Anyone here ever shipped an FD headliner? I'm trying to send it out to a customer and have it all boxed up flat. The (hot!) clerk at the UPS store quoted me $100 ground! Fed Ex told me it would come out to $400 (that's right $400!).



I don't want to fold it as it will leave a crease. Anyone have any advice for me? I'm stuck.



Thanks.



Vic

roll it up? Or is that not possible?

Sorry I can't help with the shipping.. Although one time I shipped a bodykit from MBE and they sent it via some freight truck, was like $35 to ship.

The headliner is pretty stiff and rolling it up may cause creases. Hell, if the buyer wouldn't mind, I would've rolled that sucker up a long time ago. Plus I'm sure the creases won't be permanent.



Anyone who has shipped a headliner want to chime in?

I forgot to add the obligatory request for a pic of the clerk.

Heh, I didn't have a camera on me.

hey i work at the ups store if you want to know what we would charge.

Well the damn thing only weighed 8.8 lbs and the lovely, nice breasted clerk told me that it was the size of the box that made it so expensive.

Ass.

Fixed it for ya.

Try DHL. Don't know if they're cheap, but they're another option.

greyhound.

my roomate got his hood shipped flat rate in the country for $50.

yeah greyhound bus line.

Did they weight it and such? Or is $50 the flat rate no matter the size and weight?

I've shipped spoliers, body kits, all sorts of crap via greyhound. Just put 'FRAGILE' and 'DO NOT BEND' stickers all over, they'll top load it.

Only problem is, it's shipped cross-country on only buses that can take it. If they bus belly is full of ticketed passenger's luggage, they'll put your part on the next one.. They provide tracking info, but you have to call in to find out. I believe it was $35 to send a 15th anniv. FD spolier from San Diego to Denver.

Great info. Appreciated, fellas.



I'll look into Greyhound.

i got quoted to $855 to ship a radiator to czechoslovakia

A freight company is the best way to go. It is very cheap if you drop it off at the place, and your customer goes and picks it up at the location. When I sold my stock FD bumper It was going to cost $150 to ship from NJ to los angeles by UPS. Doing it the "freight" way cost $35