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    Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    https://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthrea...452#post398452

    Need some urgent,old,new,little used and rusty long as they will hold my side skirts on i am not bothered,can anybody please help me out? even if its just four that would be a great help!

    cheers
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    Quote Originally Posted by markg View Post
    cheers mate,that will do for now!!!

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    £5 for that!!! The 5 tax is becoming stupid!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LiamR View Post
    £5 for that!!! The 5 tax is becoming stupid!!!
    I KNOW!!
    #SPECIALPARTS

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    What is the rate on these new now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goobie View Post
    What is the rate on these new now?
    Not sure? im sure if i think about it my engineering friend could make something out of stainless or even titanium that will do the job,be a different design obviously.

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Last couple of ebay auctions I have seen for new ones ended up at £42 for 6 clips and £39 for 5 clips.

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    I'm half temp to get some laser cut out to sell!

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    that makes me not ever wana take mine off...but i gota

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Quote Originally Posted by Matty View Post
    I'm half temp to get some laser cut out to sell!
    I'm not 100% here, but don't they need to have some flex to them? Always remember them pinging off when trying to refit the side skirts.

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Just checked and these were 30p each in '07

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Quote Originally Posted by Leigh5T View Post
    Just checked and these were 30p each in '07

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    They were cheap. I have about 20 new ones in the garage. Stupid price they hold.

    And before anyone asks- no I am not selling lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goobie View Post
    I'm not 100% here, but don't they need to have some flex to them? Always remember them pinging off when trying to refit the side skirts.

    You could make them out of 1.2-1.5mm stainless, won't rust then. They need some flex to slide the side skirt under, but not much.

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    I have two brandnew packs of ten. Hopefully they will reach the magic number of £450 like the silly gear knobs soon.

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Pretty sure I got a set of 10 to do both sides for about £12.00 in 2007 lol. Hope Ive got the odd one left in my spares stash!

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    I need these as well, you get the feeling you'll never get your skirts back on

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    When all else fails.......Sikaflex!

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    I'm surprised that these are NLA.

    They were also used Kangoos for their side skirts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt_S View Post
    I'm surprised that these are NLA.

    They were also used Kangoos for their side skirts.
    Tell us more!! really? so not even under a Renault Kangoo they are available? anyone tried this?

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    maybe if you buy some of these cut them in half drill a hole in the centre and curl the legs over they would work?

    https://twitter.com/turborussell/sta...88076497747969

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    Quote Originally Posted by J$£5GTT View Post
    Tell us more!! really? so not even under a Renault Kangoo they are available? anyone tried this?
    That's what I'm lead to believe.

    And yes, I've tried.

    I was speaking to Bob at CGB and he thinks small items like this are probably still around but in bigger kits under a different part number.

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Quote Originally Posted by Leigh5T View Post
    Just checked and these were 30p each in '07

    £165 for ten, plus post, bargain....

    http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-GB

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Quote Originally Posted by Goobie View Post
    £165 for ten, plus post, bargain....

    http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-GB
    I actually have 2 pack's of these at home could sell them at slight discount to that price and cover most cost of the private plate, I even have a pack of spare brand new rear number plate lights, and a few other part's.

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Here you go...
    Side Skirt Clips by the dozen...

    You'll first have to send Sébastien a message about paying by PayPal. He speaks
    and writes very good English, so please ask nicely

    Postage to the UK should be about 16 euros, but he'll charge you around 22,
    don't ask me why.

    With Season's Greetings,
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    Last edited by Lowiepete; 29-12-2015 at 17:54.

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Quote Originally Posted by Lowiepete View Post
    Here you go...
    Side Skirt Clips by the dozen...

    You'll first have to send Sébastien a message about paying by PayPal. He speaks
    and writes very good English, so please ask nicely

    Postage to the UK should be about 16 euros, but he'll charge you around 22,
    don't ask me why.

    With Season's Greetings,
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    Good find that, Steve.

    Do buy his whole stock and sell £120 per set?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goobie View Post
    Do buy his whole stock and sell £120 per set?
    Well, I guess there's others that will try that. I bought 2 doz with the intention
    of keeping a spare set for a future owner. The price of some parts is getting
    too stupid for words now; what will it be like for future keepers?

    I'm not a fan of turning a hobby into a cheque-book sport and if anyone does
    make huge profits from deals like this, it'll dissuade me from ever sharing them
    again. We're meant to be in the same boat...

    Regards,
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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    How many clips per side? Is it 6 ?

    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by francob80 View Post
    How many clips per side? Is it 6 ?
    Which is why they're being sold by the dozen...

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Renault used to sell them in tens, of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lowiepete View Post
    Well, I guess there's others that will try that. I bought 2 doz with the intention
    of keeping a spare set for a future owner. The price of some parts is getting
    too stupid for words now; what will it be like for future keepers?

    I'm not a fan of turning a hobby into a cheque-book sport and if anyone does
    make huge profits from deals like this, it'll dissuade me from ever sharing them
    again. We're meant to be in the same boat...

    Regards,
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    I agree Steve and that's why we (rtoc) should stick together. As you know the committee (mainly dale) have worked hard to give our members the best possible deals on parts where possible. Facebook and dare I say it, other clubs seem to be the the place to flog parts at a ridiculous mark up, taking advantage of current enthusiasts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lowiepete View Post
    Which is why they're being sold by the dozen...

