new 16" wheels installed

Looks great!!!

 

Don't forget to apply to receive the duty refunded on your recent purchase. Contact CBSA to give you exact directions on what to download (paperwork), to process a easy transaction.
Did you know that since your car is over 25 years old, you're able to receive all of the duties you've paid to the government for parts on your Ferrari? This includes the duty paid on your actual Ferrari.

I own an 85 QV, and I submitted all of my receipts. And within 6 weeks, I received a heap of cash back.

 

Hey John,
Thanks very much for this tip on getting duty refunded. I had never heard about that. For importation of the car, did you have to pay the duty and then ask for the refund or did the CBSA simply not charge it on importation?

Will we see your QV at the Father's Day show this year or has it found a new home?
Jon

 

What are those wheels made of? What do they weigh? Are they heaver/lighter than the stock 16" mag wheels?

 

Thanks Larry. BTW, very nice looking GTS - Euro bumpers? Jon

 

Aluminum alloy, slightly heavier, there have a been a few threads in the past with exact weights and other details about them

 

Thanks to this forum, someone mentioned this to me a while back. I thought it would be fair to pass this duty refund information along when the opportunity came up.

 

Yes, initially I paid for all the duty up front. And then I submitted the Refund form. The process was super simple. Once you're on file for having a refund of any dollar amount, the process becomes even simpler. Meaning, your refund cheques arrive quicker.

 

They look fantastic. I'm thinking about ordering the same thing, so all in, what was the cost?

 

Very nice!

 

i did the same on my 308 gtb qv and the handling is much better than the trx. good choice you did

 

Thanks for taking the time to break it out for me! I think I'm going to head in that direction the next time I have to replace my tires. You never get any value for the tires that are mounted on rims when you try to sell them used, so I'll get everything out of them I can, and dump them. I have no idea what I can get from selling them, but it will offset the cost of the Superperformance Rims to some extent, and my car will look "right" to me.

 

Look and handle great. I heard they are on back order in Europe at this point.
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They are about 2.5lbs heavier each than original 16" QV mag wheels. 20lbs ish at the rear, 19lbs ish at the front. More weight savings can be had by running lighter tires, I have found that the weight of just one tire can vary up to 8lbs each depending on manufacturer. For instance Yokohama and Bridegstone are very heavy (27-29lbs) whilst Pirelli and Michelin are very light (21-22lbs).