It is uncommon for persons of qualification to participate in discussions in forums for the reasons that sadly are on display in this thread. Although forums do have gems of credible, advice and useful knowledge, they are also the home of those few that wish to perpetuate the allusion of expertise with a bias on a topic without qualification or accomplishment.
As with any business, my Titanium suppliers are my corporate intellectual property. Thus, providing an ISO suppliers code best serves my competitors interests on how to do their job better, for which no company would advertise. We don't use Chinese Titanium! Not because we are bigots, but because the surface finish is dull, hard to work with and doesn't polish nicely and inconsistent in grade.
For the record, we are a 100% Australian owned and operated company, first trading as Russell Vale Auto in 1979 and later changing our name to Turboglide in 1995. Zuma, our marketing and export operation was registered in 2000 with both companies operating from the same address.
Our Family engineering business has operated continuously since 1979 with myself and older brother John carrying on the legacy of our late father Gerrit Onrust from our home city of Wollongong NSW Australia. We began as a small Automotive repair in the late 1970s. Finding a niche for fabricating Turbocharger systems for Australian made GM and Ford motor vehicles using American RayJay & Garrett turbochargers. Our production department is still installing, producing and sending turbo kits for diesel engines worldwide. See
www.turboglide.com.au
In more recent times in 2015, our passion for motorcycles ignited the need for an exhaust system for an acquired Kawasaki H2. Since everything that was on offer, in my opinion, was of a low standard as well as overpriced we set about obtaining a genuine Kawasaki H2R titanium exhaust system to create a jig of which 3 x systems was made using the same high-quality materials and specifications. The Interest was overwhelming, so we set about producing just H2R exhaust systems using the latest technics and tooling.
Vandemon apart from being a manufacturer does source from numerous suppliers both here in Australia and abroad with the Titanium coming from Japan, and CNC components from subcontractors here in Australia.
In short, our products are revered by most, our quality, price and fit are excellent, and for the rest we let our products speak for themselves. I have no interest in further feeding the self-appointed experts in this forum because my time is valuable, so if you have a genuine question about our products ask the people that know and please do e-mail myself at
[email protected] or visit our website -
www.vandemonperformance.com.au
Regards Michael Onrust / VANDEMON Australia
