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    #31
    Originally posted by phillipj View Post
    FYI for anyone looking at this thread:



    I had contacted that wheelshop as well as others in the UK that stock Ronal, and this was the common response I got:



    Hi Joseph,



    Just spoke with Ronal and these are out of stock with no date of arrival.



    I’m sorry about this



    Thanks,



    Crystal Murray

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    So then that means the guy that bought 5 of them a little over a month ago bought the last ones and the ones I'm going grab were on the last sets too.


    1989 325is l 1984 euro 320i l 1970 2002 Racecar
    1991 318i 4dr slick top


    Euro spec 320i/Alpina B6 3.5 project(the never ending saga)
    Vintage race car revival (2002 content)
    Mtech 2 turbo restoration
    Brilliantrot slick top "build"

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      #32
      One place must have a spare set and have them up on ebay here for $963 shipped:

      http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-x-15-Ronal...0AAOSwv-NWZkT9


      Anyway, given that it is *very hard* to get these exact wheels right now, I think the OP's asking is fair - & should be negotiated in person anyway, not bashed online.

      Bump & Good luck to OP on these. If I lived in Marin Co. (and I wish I did!) I would come by to check them out and offer. Seriously great wheelset!
      1990 BMW 325iC Triple Black Hard Top, Self-Wrenched, Original Owner Family

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        #33
        Originally posted by ThatOneEuroE30 View Post
        So then that means the guy that bought 5 of them a little over a month ago bought the last ones and the ones I'm going grab were on the last sets too.
        Well, while theirs (and a couple others) sites says "in stock" - contacting customer service firsthand, as of this morning, they claim can not get anymore from Ronal and have no idea when they will.
        1990 BMW 325iC Triple Black Hard Top, Self-Wrenched, Original Owner Family

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          #34
          Originally posted by phillipj View Post
          Well, while theirs (and a couple others) sites says "in stock" - contacting customer service firsthand, as of this morning, they claim can not get anymore from Ronal and have no idea when they will.


          I hate when companies do this. ECSTuning is the best and that


          1989 325is l 1984 euro 320i l 1970 2002 Racecar
          1991 318i 4dr slick top


          Euro spec 320i/Alpina B6 3.5 project(the never ending saga)
          Vintage race car revival (2002 content)
          Mtech 2 turbo restoration
          Brilliantrot slick top "build"

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            #35
            Sold
            1971 2002 -- 1975 525 -- 1987 535is -- 2002 M5 -- 2006 x3 msport 6mt

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              #36
              Originally posted by phillipj View Post
              Well, while theirs (and a couple others) sites says "in stock" - contacting customer service firsthand, as of this morning, they claim can not get anymore from Ronal and have no idea when they will.
              Ronal ended final production of the ET25 ACT-LS about 15 years ago. I was friends with Gary at Ronal USA back then and in the early 2000's we were actively involved in convincing Ronal to dig out the original tooling (that had been mothballed in the late 80's), and re-issue the wheels. They were a big hit, and ended up making 2 more production runs of them (also at Gary's insistence). In subsequent years after production ended, Ronal Europe and Ronal USA sold off all the remaining inventory to various wheel dealers. If that final inventory has not dried up yet, it eventually will.

              Ronal re-tooled that part of the factory to start making more OEM wheels for German carmakers but we were never able to find out if Ronal destroyed the original tooling, or if they mothballed it somewhere at the factory like they did in the late 80's, but Gary was fairly sure the tooling was gone forever since they told him it would be impossible to make any more of them.

              At one time i had 6 sets of em when i was actively competing in SCCA competition !
              Randy Walters

              2021 Mazda 3 Sedan Premium AWD
              1988 325is (w/89 bumpers, recently sold)
              1989 325is (Broadsided long ago RIP)
              1996 328is (Sold to Matt J)
              2003 530i Sport (Spare car now)
              2005 X3 (little woman's car)
              Driving Instructor BMW CCA L.A. & S.D. Chapters
              Multiple L.A. & S.D. Region SCCA Autocross Championships

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                #37
                Randy, thanks for that info! Sad that they're gone. Always been one of my favorites.
                BimmerHeads
                Classic BMW Specialists
                Santa Clarita, CA

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