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I'm looking at buying some Potenza RE-01R tires for my R33, so far i havn't had any luck finding someone in perth who have any in stock, or can get them for that matter. So my question is if im get a set from japan, will they be street legal in australia? and if not what will happen if the police stop me and check my tires?

Cheers Michael

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if they are dot marked (which they will be) then yes they are fine in aus.

they aren't sold in aus so you wont find anyone selling them here. but shipping tyres costs a lot of dough. you will find probably more than the tyres cost themselves. probably the best option is to chose a different tyre that is available locally.

but if you reckon you know a cheap and fast way to send tyres from japan to aus then i'm all ears :D

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but if you reckon you know a cheap and fast way to send tyres from japan to aus then i'm all ears :)

never said it was fast lol :D shipping time looks to be 4-8weeks just need to confirm the weight of one tyre and i can see if its worth the trouble.

From my investigating price looks to be RE01R 255/40-17 between $200-$250 a tyre which compare to what i pay for my potenza G3 its pretty cheap.

Any recommendations on a tyre which will perform similar that are available locally.

Cheers Michael :(

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the problem with container shipping (or consolidated cargo) is you need someone to prepare a BL for you, then you need to pay customs duty and GST and clearance cost in aus. plus with tyres you may need to have them sprayed to kill any eggs that can hide in the rubber and this can cost a bit (i know you definately do for used tyres, new ones may be exempt).

plus you need someone in japan to buy them for you and have them sent to the port.

basically I think unless you are going to buy say 40 or 50 tyres at once and fill a small container it's not worth it.

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the problem with container shipping (or consolidated cargo) is you need someone to prepare a BL for you, then you need to pay customs duty and GST and clearance cost in aus. plus with tyres you may need to have them sprayed to kill any eggs that can hide in the rubber and this can cost a bit (i know you definately do for used tyres, new ones may be exempt).

plus you need someone in japan to buy them for you and have them sent to the port.

basically I think unless you are going to buy say 40 or 50 tyres at once and fill a small container it's not worth it.

thanks for the reply beer baron, but i wont be shipping it by container, or consolidated cargo :D

Duty and GST, shouldn't be an issue as the total cost of the item will come under $1000, which is under the taxable amount, but i will have to double check to make sure it apply to tyres

ohh and i have a dude in japan to help me out :)

also: will 255 fit on a 8inch wide rim on the potenza website, it says min is 8.5inch

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the problem with container shipping (or consolidated cargo) is you need someone to prepare a BL for you, then you need to pay customs duty and GST and clearance cost in aus. plus with tyres you may need to have them sprayed to kill any eggs that can hide in the rubber and this can cost a bit (i know you definately do for used tyres, new ones may be exempt).

plus you need someone in japan to buy them for you and have them sent to the port.

basically I think unless you are going to buy say 40 or 50 tyres at once and fill a small container it's not worth it.

Sounds like you might have done this drill before?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...=Potenza+RE-01R

Have considered if it would make sense to get together and get a container from TireRack in the US. Tires and wheels are much cheaper over there but shipping one set across costs a bunch. Has anyone tried that before?

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thanks for the reply beer baron, but i wont be shipping it by container, or consolidated cargo :)

Duty and GST, shouldn't be an issue as the total cost of the item will come under $1000, which is under the taxable amount, but i will have to double check to make sure it apply to tyres

ohh and i have a dude in japan to help me out :)

also: will 255 fit on a 8inch wide rim on the potenza website, it says min is 8.5inch

lol, well enlighten me then, how will you ship them? If you know a cheap way to do it I will send myself some tyres, but I've never found an effective way to do it.

255 is far to big for an 8inch rim. 225 is the better choice for an 8.

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no need to look overseas guys, I will have these tyres available in Australia within the next couple of months!!

Prices will be the same as our RE55 prices shown on our web site here:

http://www.amecautocare.com.au/bridgestonetyres.htm

Cheers

Slightly off topic but I don't suppose you have any of the 265/35/18 RE55's do you?

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lol, well enlighten me then, how will you ship them? If you know a cheap way to do it I will send myself some tyres, but I've never found an effective way to do it.

255 is far to big for an 8inch rim. 225 is the better choice for an 8.

waiting on reply about shipping cost, but i have a feeling it may be $100-$150 per tyre with shipping time 4 to 8 weeks as mention before but still got to wait on confirmation on that, i will let you know once i know :)

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