03:10 PM

I can organize a kinesis GB, we need at least 5 orders.
Right now my shop is not a vendor yet, but really if you guys are seriously interested, for the sake of this GB I will commit myself to be a supporting vendor starting in the month of May most probably.
Plus still redoing the company website...:p

The HACK

04-29-2003, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by vincentw
I can organize a kinesis GB, we need at least 5 orders.
Right now my shop is not a vendor yet, but really if you guys are seriously interested, for the sake of this GB I will commit myself to be a supporting vendor starting in the month of May most probably.
Plus still redoing the company website...:p

Vincent, that sounds great...Please let us know what you find out and what kind of group discount we can be expecting.

vincentw

04-29-2003, 04:51 PM

What I need are the types of wheel that you guys are interested in, the sizes and what sort of finish.
Also if you have found some prices from other online sellers please let me know, either PM me or email me at vince@premierautowerks.com so I can work out the best pricing I can give to you guys. I know if I can get at least 5 people participating I can give at least 5% off more discount that I already give usually.
Thanks.

Kaz

04-29-2003, 06:28 PM

Dan, you contact Mike about this yet? The big advantage he has is he's within reasonable driving distance from Kinesis so it may be possible to save an extra shipping step+cost.

vincentw

04-29-2003, 08:35 PM

Originally posted by Kaz
Dan, you contact Mike about this yet? The big advantage he has is he's within reasonable driving distance from Kinesis so it may be possible to save an extra shipping step+cost.

I don't think it really matter cos I'm pretty sure they will dropship as well.
Jon, the K58 you mentioned for $4000 I assumed those are for 19s?

The HACK

04-30-2003, 09:26 AM

:yikes: :yikes: :yikes:

I'll let Pure Motorsports (one of our board sponsors) step in here soon. We'll need a list of people interested as well as style/size wanted. The discount is SIGNIFICANT!

Mike said we'll need more than 5 to make the discount even more significant, but if it's 2-3 people then he can still accomodate us.

JonM

04-30-2003, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by vincentw

Jon, the K58 you mentioned for $4000 I assumed those are for 19s?

K58s: 18x8 front, 41mm offset, 18x10, 8mm offset rear, standard clear anodize/polished lip finish. Retail is $39XX. Speedware in Seattle wants $3550 + tax.

vincentw

04-30-2003, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by JonM
K58s: 18x8 front, 41mm offset, 18x10, 8mm offset rear, standard clear anodize/polished lip finish. Retail is $39XX. Speedware in Seattle wants $3550 + tax.

Non GB pricing I can do $3450 + shipping or + tax.
GB pricing, at least 5 people I can do $3200 + shipping or + tax.

JonM

04-30-2003, 01:47 PM

Originally posted by vincentw
Non GB pricing I can do $3450 + shipping or + tax.
GB pricing, at least 5 people I can do $3200 + shipping or + tax.

For the LOVE OF GOD we need 4 more people for this group buy!!

Thanks Vincent.

vincentw

04-30-2003, 02:12 PM

Originally posted by JonM
For the LOVE OF GOD we need 4 more people for this group buy!!

Thanks Vincent.

No probs.
Also for the older styles, K5, K10 and K20, the prices are slightly lower as well.
While the K19/29/59 19" wheels carry the same prices are the K19R/29R/59R reverse lip 18" wheels.

The HACK

04-30-2003, 02:13 PM

Originally posted by JonM
For the LOVE OF GOD we need 4 more people for this group buy!!

Thanks Vincent.

Jon, I don't know if you got my email but I'm going to email Leif (he's expressed interest). I'll point him to this thread.

Vincent, I wonder if you can email me, danwu1@yahoo.com. I've received from another source a better price for this group buy...I need to coordinate between you two and see which vendor will step up, I don't want to create a bidding war.

JonM

04-30-2003, 02:18 PM

Dan, I can't get @LeatherZ.com email at Boeing. Already got corrective action on that once. :eek: Will check when I get home. If AndyM can sell his RG-Rs, I suspect he will jump at K58s too so he can get the right offset and 7.5 or 8" wide fronts.

JPinTO

04-30-2003, 02:24 PM

Do they come in M3 offsets?

JonM

04-30-2003, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by JPinTO
Do they come in M3 offsets?

Kinesis claims they come in all offsets with no spacers. Each set is custom machined to spec. 2-4 week lead time per my latest conversation with Kenisis. Longer for custom finishes.

vincentw

04-30-2003, 02:56 PM

All Kinesis wheels are custom made depending on car applications with varying offsets and in some cases, different types of machining to provide the least weight.
Also for local customers I can also provide a matching tires set with a discount.

JonM

04-30-2003, 03:00 PM

Originally posted by vincentw
All Kinesis wheels are custom made depending on car applications with varying offsets and in some cases, different types of machining to provide the least weight.
Also for local customers I can also provide a matching tires set with a discount.

I just realized you are in Seattle. Kewl.

