Sorry, should have mentioned I was talking about the B44 drivers kit (2/32 balls plus rings) at 18$
http://www.bfastrc.com/associated.html
Doh!!! 17.5% VAT!!!!
I thought we had it bad with 13%...
Hopefully some UK buyers will give you some input!
Honestly, I haven,t bought a Bfast kit in a while because:
1- My B4 kit is still going strong with over 1 full season on it (flipped the rings though)
2- I sold my B44 and bought a B-max4, and B-fast doesn't have a kit. This forced me to learn to sand the rings myself which does a pretty good job (not as good as the B-fast rings, but not bad).
I really think these diff kits would be interestingr the racers who don't know how, or don't have the time to setup their diffs like this! For these guys the kit is a great upgrade that doesn't cost much more and saves time... Just my 0.02$
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Originally Posted by DMS Racing
Which sets are you looking at, since being in the AE section here I assume we are either talking about the B4/T4 or B44 which are $20 (B4) or $18 (T4) for the sets and $14 (B4) and $12 (B44) for rings alone, but remeber that the B-Fast Diff Balls are just $8 for 12 (we have similair to this here already in the UK with carbide 3/32 balls starting from just £7.49 for 12 and the in favour ceramic from just £8.99 or so.
The diff plates here in the UK are £1.49 per pair here in the UK for either the B4 or B44, added to the diff balls above would be £9 for a set of standard, the "combo" from B-Fast, would be £22 (B4) or £20 (B44), so here it is approx £11/13 for the "magic" that B-fast perform on the plates.
The saving odf $2 on the combo does help slightly but what the public think is what matters, it is still nearly double to have them here in the UK, is that extar expense considered worth it by the racers?????
So that you know, I have included the shipping in the price (since this would still be paid on larger shipments when imported too), Import Duty on R/C Car parts hovers around 5% at present and UK VAT is currently 17.5% (expected to rise soon too)
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