Shipping Seats - UPS/Greyhound??

[VaSteve]

I know some of you all have shipped or bought seats from another Pelican or Ebay.

What shipping method did you use and how much was it?

Anyone have a clue as to how big a box you need to put in 2 seats and how much it might weigh?


Thanks all..

[einreb]

i shipped some seats via ups and had to put them in seperate boxes... maybe $50 a seat?

there's an online calculator at www.ups.com that will figure out the exact cost.

[mb911]

I shipped my power seats to Art zazdy (ithink thats how you spell it sorry if not) he is a fellow pelican and I think it was 75 bucks to ship from wisconsin to michigan ups. I bought some non powered ones from a pelican member from down south forget were and they were about 50 bucks shipped ups.

Ben

[VaSteve]

Originally posted by einreb
i shipped some seats via ups and had to put them in seperate boxes... maybe $50 a seat?

there's an online calculator at www.ups.com that will figure out the exact cost.

I made up some dimensions and got something like $220. Both your numbers sound way better.

[RickM]

Steve, Here's some other comments on the subject:

Shipping Seats

How much does it cost to ship seats???

[VaSteve]

Rick,
Great search. I didn't go back far enough when I did it. Thanks!


Steve

[jshape]

I had a set of seats sent to me from CA. They came in a box that was 24" x 24" x37" and weighed 80 pounds. Use the UPS Shipping calculator to figure the shipping charges to your location.

[einreb]

Originally posted by VaSteve
I made up some dimensions and got something like $220. Both your numbers sound way better.

I remember it being very specific as to which was the L,W, and Height. Also, if you go over some magic total number... the $'s go way up. The boxes I used to ship my seats (power stock 911 seats) were the same boxes that PAR shipped me my Recaro Speeds in.

As for boxes, maybe hit a local racing/tuner store and see if they have any extra seat boxes?

[juanbenae]

if you ship them greyhound they wont need boxes, they will sell the seats to passengers to sit in.

[GB83SC]

Steve,

The best way to ship seats is FedEx ground, my old SC seats and tracks weighed 33LBS each.
From NoVa to MS was 18.00 each.

I also have a set of spare boxes you can have, but this time you have to exchange my leaking oil return tube on the drivers side in leiu of payment .

[VaSteve]

Originally posted by GB83SC
Steve,

The best way to ship seats is FedEx ground, my old SC seats and tracks weighed 33LBS each.
From NoVa to MS was 18.00 each.

I also have a set of spare boxes you can have, but this time you have to exchange my leaking oil return tube on the drivers side in leiu of payment .

Thanks George, these would be coming not going. You can keep your leaky tube!

[GB83SC]

Steve,

Darn!
I thought I had a helper.....

I guess I have to wait for you to need that custom little wrench to remove the seats

[Az911]

Originally posted by GB83SC
Steve,

The best way to ship seats is FedEx ground, my old SC seats and tracks weighed 33LBS each.
From NoVa to MS was 18.00 each.

I also have a set of spare boxes you can have, but this time you have to exchange my leaking oil return tube on the drivers side in leiu of payment .

I always use FedEx becuase they are so much cheaper then UPS and service is good.

[VaSteve]

Originally posted by GB83SC
Steve,

Darn!
I thought I had a helper.....

I guess I have to wait for you to need that custom little wrench to remove the seats

May bad. I thought you wanted me to give you my non-leaky tubes. I'll help, PM me offline.

[KCPSG]

I have used forward air before,and they are by far the cheapest way to ship.
here is their link...http://www.forwardair.com

you need to check out their locations and call them, if they have a location near where your seats need to go and you and the buyer/seller don't mind going to the airport to Pick Up/Drop off. Then you will save big time over UPS or FED EX.

[89911]

I shipped my old factory sport seats UPS Ground. I'm thinking it was around $80-100 for both boxes. I used the boxes that my Recaro SRD's came in. Check out a few "tuner" places for boxes to ship your seats in. As long as they are not too big and too heavy, UPS will send them.

[Roamer]

I just had this problem shipping a bumper. The key is the total area of the package. A 10lb bumper would have cost me $80 to ship a couple hundred miles via UPS/FedEx, etc. Greyhound was $43. The only caveat is that you need to pick it up and drop it off at the local bus station.