"KIMI" - The RPM 1st Gen S2 (with bits of S3...)

[Casey]

I\'ve been chasing Black Dragon on the telephone as my order confirmation email said they would contact me with shipping options. It\'s taken a week and I\'ve just received this

*****These quotes are shipping costs ONLY. Total for the part/s is NOTincluded*****

UPS Worldwide Expedited for $144.62, taking 3-5 business days for delivery.
Priority Mail for $34.85, taking 10-15 business days for delivery.

None of the above shipping methods include any taxes, duties, brokerage fees or customs.  All additional fees will be your responsibility.  Time quotas do not reflect time spent in customs.

Ouch! I don\'t think I\'ll be taking the $144 option! I don\'t normally order stuff form the USA, so is this shipping cost normal, and does anyone know what extra "taxes, duties, brokerage or customs" fees I might incur on $9.90 worth of parts - can\'t be much, surely?

[shaunwil]

The second sounds about right, but for such a small item its still steep. The biggest problem is parcel farce this end if they get hold of the package. For such a cheap item they most likely will just be put through your door.

Its probably a minimum weight thing. Wouldn\'t mind to know if they included some door seals if the postage would change any !

Shaun

[Casey]

Its probably a minimum weight thing. Wouldn\'t mind to know if they included some door seals if the postage would change any !

I suspect you are right - the shipping cost will be for a minimum weight and size that the seals are no-where near. I can always ask about adding the door seals, do you have the B-D part number and price?

I\'m also tempted to look through their catalogue and add some stuff we might need to make the shipping look more palatable!

[shaunwil]

They are

59-342 DOOR WEATHERSTRIP-LH 1 REQ
59-343 DOOR WEATHERSTRIP-RH 1 REQ

Both are $49.95 each ! Blimey that isn\'t all that cheap !

Shaun

[CHC (RIP)]

I would also have made the same suggestion to bulk up the order and make it more cost effective.
PM Steve (alias Rexanne) re additional costs - he recently imported Poly bushes for himself & Ian so will have some idea of anticipated extras.
Cliff

[Casey]

Shaun - I\'ve emailed B-D to check on whether the shipping will remain the same if I added the bits you wanted. I\'ll let you know what they come back with. If the same shipping and we go halves it won\'t seem so bad! If that is the case I can bring the bits up to Oulton Park next month...

My wife did a bit of research and thinks there may be an import charge of 0%-2.5%, plus VAT to add.

Yep, I\'ll have to ensure we do a decent sized order next time when ordering from abroad, and flag it here in case others want to split the shipping costs!

[shaunwil]

Sounds like a plan Need to get them sorted before the weather turns nasty agin. They are just flapping off the door at the minute :Giggle

Shaun

[Steve-A]

Yeah those postage costs seem about usual.

If you do get \'got\' by import tax and parcel force, then the tax itself will be tiny, but you get get stung with a \'parcel force handling fee\'.

I\'ve paid £.60 import duty and £18 parcel force handing fee, for sending me a letter to say i owed them 60p, before.

[A7RXY]

I ordered a set of poly bushes from the US on 24th April cost $234 of which $75 was for shipping, but I\'m still waiting for them to arrive.
 
   Dibs

[Casey]

Yeah those postage costs seem about usual.

I\'ve paid £.60 import duty and £18 parcel force handing fee, for sending me a letter to say i owed them 60p, before.

I don\'t feel the charges sound so bad, having heard that tale Steve!

[A7RXY]

I ordered a set of poly bushes from the US on 24th April cost $234 of which $75 was for shipping, but I\'m still waiting for them to arrive.
 
   Dibs

Turned up today after coughing up another £25.74 tax and handling charge. You do seem to get a lot for your money with this kit.

   Dibs

[Ian65]

Turned up today after coughing up another £25.74 tax and handling charge. You do seem to get a lot for your money with this kit.

   Dibs

did you go for the ReSpeed kit Dibs?

[A7RXY]

Yes Ian, I hope you will be taking lots of pics when you fit yours, as I hope to do mine over the winter.

   Dibs

[Casey]

Question for you guys out there, any advice appreciated to help with this Saturday\'s main task, getting the rad and electric fans installed.

We have all the bits; electric fan, thermostatic controller (THIS ONE), relay, wiring and fuseblock. I\'m happy with how to wire it all up, it\'s just a matter of routing the cables and mounting bits in convenient positions. I have a separate 4 way std blade fuseblock to use for the control circuitry and relay to feed power to the fans.

HOWEVER, where is the easiest/best place to pick up a ignition switched +ve battery feed; is it best drop off the fusebox and "tap" in there, or is there somewhere else - I guessing not, because everything else should be a fused feed off the main fusebox? Haynes shows a Black/White wire with ignition feed to the fusebox....

And yes, I will remember to disconnect the battery before doing any wiring

Any advice before Saturday would be most welcome.

[shaunwil]

Wire direct to the battery through a fuse for the fan relay, will also kick in when you switch the car off and help get rid the hot air.

All the thermostat is a jumped up version of a switch. Turning on at a given temp.

Shaun