Nic Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 EDIT BY ADMIN (JB) : not sure if this is accurate until its confirmed. Dont assume they have gone to the wall just yet. I have been told today that Top Secret Japan has filed for bankruptcy. Came as a bit of a shock, as I have some outstanding orders with them that have been cancelled. For all those members who ordered theTS Bonnet Dampers I will organise a full refund for you. See Bonnet Damper thread for more details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Damn I was hoping to buy the new widebody kit in, ooh say, the next 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I just got a text message last night from a Japanese distributor - couldn't believe it! They will probably go on though I'm sure. Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 I just got a text message last night from a Japanese distributor - couldn't believe it! They will probably go on though I'm sure. Gaz. Yeah came as a complete suprise to me too, normally you hear rumours of these things beforehand. I think you're right they'll carry on, probably get bought by one of the bigger Japanese tuners I'd guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I hope so, other wise Cable might hang himself (he loves Top Secret and Mr Nagata) Yeah came as a complete suprise to me too, normally you hear rumours of these things beforehand. I think you're right they'll carry on, probably get bought by one of the bigger Japanese tuners I'd guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 group buy a japanese tuning house ? relocate it to south west UK ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Maybe it was the cost of building that V12 Supra that pushed them over the edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 A couple of friends of mine here have some heavily modified GTR's tuned by Top Secret. I mailed them when I saw this thread, and after calling TS it seems the staff don't know anything about it ! Expect it will become clear exactly what the situation is soon enough. http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/75823-top-secret-files-bankrupcy.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Gaz/Nic, Could this be a misunderstanding? Been chatting to Dave (Bean) on Email and he says that Shibuki-san mentioned that they can't get the Bonnet Dampers anymore because their supplier went bust.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Maybe it was the cost of building that V12 Supra that pushed them over the edge this I would agree with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 No way, they must have far more debt than me then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 No way, they must have far more debt than me then! Maybe not THAT much . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Been chatting to Dave (Bean) on Email and he says that Shibuki-san mentioned that they can't get the Bonnet Dampers anymore because their supplier went bust.... I hope so Nick - might be something to do with it - my supplier in Osaka who supplies TS to me also had these on order for 3 of my customers. Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 I hope so Nick - might be something to do with it - my supplier in Osaka who supplies TS to me also had these on order for 3 of my customers. Gaz. I hope so too, perhaps something was 'lost in translation', although I had some other TS products (as well as the bonnet dampers) on order that I am not able to get either now. I'll try to find out more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Maybe it was the cost of building that V12 Supra that pushed them over the edge Hey, I was going to say that! To be brutally honest, I never liked their styling much anyway. Gotta respect the engineering, but the the cars were ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 Just spoken to one of my suppliers to get more information, they are friends with TS and have said that TS are in healthy condition, so I think that it may be a problem with translation. Nick may be right that it is one of the TS suppliers that is the problem, not TS themselves. Hopefully this is the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 It looks like this is the case Nic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 So they wont be selling off their remaining stock at riduculously cheap prices after all then ??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Might be an idea to delete this thread, been confirmed they not bankrupt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 do cheap ts widebodys on there way out. its prob they build to many 100k plus cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I think what Nick says is more likely. Surely the staff would be the first to know of any issues. I hope so as i enjoy watching them push the boundaries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Can Nic or Gaz confirm if TS have gone to the wall or not? JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 Can Nic or Gaz confirm if TS have gone to the wall or not? JB I'm still getting mixed messages so don't know what to beleive, all I know is that it has a effected a few orders I had placed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Top Secret US are saying theres no problems at all, and that TS are actually doing very well indeed (hence the v12 supra). Would be good to get this cleared up if we can. I might chance my arm on the spoiler after all.. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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