Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
02-01-2011, 08:10 AM
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Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
I have contacted Classic Industries in regards to reproducing the R15 Ronal rims. I contacted Janet Newton Sales and Service Manager at Classic Industries and was told the following:
Dear Eric
We have made contact with the US distributor for Ronal. The R15 wheel hasn't been manufactured for years now however depending on the quantity of the "Group Order”, Ronal may be willing to do a special run of them. Theses are manufactured in Germany , so it will take some time to get a finished product. Can you give me an idea of the number of wheels you would require and I will try to get a cost for this special run.
Respectfully,
Janet Newton
Sales & Service Manager
Classic Industries Inc.
I am posting this to see if there is any interest in this. Please contact me if you are interested
Dear Eric
We have made contact with the US distributor for Ronal. The R15 wheel hasn't been manufactured for years now however depending on the quantity of the "Group Order”, Ronal may be willing to do a special run of them. Theses are manufactured in Germany , so it will take some time to get a finished product. Can you give me an idea of the number of wheels you would require and I will try to get a cost for this special run.
Respectfully,
Janet Newton
Sales & Service Manager
Classic Industries Inc.
I am posting this to see if there is any interest in this. Please contact me if you are interested
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
good luck! Last time this was done, 100 people promised to get a set of 4 rims and I was told not even half stepped up to the plate. Anyway, if it happens I'm in for an extra set of center caps lol
02-01-2011, 08:19 PM
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
>>>>>>>>awesOMe<<<<<<<<
...if it could actually happen
some company like Hawk's Thirdgen should
invest in this just to make them available again
I wonder if it does happen...
if it would decrease the value of the 2006 run cause
they are worth about $1600 mint although I bet a buyer
could be found for 2 grand for a mint set these days
...if it could actually happen
some company like Hawk's Thirdgen should
invest in this just to make them available again
I wonder if it does happen...
if it would decrease the value of the 2006 run cause
they are worth about $1600 mint although I bet a buyer
could be found for 2 grand for a mint set these days
02-03-2011, 03:11 AM
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>>>>>>>>awesOMe<<<<<<<<
...if it could actually happen
some company like Hawk's Thirdgen should
invest in this just to make them available again
I wonder if it does happen...
if it would decrease the value of the 2006 run cause
they are worth about $1600 mint although I bet a buyer
could be found for 2 grand for a mint set these days
...if it could actually happen
some company like Hawk's Thirdgen should
invest in this just to make them available again
I wonder if it does happen...
if it would decrease the value of the 2006 run cause
they are worth about $1600 mint although I bet a buyer
could be found for 2 grand for a mint set these days
Yeah,i bet Hawk's could sell all they could get!If they would have had them in stock last year i'd have bought a set from them.I'm so glad i found some last summer!Problem is,now i'm looking for a Formula and want some for it too!Guess i'll just have to swap my set back and forth between the Z28 and the Formula when i find one...lol!
02-03-2011, 05:11 AM
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
i'd be interested
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02-03-2011, 05:48 PM
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Unfortunately i can't commit till i actually have another car to put them on.
02-03-2011, 06:31 PM
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Tool up for a 17x11 with the correct B.S. then we'll talk.
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
the price use to be $899 + $120 shipping
I forwarded a link to this thread to Hawks
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ca...versetof4.aspx
I forwarded a link to this thread to Hawks
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ca...versetof4.aspx
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
the price use to be $899 + $120 shipping
I forwarded a link to this thread to Hawks
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ca...versetof4.aspx
I forwarded a link to this thread to Hawks
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ca...versetof4.aspx
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I would be interested but I highly doubt its gonna happen I believe a gp was tried before
02-12-2011, 12:59 AM
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
I would love a set of these wheels. I hate to rain on the parade, but the GP thing is not going to work out. Nobody (myself included) wants to shell out over a grand before the wheels are done and I don't think Ronal is going to do a production run without cash in hand. One of the big companies need to step up and get this done. How did the wheels sell the last time they were produced? If they sold as well as people seem to think they did I would think it would be a no brainer for a company to make this happen.
