Shipping large items such as bumpers

[bmwe30m3]

For those who have shipped plastic bumpers before, what is the best way to do it? UPS quoted me $125 to ship one and i thought this was much too high. Any insight would be appreciated.

[blunttech]

fed ex ground is much better. im shipping entire 02 trunk floors from minnesota to california for 85 or 90 bucks .

[Jand3rson]

FedEx is going be cheaper (they always are), but it's still going to be a lot because the length puts the parcel into the oversize category, so there's a surcharge. It will still probably runn you about $80-90, depending on how far it's going.

[trashcop 80s 80s]

I shipped a rear bumper to Kansas IX for like $25 dollars through fedex. I just wrapped it in newspaper and saran wrap. The bad thing is when he got it, it was cracked, but Fedex does insure their stuff.

BTW... did you ever get the money from them KansasIX??

[808BMW]

I work for a shipping company, and I would ship in no less than a reinforced wooden crate.
That's if you don't want it broken at least :P

[nkell09]

yea... a few conveyors boxes and trucks do a number on bumpers.... not crated or heavily boxed

[trashcop 80s 80s]

I work for a shipping company, and I would ship in no less than a reinforced wooden crate.
That's if you don't want it broken at least :P

Yeah, a friend that works at UPS said that packages are given no respect. I probably wouldn't do it again, but it works great for some items that are lighter and flexible like sideskirts or lips.

[Rigmaster]

I shipped a rear bumper to Kansas IX for like $25 dollars through fedex. I just wrapped it in newspaper and saran wrap. The bad thing is when he got it, it was cracked, but Fedex does insure their stuff.

BTW... did you ever get the money from them KansasIX??

You got over on them. They should have measured the bumper which would have put it in the Oversize 3 category- which is like an 80 or 90 lb shipment PLUS a surcharge of like $30.

The way Fedex and UPS measure something like a bumper- you need to imagine it's in a box, and those are your measurements- so you sort of get screwed, but they all do it the same way.



Bret.

[nkell09]

Items at UPS are classed as IRREGS when they are over 45lbs, pricing varies.

Nothing like attempting to heft a "small package" of iron castings coming from our local GM motors division.

Package handling is for the "right" person, not for me.