trf511 parts availability

[fastinfastout]

just wondering where people are getting their parts for the 511.

cant seem to find many online stores stocking them, 501x yes but no 511 parts!

[djmcnz]

Depends on what you want really, quite a few parts are scarce since the Euro's - seems the 511 has increased significantly in popularity.

What are you looking for? The 511 aluminium parts are practically impossible to find though.

Stella, RC Mart and RC Mushroom in HK have various 501X parts that are interchangable with the 511.

[pugs]

Originally Posted by fastinfastout

just wondering where people are getting their parts for the 511.

cant seem to find many online stores stocking them, 501x yes but no 511 parts!

try looking under db01 not trf511, a lot of the trf511 parts are upgrade parts for a db01

[DaveG28]

Originally Posted by pugs

try looking under db01 not trf511, a lot of the trf511 parts are upgrade parts for a db01

Good suggestion, even Tamiya themselves haven't worked out the TRF511 hopups on the website, you have to use the DB01 bits!

[CraigM]

RC Champ has pretty good stock of general spares. I guess it depends what you need

[fastinfastout]

well mainly the normal breakable items, as well as drive train parts.

are the arms, shock towers, belts, pulleys the same off the 501x worlds?

or at least, are the db01 arms the same?

[pugs]

trf511 arms are classed as db01 high traction arms,belts, pulleys, shock towers are the same as the 501x we, you could also use the db01/501x wishbones(arms) they are just stronger, the only other thing to watch out for is the front hub carriers and uprights are different, you need the ones for the wo driveshafts, hope this helps.

[WHITTLER555]

Try JC-RC or Jasons store on Ebay, I ordered some stuff last Wednesday from Japan and it turned up today OUTSTANDING!

[pugs]

Yeh I always use them, stella models or rc-mushroom.

[Fredrik Emilsson]

Some of the "hard to find" parts (susp. mounts etc.) can be found here:
http://www.muchhobby.com/shopping/ad...eywords=trf511

[djmcnz]

+1 to all the above and you can browse the site below for compatible parts and numbers (then you can search auctions sites and other online stores).

Be careful though, this catalogue has some interesting errors in the four pages of parts. lol

http://www.tamiya.com/japan/products...ducts_id=42139