SteveW
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Registered: 15th Jul 02
Location: Up in the clouds
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http://www.autospies.com/news/bbs-to-file-bankruptcy-12416/
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
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Posted in 2007, can you confirm this with any other sources?
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Didn't this happen years back? They were bought out by someone else soon after though.
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Pauly
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Registered: 16th Jan 10
Location: Perry Barr, West Midlands
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http://www.carsreview.co.uk/ac/report-bbs-files-for-bankruptcy-again.html
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aron
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Registered: 10th May 07
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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bbs got bought out and are now bbs japan
http://www.bbs-japan.co.jp/
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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According to the scene forum, they have gone bankrupt a few times.
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mike56gte
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
Location: Fife, scotland Drives: Audi S3
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i thought those scene boys would be keeping them going tbh.
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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2007
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SteveW
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Registered: 15th Jul 02
Location: Up in the clouds
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didnt see it was from 2007, read it on another forum. they posted it up today
so sorry if a false alarm
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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But the link Pauly posted says that they've gone under again?
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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I'm surprised they ever went bust they essentially sell 1 design for large sums of money and even people with shit cars will pay £2k for wheels
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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They probably made most their money doing OEM work. Maybe?
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ed
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... and motorsport.
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SteveW
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Registered: 15th Jul 02
Location: Up in the clouds
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phew.. so im not a total muppet (just a slight one)
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Motorsport yeah most f1 wheels where Bbs, no idea if they still do it! I don't follow it.
Glad they didn't go under though.
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aron
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Registered: 10th May 07
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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everyone loves bbs wheels, some are just too scared to admit it
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corsagsigav
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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i love em
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
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Mine and my brothers BBS wheels make our cars imo
Bro's K1:
My a3:
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Dale
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Registered: 7th Oct 07
Location: Swindon
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Im sure its BBS who make some of the wheels for BMW which are constantly cracking so im sure that hasn't help finance too much...
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Who makes the laquer peeling e46 M3 wheels Dale?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Ronal
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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I have no trust in Ronal
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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Probably because everyone buys reps now
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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aye they are too fooking expensive.
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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id pay 2k for a set of bbs rs for the golf, just like i paid 2k for a set of sportstars imported from germany for the astra coupe
if you want something, youl buy it
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