Your Impex ordering experience?
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I guess Amayama is next?
Someone has post, Amayama will not ship globes.
It’s so funny reading these threads being someone who has done Toyota parts procurement for 20 years.
I’m of the opinion, if you can’t afford a part why are you driving the vehicle?
I mean, I get trying to save a buck, but in the end saving a buck seems to make all of the time you waste trying to save a buck actually costs you more in mental energy and time. Last time I checked, we can make more money; we can’t make more time.
In todays parlance, let’s blockade a blockade.
When the best course of action is creating relationships with suppliers who provide value with transparency and reasonably decent pricing. Might not be the best, but the service itself speaks of the overall experience.
That generally relies on humans who have knowledge and an understanding of how the system works.
Reading these threads and people complaining is so funny to me. It’s as if people have forgotten what good service is, when you pay for a thing backed up by an experience that’s transparent.
I’m of the opinion, if you can’t afford a part why are you driving the vehicle?
I mean, I get trying to save a buck, but in the end saving a buck seems to make all of the time you waste trying to save a buck actually costs you more in mental energy and time. Last time I checked, we can make more money; we can’t make more time.
In todays parlance, let’s blockade a blockade.
When the best course of action is creating relationships with suppliers who provide value with transparency and reasonably decent pricing. Might not be the best, but the service itself speaks of the overall experience.
That generally relies on humans who have knowledge and an understanding of how the system works.
Reading these threads and people complaining is so funny to me. It’s as if people have forgotten what good service is, when you pay for a thing backed up by an experience that’s transparent.
I asked Impex if they could still ship gloves to USA, they said yes via DHL.
I have read your post 3 or 4 times trying to understand what you are trying to convey. Are you saying I should pay 2400.00 instead of 700.00 for the same OEM parts so I can start to build a good relationship with a Toyota parts guy?It’s so funny reading these threads being someone who has done Toyota parts procurement for 20 years.
I’m of the opinion, if you can’t afford a part why are you driving the vehicle?
I mean, I get trying to save a buck, but in the end saving a buck seems to make all of the time you waste trying to save a buck actually costs you more in mental energy and time. Last time I checked, we can make more money; we can’t make more time.
In todays parlance, let’s blockade a blockade.
When the best course of action is creating relationships with suppliers who provide value with transparency and reasonably decent pricing. Might not be the best, but the service itself speaks of the overall experience.
That generally relies on humans who have knowledge and an understanding of how the system works.
Reading these threads and people complaining is so funny to me. It’s as if people have forgotten what good service is, when you pay for a thing backed up by an experience that’s transparent.
I’m saying a cost-benefit analysis relies on not complaining afterwards. People make their devil deals. Complaining in the US reeks privilege and superiority. It comes across as schisty; and in all honesty it comes across as weak and stupid.
Don’t complain about it afterwards if you saved $500 but it took 6 months and many efforts of dealing with customs/tariffs.
All I see here is a minute discussion about pennies saved on the dollar and all of the emotional and time investments made to save a a couple hundred bucks.
Again, show me the difference of the $2400 part vs. the $700 part. I want to see the real breakdown.
I’ll caveat this by saying I do what you all do as hobbyists, I do for a living. I spend multiple hours every day, many days a week doing CB analysis on supply chains associated with Toyota parts, globally in very esoteric markets that don’t even accept our dumb American pesos as currency for the “thing.”.
None of this discussion says shït about anything beyond complaining. And complaining is fücking boring. Complaining is everything we already see in the world around us and is, in fact, what is most problematic about the unfair nature of the business world.
I know you are a mod, so I'm sure you checked the title to this thread to see what is going to be discussed.
But in case you didn't, it is literally how the Impex ordering process works, to enlighten those of us who do not (or did not) know it works. It's just us "hobbyists" trying to learn.
I provided my experience to, and it looks like others did too...I must have missed the complaining?
But in case you didn't, it is literally how the Impex ordering process works, to enlighten those of us who do not (or did not) know it works. It's just us "hobbyists" trying to learn.
I provided my experience to, and it looks like others did too...I must have missed the complaining?
Now that Lyubov has been alerted. Let's hope he's to busy to look close at the part (globe).
Let's pull this back to tech and the topic please.
I’m hoping they don’t notice lol, I was told yesterday by Pavel shipping that to the USA is OK. I guess put in the orders quickly before they change their mind lol
I just put in an order with Impex for 4 globes to MA and will report back the outcome. I am willing to go through this process to pay much less for the same product from a reputable Japanese company and put my saved money elsewhere to good use. I have the money to overpay from a USA vendor but choose not to do so, on this particular item for a 20 year old SUV, as I try to keep her AHC up and running in this rust belt.
Google "Impex Japan" Here is the link IMPEX JAPAN — online new genuine spare parts shop - https://en.impex-jp.com/
I as well have an order from impex to Texas for the AHC globes. Order is processing right now but a bit afraid it's going to be delayed as Japan's having some sort of holiday and the company is part-taking in it as well.
Hm. Can't reach it from work. I'll try from home.
On top of Impex recalculating costs for my item, now it's 15 US dollars extra, and now DHL wants 37 bucks for an Import Duty Fee. I ordered a Charcoal Canister thinking it was cheaper via Impex, when I should've just gotten it locally in the US. (NOTE: It's a Charcoal Canister for a Camry that can be retrofitted for a 100 series with some slight modification.)
I'm going to take a long pause before ordering from Impex again.
Additional NOTE: I placed the order in Jan 2026.
I'm going to take a long pause before ordering from Impex again.
Additional NOTE: I placed the order in Jan 2026.
I've found them to be excellent. Their prices are the lowest, they respond quickly to questions, their shipments are always 100% correct and complete (no missing items), etc. They are my favorite parts site! The only problem nowadays is the brutal tariffs and shipping costs to the US, but that's not Impex's fault of course.