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Old 07-07-2014, 10:18 PM
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Need a windshield surround seal... Not from CamaroCentral

Well, I need one of these:
http://www.camarocentral.com/Product...A-252&CartID=1

I was about to purchase this part, and then realized shipping by UPS was $40!!
For those not in the know, us Canadians get RAPED by UPS and their "brokerage" fees as if they already didn't get paid for shipping...
This is such a small, lightweight and cheap part, I'm not willing to pay over $60 by the time I pay for the part, shipping, brokerage, taxes and the exchange rate.

It sure gets hard on the wallet shipping thousands of dollars in parts through UPS
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Re: Need a windshield surround seal... Not from CamaroCentral

Have you called them and see if they can use usps?
Many companies prefer to use ups because for most cases they make the export process easier (why they charge you for it). If your part is small enough to fit in a small or medium USPS flat rate box, then the process is much easier and cheaper for you. It does sometimes take a long time to clear customs.
Btw, don't ask them to mark it as a gift. Companies with commercial accounts can't do that and it won't fool your customs guys anyway. Plus it's really annoying to have people ask you to break the law so they don't have to pay for there own socialist government.
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Re: Need a windshield surround seal... Not from CamaroCentral

I'm going to a big show/swap meet this weekend. Want me to see if I can pick one up there, and then ship it to you?
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Originally Posted by stealtht/a
Have you called them and see if they can use usps?
Many companies prefer to use ups because for most cases they make the export process easier (why they charge you for it). If your part is small enough to fit in a small or medium USPS flat rate box, then the process is much easier and cheaper for you. It does sometimes take a long time to clear customs.
Btw, don't ask them to mark it as a gift. Companies with commercial accounts can't do that and it won't fool your customs guys anyway. Plus it's really annoying to have people ask you to break the law so they don't have to pay for there own socialist government.
I did e-mail them, as it's absurd. I'm pretty sure it could almost be stuffed in to a letter sized envelope. Would never expect a company to break the law to send me something.
Customs usually only takes a day or two no matter if it's sent USPS, UPS or DHL... I actually love DHL shipping, it was super fast, my box arrived in perfect shape and I could pre-pay my customs fees once it crossed the border and choose to have it left at the house without a signature... And it was way cheaper than UPS.

Originally Posted by beths91camaro
I'm going to a big show/swap meet this weekend. Want me to see if I can pick one up there, and then ship it to you?
I sure would appreciate it! We don't have many things like that around here.
I'll be painting the car this weekend and assembling early in the week. If I have to I'll just go to an autoglass place here and get something generic, but I'd prefer the right piece.
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Re: Need a windshield surround seal... Not from CamaroCentral

I will check and do my best to find one for you. Worst case scenario, I end up ordering it and having it shipped to me, then ship it to you.
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Re: Need a windshield surround seal... Not from CamaroCentral

You might want to check with any local windshield replacement place.
they should have rolls of all sizes. I went with a thicker one as I didn't like the tiny factory one.
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