MikekiM

04-30-2003, 03:10 PM

Hi Guys,
We would be happy to help out with a small group buy on the Kinesis wheels. I don't expect huge demand for these wheels, as they're pretty unique and costly.

Our normal prices on these are really quite competitive to begin with, but if we could gather 3-4 people, we'd be happy to extend a discount on these.

K58, K28, and K18 models all have identical price structures.
18x8 - Retail $1000
18x9 - Retail $1015
18x10 - Retail $1045.

Our normal prices are
18x8 - $774
18x9 - $786
18x10 - $808

For a small group, we'd be able to offer the following.
18x8 - $750
18x9 - $760
18x10 - $780

All pricing assumes standard finish. Wheel delivery times would be between 2-5 weeks after order is placed. Pricing is "EACH".
Shipping to you is extra. CA residents would add 7.75% sales tax.

Please email us info@pure-motorsport.com if you have specific questions, or are interested in signing up.

vincentw

04-30-2003, 03:50 PM

Here's our GB pricing structure on Kinesis K18/28/58
For at least 3 orders we can do:
18x8 - $750.00
18x9 - $760.00
18x10 - $780.00

For at least 5 orders we can do:
18x8 - $700.00
18x9 - $710.00
18x10 - $730.00

These prices plus shipping, WA residents are subject to 8.8% tax.
If you would like other series wheels or other sizes.
Let me know.

We get very good pricing on Kinesis, however I know that Pure Motorsports can do just as good on BBS.
So all is good :)

JPinTO

04-30-2003, 04:43 PM

Pictures on Bimmers?

JonM

04-30-2003, 06:08 PM

http://members.roadfly.com/heeltoe/DSCN0286.JPG

MikekiM

04-30-2003, 06:33 PM

Not really a BMW, but...

JPinTO

04-30-2003, 06:56 PM

Nice website www.pure-motorsport.com! :thumbup:

Good design, layout and pics of wheels.

AndyM

04-30-2003, 08:11 PM

I'm in.

The HACK

04-30-2003, 10:18 PM

I'll leave this up to those participating in the group buy, but let me first say I dropped the ball on this one. I probably should have gotten pricing from both competing vendors and make a decision. In the future vendors participating in a group buy please email me your prices first before you start posting them here.

But since Pure Motorsports is a sponsor of this board I'd like to voice my endorsement of their shop. However both vendor seems very reputable so I'll leave that decision up to you guys.

vincentw

05-01-2003, 12:51 AM

the M Coupe in the picture seems to be running the K59R series which is an 18" with reverse drop center, while the Audi A4 is running the K29 19" wheel or the K29R reverse drop center wheel. I can't quite really make up the picture cos it's kinda small.

JonM

05-01-2003, 08:28 AM

Originally posted by vincentw
the M Coupe in the picture seems to be running the K59R series which is an 18" with reverse drop center,

Is the difference between K58 and K58R just the "lip" on the inside edge of the rim between the rim and the web?

K58:
http://www.kinesismotorsport.com/images/K58_r5_c3.jpg

K58R:
http://www.kinesismotorsport.com/images/K58R_r5_c3.jpg

Is there a price difference between the 2?

vincentw

05-01-2003, 09:33 AM

Originally posted by JonM
Is the difference between K58 and K58R just the "lip" on the inside edge of the rim between the rim and the web?

K58:
http://www.kinesismotorsport.com/images/K58_r5_c3.jpg

K58R:
http://www.kinesismotorsport.com/images/K58R_r5_c3.jpg

Is there a price difference between the 2?

Yes, funny because they used to call the one with reverse lip the K#9R...I guess customers thought they would be 19" so they change the name.
But like I mentioned earlier, the R series comes with bigger centers, reverse mounted and only single lip as opposed to the dual step lip on the non R series.

pcmike

05-05-2003, 09:10 PM

I'm interested in getting some pricing on the K57s and K28s (standard finish and polished & anodized type 3 dark finish) fitted on a 2003 MINI Cooper S and shipped to Lake Worth, FL (33463).

Also, if possible I'd like to get some pricing on K29s (polished finish) fitted on a 2003 Nissan Z Touring and shipped to Boca Raton, FL (33496).

If you can't figure out the pricing on all of the above the two wheels I mostly want pricing on are (fitted to the respective vehicles above):

K28 polished & anodized type 3 dark
http://www.kinesismotorsport.com/images/K28_polanotype3dark_LG.jpg

K29 polished
http://www.kinesismotorsport.com/images/K29_polished_34.jpg

All help is most appreciated.. thanks again! ;)

vincentw

05-07-2003, 01:55 AM

It seems that the GB is almost dead, only very few people are interested.
Prices have changed too, I talked to Alan at Kinesis today and received the new pricelist...they increaseda little as well, around $50-$80/ea at retail so still pretty acceptable.
They are also starting to do more types of finish combinations which looks pretty good.
So let me know guys :)