02-13-2011, 09:27 PM
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
If they are under a grand for a set, I would be very interested..
02-14-2011, 03:55 AM
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Last time the demand was a lot larger, and someone contacted Ronal directly and expressed an interest. When they were convinced there was a demand the wheels were produced and a very small fraction of the interested parties actually bought them. Judging from the sets that languished in the classifieds here (not all that long ago even) they probably would be no more successful now than they were then. SLP and other dealers bought them last time too, and it sure didn't seem that they sold all that quickly.
If you want to know how it happened last time, just do a search.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/afte...wk-wheels.html
From there do a search for Gary@Ronal's posts and you'll get an idea of how much went into getting them reproduced the first time.
If you want to know how it happened last time, just do a search.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/afte...wk-wheels.html
From there do a search for Gary@Ronal's posts and you'll get an idea of how much went into getting them reproduced the first time.
02-17-2011, 12:38 PM
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
there would have to be a dead set price for this and I would be interested.
02-24-2011, 06:33 PM
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I doubt this would happen. Ronal stated that the last run back in 2002 would be the last one.
However, I wonder what a set of 4 still in their boxes would sell for?
However, I wonder what a set of 4 still in their boxes would sell for?
02-24-2011, 06:35 PM
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
I don't think people really care about the boxes as long as the wheels are mint you will get top dollar. The set that went for $1299 had never been mounted and had the wheels, center caps, lugs and these white and green rings I think. And I guess the tool to take off the center cap? I don't know but it was the whole set. Makes me wish I bid a little higher.
03-23-2011, 01:28 PM
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No idea but Ronal's US site doesn't load anything up for me. Do they still have an office in the USA?
http://www.ronalusa.com/
http://www.ronalusa.com/
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I'm in! My 91 Formula was my first new car I had ever purchased. Still got it, and ready to upgrade.
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I purchased the set of rims from SLP back in early 2003. They were $1299. I never got around to taking them out of the box and mounting them yet. Mainly because my Formula has been out of commission and sitting in the garage.
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lol
I got my set of 4 still in the boxes, opened to make sure they were ok and all the parts were there.
Someone want to give me stupid money I would sell them
I love that rim though, they look oh so good on ThirdGen's, specially the birds
I got my set of 4 still in the boxes, opened to make sure they were ok and all the parts were there.
Someone want to give me stupid money I would sell them
I love that rim though, they look oh so good on ThirdGen's, specially the birds
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10-06-2011, 01:43 AM
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http://www.classicindustries.com/search?q=R15
10-06-2011, 02:34 AM
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
Just ordered up. Early 2012 is a long wait but its worth it.
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
The wheel center cap emblems are sold separately. Which ones did you order?
K151796 is Bow Tie
K151797 is Camaro
K151798 is PMD
K151799 is Firebird
http://www.classicindustries.com/search?q=r15%20emblem
K151796 is Bow Tie
K151797 is Camaro
K151798 is PMD
K151799 is Firebird
http://www.classicindustries.com/search?q=r15%20emblem
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Re: Interest In Ronal R15 rims Group Order
i would wait till them wheels show up to order them.. If they are anything like the repop crosslaces were when they were new, i wouldn't take a free set.
found this funny, in the discription
93 firehawk huh......
found this funny, in the discription
R15 5-SPOKE ALUMINUM WHEEL W/ BLACK INSERTS
Reproduction of the 17" x 9-1/2" five spoke aluminum R15 wheel originally installed on 1993 Pontiac Firehawk models. A perfect replacement for the original Firehawk wheels or for use when building a Firehawk clone, but also a very popular aftermarket wheel choice for all third and fourth gen F-body owners. This cast aluminum wheel comes with center cap, center cap attachment
Reproduction of the 17" x 9-1/2" five spoke aluminum R15 wheel originally installed on 1993 Pontiac Firehawk models. A perfect replacement for the original Firehawk wheels or for use when building a Firehawk clone, but also a very popular aftermarket wheel choice for all third and fourth gen F-body owners. This cast aluminum wheel comes with center cap, center cap attachment
