x-6 shell

[migsy]

Hi guys. i'm a newby to the x6 and was wondering where i would be able to get a replacement shell and a good supply of spares.

cheers.

[Wacker 2]

You can get the replacement X6 or X6 Squared bodyshells, and indeed most of the spares from the very helpful guys down at DMS Racing. Their contact number is - 01923816636

Regarding the bodyshell tho, I would grab yourself one of the new Phat Bodies Zen bodyshells - I've just got one for mine and its awesome. As far as I am aware it is the only aftermarket bodyshell you can get for the X6 or X6 squared. I've put a post on here today showing some pics of the new shell... take a look!

Thanks, Jon

[Danosborne6661]

www.phatbodies.co.uk

[migsy]

cheers lads, your help is most appreciated.

[Mike Hudson]

team azarashi have also made a shell for the x6 which is pretty nice

[Wacker 2]

Near on impossible to get tho... I know DMS are not doing it due to the cost it would be.

The Phat Bodies Zen shell is an awesome shell - stick with that!

Jon

[Mike Hudson]

I like all the x6 shells apart from the new squared one....
Not sure which i'd choose if I were to get an X6 again...

[SHY]

I just LOVE the original one! The new squared is a kinda quasi look in my opinion... (still round but with a more square cabin)

OTOH 99,9% seem to think otherwise...

Mike, did you go back to the B4 again? Why?

[Mike Hudson]

Yep back to the B4 for me again Just feels more rewarding and fun to drive and better over jumps and also found my runs are quicker with it when i'm consistant with it, just not quite as forgiving if you make a mistake

[bald eagle]

my computer is slow.. ignore this ...

[Alex H]

Originally Posted by Wacker 2

Near on impossible to get tho... I know DMS are not doing it due to the cost it would be.

The Phat Bodies Zen shell is an awesome shell - stick with that!

Jon

No problem at all. I just recived my shells from Azarashi this week. Orderd from Azarashis homepage thru ebay. 2 shells 76usd with shipping. Worth it because the original shell is so but ugly! The americans just cant produce nice looking shells. B44 is proof of that and the most of prolines shells as well.

[Body Paint]

Originally Posted by migsy

Hi guys. i'm a newby to the x6 and was wondering where i would be able to get a replacement shell and a good supply of spares.

cheers.

Trackside Spares in Newport is a X Factory stockist, you could try them.

www.tracksidesprares.co.uk

[Wraggy]

Originally Posted by Alex H

No problem at all. I just recived my shells from Azarashi this week. Orderd from Azarashis homepage thru ebay. 2 shells 76usd with shipping. .

they wont sell them to the UK ! trust me i have tried and the reason is because we have 2 shops that are supposed to sell them as the UK supplier !!! but guess what neither of them do ..

[Darren Boyle]

Originally Posted by Wraggy

they wont sell them to the UK ! trust me i have tried and the reason is because we have 2 shops that are supposed to sell them as the UK supplier !!! but guess what neither of them do ..

We can get you one if you want Wraggy........by the time it has landed (£55 shipping per box full), gone through UK customs (4% duty, 15% Vat) had a margin for the shops and a margin for us as distributor added it would come in at approx £30/38 at the moment with the Japanese Yen currently sat at at 135 ish to the £ (it was 240+ just eight months ago). If you think the public will pay that, I will get a truck load ordered first thing in the morning, but somehow I think we dont stand much chance at thay price (they need to £20 - £25 absolute MAX, to be priced right)

They are shown at £23/4 on the Azarashi site as standard with no shipping, no duty and no VAT, when this alone is added they cost around £32. This is direct from Japan before any of our dealers actually would make a couple of quid out of one....

It plain and simple cannot be done at the moment mate, trust me I have looked long and hard. We even asked Azarashi how much they could discount it to us if we 350 in one go, but they dont have the margin to go any lower than what they have already quoted us for 50 at a time.

If the economy picks up a little with regards the Yen then we will be shipping the full range of Azarashi in by the lorry load but for the time being it has to wait, I hope you can understand...

EDit, Just to add, look at the price "Alex H" has paid to Sweden in US dollars ($76 shipped for two, $38 each which is approx £28/29 at the moment, again with no UK import or VAT on top....)

[Wraggy]

i wasnt having a go Darren but i have tried to even get one off them from Ebay to be told i have to get them from youself as your the UK dist so they wont deal with me as im in the UK. so i guess im stuffed ..

[Danosborne6661]

I think £18 for a Phat Bodies Zen Shell and wing sounds better

[Darren Boyle]

I know you are not having a pop at us, but many poeple dont know "why" we dont have them, my above post just explains as clear as poss the reasons. The reason they wont sell direct to the UK is to protect us from imports, but as their range grows and grows it is getting closer and closer that we can "fill up" one "trade" shipping box with variuos goodies at a time and start bringing it in slowly, but that damn Yen has still got to budge a little before we can.

We have looked at just bringing it in and selling direct at "trade" prices to the public instead of offering it to our delaers but we simply decided that this is not fair and not at all how we want to steer "X-Factory UK" as a distributor, if we sell it oursleves we want "ALL" of our dealers to be able to as well (if they choose to of course).....