Reputable traders that will post to the UK ?

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Paulpen
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Normally an easy question but I need some second hand bits and not sure who deals in these over there !

Basically need some standard interior parts for my PS13 which I believe you guys call a 240SX S13 coupe over there ?

I would get them over here but the coupe was never sold here so we only have hatchback / fastback parts here :(

Any advice / help would be great :)


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Hijacker
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Have you asked around on SXOC? I would contact members parting their cars and see if any are willing to ship internationally. Lastly, I use car-part.com a lot to find salvage yards. Pop in a random zip code and start emailing yards to see if they can ship internationally.

Paulpen
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Yea SXOC and Driftworks but coupes were never sold in Europe so its only the odd import over here and due to being rear they dont get broken up :(

I think postage will be a killer unless there is a budget option to post them your end ?

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Best bet is to check with UPS, FedEX or DHL and see what the international rates are. US Postal Service might be a cheaper alternative, but given how the Postal Service has been run lately, that might not be the case.

Paulpen
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From guessing at addresses, sizes and weights the only one I can get to work online is Fedex and it comes in at nearly $300 although that is a 45lb box thats 150 x 75 x 75cm...

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gtd65
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You should probably check the rates for sending via surface mail.

Some of the international rates for shipping/postage are ridiculous.

Paulpen
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It certainly wont be cheap but if stuff is just not obtainable over here ......

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Paulpen wrote:It certainly wont be cheap but if stuff is just not obtainable over here ......
A heck of a lot of used stuff is way cheaper in the UK vs the USA these days - obviously that's not much help if your car wasn't imported in any particular quantities.

When I was looking for a used petrol tank over here, I found one in the UK for £10 but most online places were looking for $150~400 over here! I did manage to source one from a racer in Orlando and he only wanted $50, so that was lucky for me :bigthumb:

Same goes for door cards - seem very cheap in the UK by comparison to the USA too.

Paulpen
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Yea - everything else is easy over here - apart from coupe specific parts :(


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