Arc Is Back

[elrodeo666]

Dont know if anything has been posted yet re ARC as yet but ARC have been back in minor production since late last year and early this year but now pretty much fully operational with new name "ARC BRAZING" http://www.arc-brazing.co.jp/

Make sure you get correct pricing on their parts ! You can check rrp pricing here for those who cant read ping pong : http://translate.goo...ductionbox.html

You should keep in mind that the rrp price is max you should pay and decent import companies should be selling these cheaper than rrp.

Do yourself a big favour and shop carefully as there's a few traders around selling these over 15,000yen over the rrp before delivery price added.

And yes , they are readily available in Japan and elsewhere !

[tweety bird]

good news.

[CrimsonLey]

Thank God for that! I was seriuosly willing to pay retail for a used R34 ARC oil cooler!

Edited March 5, 2012 by Bigalow

[elrodeo666]

Yeah there's some stupid prices being going round.

Just make sure you don't pay anything over retail price excluding Japanese tax otherwise your getting ripped off !!

If buying through a decent importer you should be paying less than the rrp !

Freight should be around the 6-7,000yen max by EMS.

[CrimsonLey]

Thanks for the advice, mate.

[elrodeo666]

That EMS price is for ARC Induction box.

Intercoolers etc would be different.

Just giving a rough guide to what should be paid.

[Roy]

ARC...now made in China so we can actually turn a profit and keep the doors open

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Lets still hope the quality control is just as good and very strict.

[CrimsonLey]

They really are made in China? I figured Roy was joking.

Regardless, I have a feeling that ARC wouldn't get in bed with any Chinese manufacture if they weren't high quality.

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Wouldn't surprise me but I'd still prefer it to be made in Japan, which I still believe it is.

Was just saying

[dori34]

does it really matter where its made?

as long as it has the same strict quality control and pumps out the same quality parts that ARC are known for, that's the important thing!

[elrodeo666]

ARC...now made in China so we can actually turn a profit and keep the doors open

I'll be at Fuji next month to pick up a few things so will check out the factory.

[Roy]

I was joking, I have no idea where any of this stuff is made.

[elrodeo666]

100% made in Japan

[bluejeans]

Yeah there's some stupid prices being going round.

Just make sure you don't pay anything over retail price excluding Japanese tax otherwise your getting ripped off !!

If buying through a decent importer you should be paying less than the rrp !

Freight should be around the 6-7,000yen max by EMS.

thanks mate

heard they were back but didnt know if it was true or not - but yay it is

had a few people try and sell me some airbox's at stupid prices lately..

now checking the prices im glad i didnt buy from any of them!

[Ronin 09]

Have the assets of the company been sold on (i.e. the tooling etc) and therefore a new coy making the old stuff

or

Has someone injected cash into the old operations so it's still the old operators making them?

This is pretty important, as you'd want the original operators on the tools... one might have seen what the outcomes are when the tooling is sold and made by people who aren't quite up to the job - Proton with the old CE Lancers.

[Luke_ENR34]

When a company usually goes bankrupt in Japan, the government usually gives the business money to see if they can get back on track, If they dont after a period of time there are no second chances (so iv'e heard).

When i was in Jp, i was told dealing with ARC direct was a pain in the ass and wouldnt deal direct with exporters.

In other news i can get cheaper then retail through a jp wholesaler if anyone is after anything.

Also got a BNR32 S/H ARC box for sale. $240 del