    Regards,
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    I'm a total noob, could of been twelve a side. Never seen a 5 with the kit off.

    Thanks for confirming though, very helpful of you. You even did it without a hint of sarcasm.

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    There five pins per side on my R5 and side skirts, you sure you got six on yours Steve?

    I see a set final bid go at £87 plus post, doesn't sound to bad compared to £165.

    Unless you go France 13€ per set of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goobie View Post
    There five pins per side on my R5 and side skirts, you sure you got six on yours Steve?

    I see a set final bid go at £87 plus post, doesn't sound to bad compared to £165.

    Unless you go France 13€ per set of course.
    Well, Sebastien reckoned they are sold by the dozen because there's 6 each side.
    At the prices he was charging, whether it's 10 or 12 isn't a problem.

    Further research has found a UK supplier where they're just over a quid each.
    I haven't tested whether there is much stock, but £16.50 each is just stupid!
    As said, the prices of restored cars needs to rocket before that can be justified.

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    I was joking, but looks like some one on here has stolen my idea, read description!

    http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-GB

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    "Delivery will be within 14 days as new order on the way."

    Looks like they haven't even bothered to buy them in!

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    I don't get why once Renault sell out of stock of an old item, who ever got the last lot must grab some dice, roll them and what ever the number they land on then decide to sell item at that price.

    How can something that was 50p or so each turn into sellers price of £165? There no real reason to it?

    Why aren't all other stupid clips etc that still in stock got an extra £100 price tag added? Gear knobs, £400 plus! Why?? Years ago no one care'd and binned them.

    And don't get me started on the rear number plate light len's, £200 plus!

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    Re: Side Skirt Clips! Help! Urgent!

    Prices get inflated by greed, supply n demand.

    Community spirit is long gone for the most part.

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    My intention was to support a guy in France who offers these at a reasonable
    price. If that guy selling them on got greedy because I posted the link, what's
    the point? Either we're here to share our good fortune, or there's no point. I
    now feel very disinclined to share my results, I'm so disappointed.

    Regards,
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    I feel the same as you Steve, yet i try not to let it change my views, I'll still offer what i can (carb jets and base repairs) at fair cost/low prices.

    End of the day I want to see prices go up for our cars but i also want to see them on the road being used, not parked up in fear of a £100 clip falls off

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    Unless this shyster is an RTOC member who has taken advantage (unlikely), then I can't see a reason to stop sharing information here to help others. Even if he were a member, the sharing of information helps to usurp his business in this respect. It's exactly what's needed. I don't see any Ebay sales yet at that price and they could simply be forwarding on the ones at £82 at a premium. The cleverer thing to do would have been to buy these from France cheap and sell them at £60, thus garnering all the Ebay sales. I don't think there is a link here.

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    I honestly think the RTOC community as it stands is the best there is. Over on fb and other sites it's every man for himself! I've said before we need to stick together and try and help one another. The shop is RTOC'S way of trying to give something back to the loyal community.

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    I agree with Trev, the more you advertise these things the more people will be aware of them which will stop bandits from trying to make a quick buck from the community.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alex View Post
    I agree with Trev, the more you advertise these things the more people will be aware of them which will stop bandits from trying to make a quick buck from the community.
    There's a problem with calling people bandits. Mike at GT Turbo Spares has had some
    of these for sale for a while at no less than £16.50 each, so he's now a bandit? Things
    are very often priced at "what the market will bear", it's just that tidy cars have yet to
    catch up. The probable reason for that is that the current market is for OE, but no-one
    has determined the rarity, or not, of OE R5GTTs.

    Regards,
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    Edit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lowiepete View Post
    There's a problem with calling people bandits. Mike at GT Turbo Spares has had some
    of these for sale for a while at no less than £16.50 each, so he's now a bandit? Things
    are very often priced at "what the market will bear", it's just that tidy cars have yet to
    catch up. The probable reason for that is that the current market is for OE, but no-one
    has determined the rarity, or not, of OE R5GTTs.

    Regards,
    Steve
    No, theres a world of difference between what Mike WAS doing to what the person on eBay IS doing. Mike probably had them for sale at a premium as that is all that was available at that particular time and the market dictated it. He wasn't buying them cheap from the chap in France and selling them on at an inflated price.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alex View Post
    He wasn't buying them cheap from the chap in France and selling them on at an inflated price.....
    ..and there is the dilemma. I take the time and diligence (more hours than I care to
    admit) to research these things, post the details here, and charlatans take the info
    and profit, with little outlay and all the hard research work done for them.

    By the way guys, Seim Window Winders are about to drop off the current list. I paid
    around £170 for the pair delivered, which I'm told is a bargain.

    One of the very few French suppliers I have found who will despatch to the UK, so
    quite a valuable resource...

    Regards,
    Steve

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    It's great to be able to add value to the RTOC community off the back of hours of effort, and it would be a real shame for someone to take advantage of that. This has happened on occasion over the last 20 years and people have been dealt with. Thank goodness that hasn't happened in this case.

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    Will be purchasing 240 of these for the club. CGB have purchased 2000 of them, so will wait to see the price of them from him. These will only go to club members only and not sold to anyone else.

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