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ninefourteener
post Feb 7 2006, 09:46 PM
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Evening folks..

I sold the wheels/tires from my Acura. The wheels are 18X7.5, the tires are a 205/40/18. Thay are still mounted on the rims, and inflated I need to ship them to Florida.

Whats the most cost effective way to do this?

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post Feb 7 2006, 10:31 PM
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If there are Greyhound bus stations at each location, they will ship large stuff like that for a good price. I have sent car seats and wheels via Greyhound before.....
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post Feb 7 2006, 10:32 PM
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post Feb 7 2006, 10:44 PM
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I sold a set of 4 tires with rivieras and bundled 2 together and shipped em UPS from Vancouver WA to San Diego. Both sets of 2 arrived fine and dandy.
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post Feb 7 2006, 10:52 PM
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I have taped two tires together and shipped FedEx Ground (FedEx is almost always cheaper than UPS in my experience). Not sure if they will take mounted tires but if UPS will FedEx should too. Tires were about $30 pair, Oregon to Michigan.
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post Feb 8 2006, 09:16 AM
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DHL will ship 4 mounted tires (strap pairs together w/ a pc. of cardboard between the faces) for about $90 (cross country, heavy 18" wheels, and pickup at your door). Cheaper than fedex or UPS.

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post Feb 8 2006, 12:14 PM
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QUOTE (smdubovsky @ Feb 8 2006, 07:16 AM)
DHL will ship 4 mounted tires (strap pairs together w/ a pc. of cardboard between the faces) for about $90 (cross country, heavy 18" wheels, and pickup at your door). Cheaper than fedex or UPS.

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You said "pick up at your door".... that sounds good to me.

Whjat do "I" have to do to them (exactly) to prepare them to be shipped.

Maybe I'm stupid... who is DHL??
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post Feb 8 2006, 12:37 PM
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I have a distribution warehouse here in Vegas, I sell mounted wheels and tires 25x10.5x12 All terrains for off highway vehicles weekly. I put the wheels together face to face with a cardboard seperator then shrinkwrap them together. UPS charges a handeling fee if they are not boxed... Never had even one problem after 1,000+ wheels shipped.
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post Feb 8 2006, 12:53 PM
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take the air out, they'll weigh less (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

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are you serious??? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

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ditto on the cardboard between them and wrapping together....I just used shrinkwrap last time, worked great.........



*founder was infamous for paying big $$$ to sleep with virgin pacific islander girls, he died in a plane crash a few years ago and many of the girls are now millionairs that ended up having a baby from him....
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post Feb 8 2006, 01:11 PM
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Where does one get shrink wrap? Does it require a heat gun?

I have always used regular transparent packing tape, multiple wraps in about five places around the tires. Wheels would make that harder to do.
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post Feb 8 2006, 01:12 PM
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QUOTE (WRX914 @ Feb 8 2006, 10:37 AM)
I have a distribution warehouse here in Vegas, I sell mounted wheels and tires 25x10.5x12 All terrains for off highway vehicles weekly. I put the wheels together face to face with a cardboard seperator then shrinkwrap them together. UPS charges a handeling fee if they are not boxed... Never had even one problem after 1,000+ wheels shipped.

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Shrink wrap is killer.
2 at a time.....4 gets too heavy. Then use the hound.
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post Feb 8 2006, 02:12 PM
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HEY, JP, answer my question please!
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post Feb 8 2006, 02:38 PM
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QUOTE (Porsche Rescue @ Feb 8 2006, 01:12 PM)
HEY, JP, answer my question please!


I'm not JP, nor will I ever pretend to be (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)

bundling wrap @ Enco
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post Feb 8 2006, 02:43 PM
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Thanks Mike, I wouldn't either! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Feb 8 2006, 06:50 PM
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Aw, fuck both youz guys (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Office Depot, IIRC.....I went on a search for the stuff
and ended up at some office supply outfit East of here.
I asked at about 4 different joints & finally found it.

Heat guns are gud.
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post Feb 8 2006, 10:18 PM
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Thank you sir. At least insults get results.
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post Feb 8 2006, 10:36 PM
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Your "shipping wrap" may be the same stuff. Try some heat & see if it shrinks...asshole (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Feb 8 2006, 10:48 PM
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Name calling is not becoming. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) I was using plain old tape. Works fine for tires only. I will be needing wrap to ship my Boxster wheels (the ones you like so much) with tires when I sell them. The yellow car is for sale sans extra wheels/tires and custom seat.
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post Feb 8 2006, 11:00 PM
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QUOTE (Porsche Rescue @ Feb 8 2006, 08:48 PM)
Name calling is not becoming. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) I was using plain old tape. Works fine for tires only. I will be needing wrap to ship my Boxster wheels (the ones you like so much) with tires when I sell them. The yellow car is for sale sans extra wheels/tires and custom seat.

Bring em' over & we can wrap em'. I got bout 9 milles of the stuff....and the tooling to make it easy. Didn't you help me with that once? Do I owe you too?

Custom seat? I need a pic. Cheep? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Feb 8 2006, 11:06 PM
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I boxed up two fuchs and tires in each box and mailed them through the USPS, it went very well, max weight of 32lbs, and I think it was something like $11.00 per box.


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