GTS Steering Wheels

[ambientgoat]

Why take the chance on making any parts then? Give the monopoly with Holden to someone else. As far as I see, Rare Spares have taken the deal to supply parts to Holden then they also have commitment to car restorers to make the correct parts. If you can't meet that responsibility, don't take it on.

I would disagree that anyone has a responsibility to supply parts for a machine that would be classed as well and truely obsolete by the manufacturer. In my old job where we designed an manufactured things, after about 8 years a product was deemed to be unsupported and no more spares or otherwise were held in stock.
So to my mind, having rares around is a great thing for all of us that want to keep our old girls on the road long after most people would have 'upgraded' to a newer model.

That said, of course we want these parts to be acurate, and we will and have complained loudly when they're not and don't fit. Which as far as I can tell has helped rares to produce a better quality of part by adapting to the wants of their customer.

[the ski man]

So to my mind, having rares around is a great thing for all of us that want to keep our old girls on the road long after most people would have 'upgraded' to a newer model.

That said, of course we want these parts to be acurate, and we will and have complained loudly when they're not and don't fit. Which as far as I can tell has helped rares to produce a better quality of part by adapting to the wants of their customer.

Fully agree there AG, going on the pics of these new wheels they are a super improvement on the older ones RS made, so much so that my NOS will probably go back in its box and i'll put a RS one on the car to wear out instead. For me its nice having the nos wheel on the car while its on display but now that the RS ones are just as good anyone walking past wont see it as a NOS wheel, but as a rares one anyway.

I like that RS are listening to constructive feedback and investing heaps on product improvement and new products, although some items are made to suit across models and are not exactly correct to the way it was for your cars particular year, trim code, wind direction at time of manufacture or solar alignment of the moon... its still better than not having an accurate remake in the first place.

my feedback to the guys from RS is, they shouldnt have made these wheels so good, now everyone will have a wheel as good as my NOS one. :P