Rainbow Leaving US: Rumor or Fact?

[cdj 10+ year member]

I've seen a couple of posts about rumors of Alumapro dropping the distributorship and now saw this post on Car Audio Central:

http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3116

Maybe Manny has some insight into what's happening.

Click to read more...

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

if they are follow the end of the rainbow.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

6spdcoupe I believe is an authorized Rainbow dealer. Hopefully he'll pop in here and comment......

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

my SLC's are about to become collector items //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

word ^ !

screw sellin mines, im keepin em hehe

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

yay for teh cheap rainbows

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Rainbow is officially out of distribution of the US market in '06

But guess whos direct with Germany...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Rainbow has left the building...

Although nothing is becoming a collectors item. I still have product coming in regularly. Including Germaniums. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Quoted from the other forum:

Buy your Rainbow NOW!

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Just got off the phone with a good source (who is friends with the owner of Alumapro, the American distributor for Rainbow) and Alumapro is no longer going to be distributing Rainbow products! Rainbow is strictly going to be a European company after this, with no dealers or distributors in the USA. So, call up a local dealer (not me, I'm not a dealer) or Alumapro directly to get these amazing products before they are no longer available.

Not much left to buy from Alumapro after I spent a few grand buying up anything worthwhile...Profis,Profi Vs,Platinums,SLCs...

 

[Dozy_production 10+ year member]

any lowered prices?

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

teh suk! Guess i will have to become obsessed with another German car audio manufacturer...hmmmmm no more MBQ's either //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

any lowered prices?

yes i'd like to know about this as well.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

yes i'd like to know about this as well.

Me too, but I do understand the law of supply and demand, unfortunately

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Unfortunately despite the fact that I bought several thousands of dollars from Alumapros remaining stock, there was no discount. Just saved on freight.

Ordering from Germany keeps the same price points, but tacks on shipping, and export fees unless I make minimum orders to cover freight.

 

[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

Unfortunately despite the fact that I bought several thousands of dollars from Alumapros remaining stock, there was no discount. Just saved on freight.
Ordering from Germany keeps the same price points, but tacks on shipping, and export fees unless I make minimum orders to cover freight.

boo. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsdown.gif.d22f25895e9b40f2300c953691dacfa2.gif. lol. thx 6spdcoupe for all the info.