Impex is LEGIT 4 new AHC globes. Door To Door from Japan, less than 2 weeks
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Here the ones (2 of each) I got that fit just perfect:
49151-60010 TOYOTA ACCUMULATOR, RR
49141-60010 TOYOTA ACCUMULATOR, FR
Amayama will NOT ship gloves to the US. I tried them before IMPEX (ordered 10/29 and still processing). Amayama is strict about the no pressurized shipping and sent a message that their supplier will not provide documentation for the import.
Figured I may save someone 2-4 days of dead time there by sharing.
Amayama will ship shock absorbers but must use FedEx for shipping.
Maybe have Amayama declare them as shock absorbers?
On another note… I just noticed that the Partsouq pricing for these suspension globes has more than tripled since I purchased mine in late 2022.
Impex pricing is still on point. Amayama is slightly higher, but it doesn’t do any good if they won’t ship them to you.
Here is the response I received when trying to order them through Amayama. Maybe at one time they had the required paperwork, but now they don’t.
I ordered mine on 10/29 and still processing as well. Still waiting for the order to be filled so I can pay for the shipping. Hopefully any day now.
Nice! I see you're in DFW. I'm in Austin, guess we will see whose arrive first. Grabbed an 03 LX from a NJ auction, and the thing is pretty corroded underneath. My welder was doing some framework and nicked the front passenger AHC hard hose. Took at a look at my globes, and they are flaking off pretty badly. Figured if I'm replacing the hose, and bleeding the system that I may as well do this too.
Lexus quotes around $4k here to do this. So far I'm only out about $445 (before shipping) for the globes and new bleeder screws from Impex, and $100 for the AHC fluid from an out of state dealer. The fluid can be found much cheaper if you don't mind waiting a week. Lots of Toyota dealerships sell it for less than what my local one does, and the shipping is flat rate so it comes out under what I pay in town.
I’ll let you know when I get mine. Nothing necessarily wrong with mine. Just 24 years old and feel like new ones would really improve the ride quality. I have a great mechanic here (ex Lexus master tech) who is charging me around $600 for labor including flushing and re-filling the fluid. He only uses OEM parts and fluids. Basically going to the dealership at half the price or less. I just don’t have the time, tools, and space to do major things myself.
Changing the globes only requires enough space to lay next to the truck, a 27mm (?) wrench, a strap wrench, and a 10mm wrench to loosen the bleeders. You can do the whole job in an hour or less. I would say a 1/4 banana job. The fluid is about $100.
Ford fan clutch wrench (36mm) is what I have in place of the strap wrench. Thin enough to get in there, and still turn the nut portion of the globe.
I’m sure you’re right, I was guesstimating.
FYI , IMPEX screwed me over on a recent order (not globes)
I put in the order, waited, waited, and waited. Fianlly i reach out to ask what is going on , and they said the part is not available and I will be refunded.
I waited, waited, and waited soem more. No refund after several weeks. I finally reached out ( they hide their customer service contact very well) and I was told that I could only receive a partial refund because of "paypal commissions". So i am out over a month of waiting and $30+ because of no fault of my own.
At least i got some of my money back.
I won't do business w/ them again , extremely poor customer service
proof:
I put in the order, waited, waited, and waited. Fianlly i reach out to ask what is going on , and they said the part is not available and I will be refunded.
I waited, waited, and waited soem more. No refund after several weeks. I finally reached out ( they hide their customer service contact very well) and I was told that I could only receive a partial refund because of "paypal commissions". So i am out over a month of waiting and $30+ because of no fault of my own.
At least i got some of my money back.
I won't do business w/ them again , extremely poor customer service
proof:
Sad to hear, last year I placed 3 different orders through them with 0 problems. Rubber seals/telescopic motor/random interior clips and such.
My bleeder screws arrived at their warehouse yesterday. Just waiting on the globes.
I had a similar issue with them. I ended up paying for PayPal fee for parts that they didn't have. That was the last order I had with them.
Fingers crossed for globes from IMPEX. Ordered all 4 for ~400 back in October, they came in a week ago, paid ~100 for shipping, today they hit me up for another ~70 for shipping. Hopefully they will now get moving.
I am curious...have any forum members tried Amazon's China globes? Asking for a friend
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I read a lot about aftermarket and some people are changing them/failing after 3 months. I paid $435 before shipping for OEM. I’ll be another $100-$150 in shipping, but I’m ok with that.
Got my email this morning to create my package. Went with the DHL option.
Same here. Chose DHL as well. $112 total for shipping. Now we wait.
