San-AnT

Acura of Woodbine still has a skirt kit for my 04 NBP TSX. However, they want to charge me $300CD for shipping alone, which i think is rediculous since the total of skirts is just under $700CD. can anyone think of a cheaper way for me to get this kit shipped to Texas? Keep in mind - the absolute cheapest shipping method. anyone have any prior experience with this?

btw, what is drop shipping?

TSX2345

Drop shipping is when the vendor does not physically have in stock and they get the manufacturer to ship directly to you.

For example:

You order some Comptech parts from ABC Vendor and they do not physically have it in stock they will get Comptech to ship directly to you.

LuvMyTSX

$300 CD actually isn't bad to ship all that. Keep in mind that it's going to be an oversized piece and it all weighs not a lot, but a good amount. Do you know if they're using UPS, or what? Sometimes companies just use whoever they want to use for shipping, and won't let you decide, so you might be stuck. There are also customs fees included to ship to/from Canada, and it's dependent on the value of whatever it is you're shipping.

San-AnT

i bought my oem fogs from them. they charged me $25US through UPS.

anyone want to pick them up for me and smuggle them through the border?

tsxflexer

I bought my fogs from Woodbine. They were $196 total with shipping. It's the best deal I found on the OEM fog kit.

San-AnT

i got mine (fogs) from them for $150 shipped, so i figure i can get a better deal...

MTLer

You must understand as before that it is costly to ship these products since they are not charging by actual weight but by the cube weight which in this case is more expensive than the actualy weight. 300cdn is about 260usd.

Acura of lynwood charges 100$ for shipment of the kit via ups within the states, i assume if i wanted them to ship that to canada it would be about double plus whatever brokerage/custom fees i would have to pay to get it to my door... So i think the price is right but might not be worth it although you might be able to get it cheaper via another method. If buying stuff from north or south of the border it's best to stick to little things.

Another thing you can try, is getting a quote from another dealer in canada, try acura silverhill, they are in calgary, ask for howard, he seems like very down to earth and a nice guy, i don't really like rob from woodbine, or woodbine itself. I got quoted 330$+ for a icebox whereas silverhill quoted me 220 or so...

curls

*shoves body kit into pants*

*looks at border guard with blank look on face*

"What?"

bbisaillon

I live not too far from this dealer.

I used UPS's website to calculate the shipping from Rexdale, Ontario to San Antonio, TX. I assumed the wieght was 100 lbs.

This is "cut and pasted" from UPS's website...

Results Summary


Ship From: ETOBICOKE, M9W 6S3, CANADA
Ship To: SAN ANTONIO, 78211, UNITED STATES
Shipment Date: Monday 24 April 2006
Total Shipment Weight: 100 lb
Address Type: Commercial
Number of Packages: 1
Packaging: Your Packaging
Declared Value: 700.00
Customs Value: 700.00 CAD
Duty Type: 01 - Dutiable
Currency: CAD


Service Total
(All Packages) Contact UPS by: Latest Pickup Time:


UPS Worldwide Express PlusSM
Guaranteed by: 8:00 A.M.
Tuesday
25 April 2006
480.04*

UPS Worldwide ExpressSM
Guaranteed by: 10:30 A.M.
Tuesday
25 April 2006
450.84*

UPS Worldwide ExpeditedSM
Guaranteed by: By End of Day
Wednesday
26 April 2006
311.12*

UPS 3 Day Select®
Guaranteed by: By End of Day
Thursday
27 April 2006
290.14*

UPS Standard
Guaranteed by: By End of Day
Monday
1 May 2006
154.34*

Result estimates calculated by UPS: Sunday 23 April 2006 9:16 P.M. Eastern Time (USA)

Keep in mind that you will likely have to pay duty and brokerage which can usually be about $75 or so.

I'd tell them that you will arrange shipping yourself.

San-AnT

thanks for all the help guys. im going to try a group buy here in the states, should save about $75USD if it goes through. I'll keep you posted.