Watanabe Distributor in Australia

[Toecutter]

Quoted from classicz;

I know a lot of people here are very interested to know who i got my brand new watanabe's from, i didn't want to post details, until everything had been complete, but i am now more than confident to vouch for this supplier!

The Guys name is Miki Yokohata from prestige mart (Details below), and he has been incredibly helpful during the whole process.

The wheels are not what you would call cheap, but given that you could easily pay over AU$1500 for a secondhand set here in Australia, i thought it was more than reasonable.

It cost me $2300 for a set of 16x8 and a set of 16x8.5 Watanabe R 8 spokes in Magnesium finish. That included shipping (EMS with insurance)

as you may have read, i had ordered the wheels with a michined lip, however watanabe forgot this, and shipped them purely with a magnesium colour.. Miki helped me greatly by organising for watanabe to pay for the local finishing here in Sydney, i can not be any happier! i just wish all suppliers were as open with their communication and honesty

I am pretty sure he can order anything you want from RS watanabe, i however supplied the spec to him

Miki Yokohata
Prestige Mart
email: tpot@tpg.com.au
http://users.tpg.com.au/tpot

he is based in Western Australia and has an australian bank account etc. so no need to deal with japan accounts etc.

to have a look at what Watanabe offer, goto their website at: www.rs-watanabe.co.jp (they have a pretty good user gallery too!)

[Kent]

Hi Guys,

just for the record, that is my post from classicZ

still highly recommend Miki

just got to save up for another set for the Z now!

[mossy]

Got a pic of them on your car?

[Kent]

well.. yes.. but my car is far from finished yet

[gav240z]

I would love a set of these myself. Can I ask what they set you back?

Watanabe's and Zeds were made for each other IMHO .

[Kent]

i paid about $2300 back in mid 06 for them and that was custom ordered including shiping from japan
no idea what prices would be like now..

[acf321]

Hi Hughesy

Have written to the Watanabe guy twice now to buy a set of these rims for my new project ....
Despite your glowing feedback, I can't make contact with Miki ....

Do you know if the business is still open? I even tried to e-mail the watenabe site directly !!!
but still nothing ..

Any clues to purchasing a set of RS8's would be greatly appreciated.

Rgds

[Kent]

I Hope he is still around,

Off the invoice, Miki's business number was (08) 9445 1802

please let us know if you get a hold of him, would love to get another set eventually for the Z

Kent

[NZeder]

Maybe you should ask BenZed of Otomoto if he can get them from his contacts in Japan - he can get other stuff from Japan so maybe RS Watanabes would not be too big of an ask and this might also add to his already good selection of parts he currently supplies to zed community. They might not the same but the RB-R in 16x8 are a good fit and look on the zed and offer a lower $$ for the purchase price. So I think if someone was to supply both rims this will cater for the budget minded and those that what the period correct rims from the period vendor/supplier

And maybe we could then find out if someone can source some of the hayashi Street Fin rims (again period correct from the period manufacture)

[acf321]

Kent

Just tried calling Miki on the number you posted, following two separate e-mail attempts. Thought things were fishy when I received no response to my e-mails, pleading with someone to sell me a set of Watanabe's. But the plot thickens ... Miki's number just rings out ... twice.

Wonder what i'm missing. I have e-mailed BenZed to see if he's any better positioned. At this rate, I'll be buying something else!

Cheers

Adam

[Kent]

maybe try ringing him after hours.. he is not a big distributor, so maybe he has a day job?.. or maybe he is just no longer around

[acf321]

Kent

Just dialled it again .. a Japanese Lady answered and said Miki would call me and he DOES still sell wheels.

Cheers

[Kent]

awesome, that is great news..

pm me the price he quotes to you, would be interested to see how much they are these days

Kent

[xa1973]

awesome, that is great news..

pm me the price he quotes to you, would be interested to see how much they are these days

Kent

Why not post it up for us all

 

[acf321]

Just spoke to Miki and we discussed the Watanabe R type wheels that I am looking to purchase. In a word, Miki said he had received two e-mails from me but had not had a chance to enquire in Watanabe in Japan. He is going to make some calls tonight and e-mail me back a quote for R-Type wheels in gun-metal with machined lips, in 16*8 and 16*8.5. The wheels are the exact ones that Kent has shown above.

When I get the quote I will post to let you know what the price is. One caveat however, Miki did say that due to the appreciation of the Yen, the price has risen.

Cheers

Adam