Dash Weight

[madformx5]

I was wondering if anyone has shipped a dash and if you have how much it weighs. I have not pulled mine out of my car yet and was wanting to quote the shipping to a fellow member. Thanks for any info you can give.

[dashboardmonkey]

I have pulled a dash but never weighed it. Seemed like about 15-20 pounds.

[ansonivan]

Just weighed one, 17lbs with the wiring, ducts and vents still in place.

The weight is not the issue though, it's the size which drives the cost up.

[madformx5]

Thanks, yeah I estimated it at twenty pounds. I was wanting to hear if anyone has actually shipped one before. I have had one out before but have never shipped one.

[madformx5]

Just weighed one, 17lbs with the wiring, ducts and vents still in place.

The weight is not the issue though, it's the size which drives the cost up.

Yeah that is what I figured. Have you actually shipped one?

[blunttech]

i just shipped one last week. it was brand new so it didnt have anything in it. minneapolis to bellevue washington was 51 bucks fedex to a business

[madformx5]

Thanks alot Blunt. It looks like I am in the ballpark with my quote then. I am looking at TX to NJ. How did you pack it for shipping?

BTW I thought Minnesota was the land of ten thousand recounts not gods country? LOL When are you guys going to have two Senators.

[blunttech]

Thanks alot Blunt. It looks like I am in the ballpark with my quote then. I am looking at TX to NJ. How did you pack it for shipping?

BTW I thought Minnesota was the land of ten thousand recounts not gods country? LOL When are you guys going to have two Senators.

well all my stuff comes in from germany pre packed so all i have to do is call fedex. it was in a box slightly larger than the dash and had that foam self forming stuff. id do peanuts and lots of them i guess.

[Liam]

i just shipped one last week. it was brand new so it didnt have anything in it. minneapolis to bellevue washington was 51 bucks fedex to a business

Speaking of which, what's your best price for a new dash?

[blunttech]

Speaking of which, what's your best price for a new dash?

you should have asked a week ago. i sold that one for 688.00
3 hours after i ordered it they went to 1200 bucks. i was sweating it because i wasnt sure i got it in soon enough and thought id have to eat 5 bills. they may have come back down as i havent checked again.

[madformx5]

Wow that's pricey.

[dannyg]

you should have asked a week ago. i sold that one for 688.00
3 hours after i ordered it they went to 1200 bucks. i was sweating it because i wasnt sure i got it in soon enough and thought id have to eat 5 bills. they may have come back down as i havent checked again.

Why do they just go up like that? I'd be interested in one at ~$600, but $1200 is insane.

[DenverE30]

I've shipped an E30 dash twice; same one, incidentally.

I bought one while I was travelling for work (craigslist find) and was really pressed for time to ship it back home, so I took it to a 'Mailboxes , etc' place and paid entirely too much. $150 for the construction of a custom box and UPS ground

Once I got it home, I decided to sell. Listed it on eBay, charged $70 for S&H, reused the custom box, and only paid $27 for FedEx ground via my employer's discounted commercial rate.

I found DHL to be the cheapest for large items, without the benefit of a corporate discount, back when I did the research.

Hope this helps.

[ethree]

I found DHL to be the cheapest for large items, without the benefit of a corporate discount, back when I did the research.

Is DHL still operational? I know the went bankrupt or something but I'm not sure if the are restructuring or what.

[Philipangoo]

they only do international express shipments now. If you sign up for a fedex account and call in they may give u a special discount, just say u are a ebayer and are switching over from DHL.