- May 9, 2022
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Hi all, we are finally on the Zoo! Sorry it has taken so long to get on here.
I have setup a collection to easily see any of the TRD parts available for the GR86
www.fensport.co.uk
Couple of things I see frequently popping up:
Yes they are only available in the traditional TRD colours of Red, Black, White and Unpainted. As a business this suits us as it means having to keep less variants of stock on the shelf and trying to just the more popular colours however I appreciate a lot of you have ordered colours that this does not cover. We are not too interested in getting involved in the liabilities of paint match problems etc by getting unpainted versions finished in other colours ourselves especially as it starts to muddy the waters when it comes to warranty on finishes. Amount of time storing the products before repackaging them to ensure the packaging material does not leave impressions in the new soft paint, honestly as a company that focuses more on performance and does not pretend to be any kind of bodywork experts it seems like a nightmare we do not want to get involved in. I would not think it would be too extreme of a cost to have a bodyshop properly paint match the spoiler to your car and have it fitted at the same time, appreciate this costs a little more money but you end up with a better finished product and perfect fitment. The TRD coloured variants are of course already a fantastic paint match as they have been in the past. I will put the question to TRD about other colours as they did venture away from just the TRD colours on the GT86 but I cannot guarantee it.
Pricing - I have seen a few comments about pricing on some of the TRD products being high, unfortunately to stop retail prices being raised too aggressively around the world TRD cut our discount rate on the GR86 parts so we have much less wiggle room on the products than we have ever had before. Couple that with the massive increase in shipping costs, some of the same containers that used to cost £1500 are now £8k+ with all the work that goes along with coordinating a multiple customer order across different cars and models along with losses that always happen in the shipping process we have to earn some money along the way and trust me its really not a lot on these parts. For sure you might get lucky buying off a Japanese website, import it yourself and have no problem but its the minority in our experience. The whole point of our service is that we remove all the drama, stress and hidden fees for you. You know exactly what you are paying and a guarantee you will get what you paid for, in good condition or your money back along with handling any future quality or warranty problems should you get them, when you deal with "grey imports" you get none of these promises and have 0 consumer protection.
That being said if you can demonstrate any other sources selling considerably cheaper we may have made a genuine price calculation error, its not a simple formula to come up with these prices so please do raise it with us we may be able to correct it for everyone or at least try to match the price for you personally, we are not here to rip anyone off but we do need to make a living and please do consider supporting a small UK business that has been bringing these parts to the UK since 1998 before importing yourself was such an easy process.
Interesting part:
With that out of the way I am now preparing an order for a bulk of GR86 parts some for pre existing orders and the rest to put stock on the shelf in preparation of the cars launch so if there are any items you are interested in post up here and in which colour variant to help me gauge demand.
The higher demand items like the ducktail spoiler I can then look to offer some better discounting on, there are no guarantees for this at the moment but I want to support this forum and its members. I can offer better prices if I am not putting large quantities of products on the shipment that people don't want
I have setup a collection to easily see any of the TRD parts available for the GR86
GR86 TRD/GR
Fensport specialise in Toyota tuning & performance parts. Est 1994 we have years of experience in modifying and racing Toyota and Lexus sports cars. Our fast mail order service is available worldwide & we have workshop services for almost all models.
www.fensport.co.uk
Couple of things I see frequently popping up:
Yes they are only available in the traditional TRD colours of Red, Black, White and Unpainted. As a business this suits us as it means having to keep less variants of stock on the shelf and trying to just the more popular colours however I appreciate a lot of you have ordered colours that this does not cover. We are not too interested in getting involved in the liabilities of paint match problems etc by getting unpainted versions finished in other colours ourselves especially as it starts to muddy the waters when it comes to warranty on finishes. Amount of time storing the products before repackaging them to ensure the packaging material does not leave impressions in the new soft paint, honestly as a company that focuses more on performance and does not pretend to be any kind of bodywork experts it seems like a nightmare we do not want to get involved in. I would not think it would be too extreme of a cost to have a bodyshop properly paint match the spoiler to your car and have it fitted at the same time, appreciate this costs a little more money but you end up with a better finished product and perfect fitment. The TRD coloured variants are of course already a fantastic paint match as they have been in the past. I will put the question to TRD about other colours as they did venture away from just the TRD colours on the GT86 but I cannot guarantee it.
Pricing - I have seen a few comments about pricing on some of the TRD products being high, unfortunately to stop retail prices being raised too aggressively around the world TRD cut our discount rate on the GR86 parts so we have much less wiggle room on the products than we have ever had before. Couple that with the massive increase in shipping costs, some of the same containers that used to cost £1500 are now £8k+ with all the work that goes along with coordinating a multiple customer order across different cars and models along with losses that always happen in the shipping process we have to earn some money along the way and trust me its really not a lot on these parts. For sure you might get lucky buying off a Japanese website, import it yourself and have no problem but its the minority in our experience. The whole point of our service is that we remove all the drama, stress and hidden fees for you. You know exactly what you are paying and a guarantee you will get what you paid for, in good condition or your money back along with handling any future quality or warranty problems should you get them, when you deal with "grey imports" you get none of these promises and have 0 consumer protection.
That being said if you can demonstrate any other sources selling considerably cheaper we may have made a genuine price calculation error, its not a simple formula to come up with these prices so please do raise it with us we may be able to correct it for everyone or at least try to match the price for you personally, we are not here to rip anyone off but we do need to make a living and please do consider supporting a small UK business that has been bringing these parts to the UK since 1998 before importing yourself was such an easy process.
Interesting part:
With that out of the way I am now preparing an order for a bulk of GR86 parts some for pre existing orders and the rest to put stock on the shelf in preparation of the cars launch so if there are any items you are interested in post up here and in which colour variant to help me gauge demand.
The higher demand items like the ducktail spoiler I can then look to offer some better discounting on, there are no guarantees for this at the moment but I want to support this forum and its members. I can offer better prices if I am not putting large quantities of products on the shipment that people don't want
any chance I can get the 5% added retrospectively please?
