What site for cheap parts?

[Martijn]

Hi,

I'm need some new spare parts, but what onlineshop is the cheapest and fastest for shipping (I live in Belgium).

Thanks,
Martijn

[The Bod]

JE Spares carry large associated stock levels and their delivery is fast.

[RC944]

liquid rc in the states used to be cheap

a few sellers on ebay too

however they will never be as fast as the uk retailers and the customer service for the online firms is usually not as good

ive had nothing but good experiences with JE and modelsport in the recent past

[Martijn]

Ok,
I was first planning to buy my stuff on losipartshouse.com
But I'll take JEspares now
Thanks

[Chippy96]

M.K.Racing-1st Class
D.M.S.-1st Class

[rondoolaa]

the cheapest shop ever is this one, but its mostly modified alloy parts..


http://gpmracing.com.hk/catalog/main...ba5d8f6725ce5f


you need to email for prices but i guarantee you will be amazed

shipping approx 6-10 days

[daz]

Originally Posted by Martijn

Ok,
I was first planning to buy my stuff on losipartshouse.com
But I'll take JEspares now
Thanks

I can recommend Losipartshouse, cheap prices and takes around a week to arrive to the UK.

[Rob_B]

Originally Posted by daz

I can recommend Losipartshouse, cheap prices and takes around a week to arrive to the UK.

Everytime i used to use them i got stung by customs.

[rondoolaa]

see my post above, no customs charges and cheap as chips

[Richard Lowe]

Originally Posted by rondoolaa

see my post above, no customs charges and cheap as chips

I'd advise to steer clear of alloy 'upgrade' parts in general, heavier than the standard plastic parts and in a some cases weaker - GPM stuff especially seems quite prone to bending.

[mattb]

Originally Posted by Richard Lowe

I'd advise to steer clear of alloy 'upgrade' parts in general, heavier than the standard plastic parts and in a some cases weaker - GPM stuff especially seems quite prone to bending.

so would you not bother with the ft shock tower mounts for the b44? i was going to order them.

[Richard Lowe]

Originally Posted by mattb

so would you not bother with the ft shock tower mounts for the b44? i was going to order them.

Which part do you mean exactly, the standoff/bushing for the top of the shock or the alloy block that ties the topdeck to the tower?

Things like that are ok, I was thinking more along the lines of the alloy wishbones/shocktowers/gearbox cases ect. On my 44.1 I run the AE #9710 FT centre bulkhead, #9783 FT front tower mount and #9784 FT rear tower mount

[jmke]

Originally Posted by Martijn

Hi,

I'm need some new spare parts, but what onlineshop is the cheapest and fastest for shipping (I live in Belgium).

Thanks,
Martijn

hey Martijn,

as a fellow Belgian I can say that ordering from any EU country should get a big preference.
Avoid ordering from USA unless there's no other way around, import tax min ALWAYS €10, and sometimes up to 50% of the value of items you bought. (bought €100 worth at amainhobbies.com, import tax €50).

from shops in EU you don't pay import tax. items arrive within the same week they are send out, items from .HK take between 1 week up to 4-5 weeks, same with items out of USA.

sending from .DE is faster than from .UK, but haven't found many good .DE based shops

[daz]

Originally Posted by Rob_B

Everytime i used to use them i got stung by customs.

Thats a risk you have to take, Ive never been caught out yet. And Ive been buying parts off them for the last 5 years.

[Martijn]

So where do you buy you stuff??

Originally Posted by jmke

hey Martijn,

as a fellow Belgian I can say that ordering from any EU country should get a big preference.
Avoid ordering from USA unless there's no other way around, import tax min ALWAYS €10, and sometimes up to 50% of the value of items you bought. (bought €100 worth at amainhobbies.com, import tax €50).

from shops in EU you don't pay import tax. items arrive within the same week they are send out, items from .HK take between 1 week up to 4-5 weeks, same with items out of USA.

sending from .DE is faster than from .UK, but haven't found many good .DE based shops

[jmke]

UK:
JE Spares
Modelsport
Wheelspinmodels

DE:
modellbau-friedel.com

BE/FR:
www.mcmracing.com
www.wartelle-shop.com

good/excellent experience with all the above, delivery is within 7 work days, price difference compared to the US/China/HK is imho negligible if you factor in the import tax and shipping delays