rant about carbon fiber hood or any hood for that matter
08-07-2007, 08:19 AM
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rant about carbon fiber hood or any hood for that matter
so im over here in iraq right now and i just bought some rims for the Z.
i also wanted to get the seibon t-s carbon fiber hood. most sights sell it for 640 bucks. so thats kind of a lot of money right there. so they guy tells me its going to be a 150 bucks to have it shipped. ( to my friends address in NC ) which brings it up to 790 bucks!!! WTF???? i had a bmx bike shipped out here to iraq which weighs like 35 lbs and that only cost like 35 bucks and weighs a lot more than a cf hood. so then i do some research and find out that most sites charge about that much for shipping. now i know its going to be in a big box. but its a cf hood. it cant weigh that much to charge 150 bucks for shipping. so why are these company's ripping us off for shipping on these things? the other thing was if i had it shipped to a buisness it would only cost 45 bucks in shipping. so what the hell is the difference between shipping it to a buisness and a residential address? whatever.
i also wanted to get the seibon t-s carbon fiber hood. most sights sell it for 640 bucks. so thats kind of a lot of money right there. so they guy tells me its going to be a 150 bucks to have it shipped. ( to my friends address in NC ) which brings it up to 790 bucks!!! WTF???? i had a bmx bike shipped out here to iraq which weighs like 35 lbs and that only cost like 35 bucks and weighs a lot more than a cf hood. so then i do some research and find out that most sites charge about that much for shipping. now i know its going to be in a big box. but its a cf hood. it cant weigh that much to charge 150 bucks for shipping. so why are these company's ripping us off for shipping on these things? the other thing was if i had it shipped to a buisness it would only cost 45 bucks in shipping. so what the hell is the difference between shipping it to a buisness and a residential address? whatever.
08-07-2007, 08:21 AM
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probably because they don't charge you by weight but by volumetric mass
i.e. the box that they put the hood in has a far greater volume than the bike..
as to why it costs less to ship to a business? no idea.
i.e. the box that they put the hood in has a far greater volume than the bike..
as to why it costs less to ship to a business? no idea.
08-07-2007, 08:34 AM
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guys, i had a Seibon VT hood shipped to me last november--it came shipped INSIDE of a huge pallet. They do that to protect the hood from scratches and dings. I think that plays a huge role in the shipping cost.
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08-07-2007, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 350zHalleck
order from intensepower.com I just ordered a hood from them and it was free shipping. fyi
08-07-2007, 04:34 PM
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Shipping ranges from $80-$130 depending on location. The rest is for packaging material, and most of these shops are drop shipping which is an additional $20-$40 from Seibon. This is why we pick-up our parts, and because we have better quality control that way.
We are well below $669 shipped.
We are well below $669 shipped.
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08-10-2007, 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 350zHalleck
now you tell us carbonltd. well I guess I will be contacting you for future pricing. btw how much for the mastergrade hatch roof and a/b pillars shipped to 28539?
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08-10-2007, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by dj addicted
you shipped a BMX bike to Iraq?? Are you guys running that short on tanks?
nope just some maybe most bases out here are spread out and its nice not having to walk everywhere.
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08-10-2007, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by TayTaythatsme04
nope just some maybe most bases out here are spread out and its nice not having to walk everywhere.
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