Buying Brandrup Accessories in UK?

estresao · Mar 17, 2015

Hi,

I want to get Second Skin seat cover for my new California Beach and I'm searching where to buy. Initially I was looking in UK but, for some reason, it's very much expensive than in Europe. There is some reason?

Example:

VW California Beach T5: Second skin protective seat covers – 2 Cabin Seats – Takato (Brandrup ref.100 705 724). In UK 370£.... in Europe (Brandrup web page) 334,50 €

Even if there weren't the current currency difference, if it were 1 GPB = 1 EUR, it's still more expensive

https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/shop/product-category/brandrup-accessories

WelshGas · Mar 17, 2015

Postage?, and the fact that they can!
Can you not order them direct from Europe? With the exchange rate at present it could be a bargain.

Hotel California · Mar 17, 2015

Just checked on the 2015 price list a got last week at CCN ( dealer in the Netherlands)
For the 100 705 724 it says 339euro but normaly it comes with 10 % discount if you buy there in the shop ,don't know if they post it to UK.

larrylamb · Mar 17, 2015

WelshGas said:
Postage?, and the fact that they can!
Can you not order them direct from Europe? With the exchange rate at present it could be a bargain.

Tried that, Brandrup insisted on ordering through their UK outlets only. Perhaps someone travelling to europe could take some orders if passing an eu outlet. The price in euros is virtually the same as uk prices in pounds plus we now have a very good exchange rate too so a lot cheaper for us to buy on the continent.

shambly · Mar 17, 2015

We bought a whole bunch of brandrup stuff from autohaus christl (.de) over the Internet when we got our Cali, including items not imported into the UK by VW (e.g. The clear bumper protector). As you say, much cheaper. We wanted an ISO-TOP which made the saving well worth the (small) additional hassle.

rippers · Mar 17, 2015

I bought my Brandrup gear from a eBay seller in Germany, the UK prices are disgusting and the lead time is a joke

rich-s · Mar 17, 2015

larrylamb said:
Tried that, Brandrup insisted on ordering through their UK outlets only. Perhaps someone travelling to europe could take some orders if passing an eu outlet. The price in euros is virtually the same as uk prices in pounds plus we now have a very good exchange rate too so a lot cheaper for us to buy on the continent.

I'm quite surprised that they can insist on that. Surely EU rules would prevent that??