Car audio stuff...

[*Kornholio*]

Does anyone know where to get things like cd changer / speakers / an amp perhaps, at reasonable prices ?? etronics have some interesting looking mp3 ones

 

[GDW]

Sainsburys car parks have a nice selection

 

[tris-]

http://www.maplin.co.uk/

 

[Hashmonster]

www.caraudiodirect.co.uk - excellent place for stuff! headunit there saved me 80quid!

 

[kryt]

http://www.edirectory.co.uk have a fair amount of stuff

I've just bought one of these

http://www.edirectory.co.uk/pf/pages/moreinfoa.asp?CompanyID=1118&RecordID=691377

Not brilliant, but for my purpose, useful

 

[old.?]

I'd also recommend caraudiodirect. Also check out their forums as many people are selling their second hand stuff, you can usually pick up a bargain or two.

 

[Gumbo]

Or...

Wait till March/April time next year, and go into your local Halfords..

Say to the Audio bloke/bird, "Hi, where's your nearest clearance store?".

If they look at you a bit funny, say you used to work for them.

You see they send all of last years stock to one store in each area, (20 areas in the UK), to sell off cheap. The best deals are on ex display stock, and they'll probably put together a good deal for you.

That's if you can wait that long.

 

[tris-]

Originally posted by Gumb0
Or...

Wait till March/April time next year, and go into your local Halfords..

Say to the Audio bloke/bird, "Hi, where's your nearest clearance store?".

If they look at you a bit funny, say you used to work for them.

You see they send all of last years stock to one store in each area, (20 areas in the UK), to sell off cheap. The best deals are on ex display stock, and they'll probably put together a good deal for you.

That's if you can wait that long.

Thats a good trick, do you know any other shops you can do this at?

 

[*Kornholio*]

Insider information, thx Gumbo

caraudiodirect seem to have reasonable prices, would I be charged import duty if I bought something from etronics.com ?

 

[tris-]

Originally posted by *Kornholio*
Insider information, thx Gumbo

caraudiodirect seem to have reasonable prices, would I be charged import duty if I bought something from etronics.com ?

Try looking on www.royalmail.co.uk

 

[*Kornholio*]

hmmm... didn't really find anything of much use there n3wbie... anyone got any experience of import duties & ordering from the USA ?

 

[Wilier]

Originally posted by *Kornholio*
hmmm... didn't really find anything of much use there n3wbie... anyone got any experience of import duties & ordering from the USA ?

Last time we were in the US (last year) I got a Clarion CD/minidisc player thing for my partners car.
Very spinky, and cheap to boot.

Although, it helps if youre in the States to bring it back, rather than importing.

 

[Kempo]

when i played basketball i ordered a whole heap of new kit, shoes etc from www.eastbay.com and it got a heap of import taxes slapped onto it when it arrived, added like £50 to the price :/ unfortunately i dunno if its the same for electronic goods etc

 

[Wazzerphuk]

http://www.hendoncarstereo.co.uk/

 

[stu]

Originally posted by *Kornholio*
hmmm... didn't really find anything of much use there n3wbie... anyone got any experience of import duties & ordering from the USA ?

Yes. And yes you do.

 

[GDW]

Importing from outside Uk means that Customs and Excise will hit you with a VAT charge of 17.5% of the cost of the item along with an administration fee.

I dont know if the fee is fixed but I know of one person who was asked to pay about £3 admin fee for a bunch of DVDs

 

[*Kornholio*]

Well if it's only 17.5% v.a.t. that I'll be charged, seems like it's gonna be cheaper buying from the USA then...

I put the wrong link in the first post, check this out

 

[Hashmonster]

Originally posted by *Kornholio*

I put the wrong link in the first post, check this out

There's a whole lot of things on that page - what we looking at?

 

[Minler]

http://jcwhitney.com That where i got all the stuff for my car at

 

[*Kornholio*]

Originally posted by Hashmonster
There's a whole lot of things on that page - what we looking at?

just at the prices in general Hash... seems alot cheaper than over here :/

 

[anticonscience]

Car Electronics

The daddies, I got my Alpine 7894RB from there for £380 (mail order price from the shop in leics, cus they offer price match)

You wont be disappointed.

 

[Durzel]

Originally posted by *Kornholio*
Well if it's only 17.5% v.a.t. that I'll be charged, seems like it's gonna be cheaper buying from the USA then...

I put the wrong link in the first post, check this out

More like 35%

Import duty is 17.5% and VAT is 17.5% - you pay both on all imports that are not "personal effects" (i.e. stuff you already own that you're bringing back from a country). Oh, and freight duty. I've just had to pay £240 for a set of wheels in import duty, tax and freight agent costs - mind you thats good considering they're worth well over £2000 and were declared for £250

They were "used" apparently.

You might get away with declaring it as a gift, so long as the other party is game. It's a risk though.

 

[*Kornholio*]

Yeah that's what I've heard as well... Either a gift or say it's 2nd hand. Thx for the info Durzel

 

[anticonscience]

check out the link i posted, it really is awesome, my Alpine is an MP3 player and it only cost £380...you wont be disappointed

 

[*Kornholio*]

Originally posted by anticonscience
check out the link i posted, it really is awesome, my Alpine is an MP3 player and it only cost £380...you wont be disappointed

I would be disappointed coz etronics sell the alpine one for $314.99

$314.99 = £203.097


nearly half price...

 

[jis]

http://www.mcs-direct.co.uk

brought my pioneer headunit from em DEHP8400MP mp3 player thing

one of the cheapest online shops around

 

[*Kornholio*]

Cheers jis, they've got some good prices, might order summat from there

 

[kryt]

Not bad prices but the site really is the pits.

I was annoyingly astonished to have seen

http://www.mcs-direct.co.uk/acatalog/SONYCDXMP30.jpg

available for £157 quid, where i've just forked out £250 for it :|


edit::

holy catshit on a stick batman, in car mp3 stuff with hard drives :|
wish i'd have saved my money now :|

 

[jis]

i drove upto there shop in leicester and brought my stuff and they got a great selection of car stuff would definatly use them again.

its a shame that bass junkies is so close to me what a shop !

www.bass-junkies.com