Amuse in Canada =\

[radek7633]

has anyone found/been able to buy an amuse vestito kit in Canada?
any shop I go to does not have a distributor for this item.

also, what is the price for poly? ive only seen FG at 1200 and CF at 4000 online =\

thanks guys

[370Ztune]

We're Amuse's exclusive direct dealer in North America and we've shipped a few parts to Canada. The prices you're mentioning aren't for the real Amuse kit though; they're for the knock-off.

[Da.Menace]

Agreed. Please support the original manufacturers by buying an authentic kit.

BTW, where the hell did you find a CF replica that costs $4000? Aren't they selling them here on the forum for $2500?

[radek7633]

Ebay has an amuse kit for 4G ... thought it was a bit overpriced!

[radek7633]

One of the 370z members PM'd me offering me second hand:

made by AMS, Fiberglasses.

Replica Front Side Spoiler I will give you $1900
Authentic Rear $1800

what do you guys think? its second hand, and painted (not my colour)

[kuriz32]

Originally Posted by radek7633

One of the 370z members PM'd me offering me second hand:

made by AMS, Fiberglasses.

Replica Front Side Spoiler I will give you $1900
Authentic Rear $1800

what do you guys think? its second hand, and painted (not my colour)

That kit is a copy of a copy. The quality is most likely very poor and will need quite a bit of work to make it fit right.

[younter]

Originally Posted by kuriz32

That kit is a copy of a copy. The quality is most likely very poor and will need quite a bit of work to make it fit right.

I guess since is already on the seller's Z, the fitment issue is gone..

[gabo]

buddy buy them from carbon signal. i have a friend he bought the full amuse CF kit and the fitment was dead on. looks perfect looks awesome. they have specials a lot of times for the full kit. i think its around 2500 to 3000 max for the full kit

[younter]

just gonna ask something off topic..anyone know where to get the tower hook?

[jazz]

amuse japan will shipp it to your door for a lot less then th prices you are speaking about!

[370Ztune]

Originally Posted by jazz

amuse japan will shipp it to your door for a lot less then th prices you are speaking about!

Amuse does not like to sell direct to places outside of Japan. That's why they have distributors/dealers.

[VancouverZ34]

Originally Posted by 370Ztune

Amuse does not like to sell direct to places outside of Japan. That's why they have distributors/dealers.

I was able to get the R1000 $500 below your price and shipped out in 2 days and arrived in 48 hours at the nearest airport. I would support you guys if you guys dropped price a bit. There's discount from amuse as soon as you say you are a retailer and u guys are distributor. And you still add stiff amount on top. I'm sure you guys are at least making 60% and creating all these "JDM" myth.
And that's not fair for the consumers.

[kuriz32]

Originally Posted by VancouverZ34

I was able to get the R1000 $500 below your price and shipped out in 2 days and arrived in 48 hours at the nearest airport. I would support you guys if you guys dropped price a bit. There's discount from amuse as soon as you say you are a retailer and u guys are distributor. And you still add stiff amount on top. I'm sure you guys are at least making 60% and creating all these "JDM" myth.
And that's not fair for the consumers.

That doesn't really make sense. If you bought the R1000 new, it should have cost you at least $2000 (even if you bought it at the better exchange rates of last year), as it's 179,000 JPY. At the current rates, if you do a direct conversion with no shipping costs or duties it's $2355.26 (370ztune is selling it for $2350 on their site), so I'm confused how you paid $500 less than that. Either you bought a used exhaust, or you just got a really really really good deal.

By the way, most aftermarket parts companies don't make much money (less than 25% before credit card fees and overhead), especially with JDM stuff. There was actually a really good thread on the GT-R boards about this:
VENDORS - POST PRICES! - NAGTROC - The Nissan GT-R Owners Club

[Da.Menace]

Originally Posted by kuriz32

That doesn't really make sense. If you bought the R1000 new, it should have cost you at least $2000 (even if you bought it at the better exchange rates of last year), as it's 179,000 JPY. At the current rates, if you do a direct conversion with no shipping costs or duties it's $2355.26 (370ztune is selling it for $2350 on their site), so I'm confused how you paid $500 less than that. Either you bought a used exhaust, or you just got a really really really good deal.

By the way, most aftermarket parts companies don't make much money (less than 25% before credit card fees and overhead), especially with JDM stuff. There was actually a really good thread on the GT-R boards about this:
VENDORS - POST PRICES! - NAGTROC - The Nissan GT-R Owners Club

Well its not entirely impossible to buy them at a discount, if purchased directly from the manufacturer.. With the economy like how it is now, maybe they're just trying to make every dollar they could.

[370Ztune]

Originally Posted by VancouverZ34

I was able to get the R1000 $500 below your price and shipped out in 2 days and arrived in 48 hours at the nearest airport. I would support you guys if you guys dropped price a bit. There's discount from amuse as soon as you say you are a retailer and u guys are distributor. And you still add stiff amount on top. I'm sure you guys are at least making 60% and creating all these "JDM" myth.
And that's not fair for the consumers.

Just saw this. If you think we're making 60%, then you are very misinformed. After CC fees, overhead, inventory risk and all the other costs associated with the sale, most companies in this industry will average <20%; on Amuse parts at the current exchange rate, it could be less than that for some items.

Regarding the exhaust, Amuse has never sold anything directly to an end consumer in Canada. Additionally, they do not keep stock of any exhausts, so it seems like you might have gotten a pre-owned exhaust, which, whether used or not, would be cheaper.