FS: 15" Ronal/ACT LS Weaves - like new

[ThatOneEuroE30]

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

Sales Team [emoji768]

www.PerformanceAlloys.com [emoji768]

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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.

[phillipj]

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-LS-Silver-Polished-Alloy-Wheels-WBA5486-/301819114589?hash=item4645d2345d:g:Lj0AAOSwv-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!

[phillipj]

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.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

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

[toddness]

Sold

[randywalters]

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 !

[MR 325]

Randy, thanks for that info! Sad that they're gone. Always been one of my favorites.