Austarion

:beer

I owe you a few if you ever come down for Holidays :P

These came in the mail in the same condition they left the states :D



Probably due to the amount of foam spaghetti he choose to use :D



Like more then half a box full

And these are the 'Wide' seats from Alfa Fibreglass here in Australia btw

Weighing in @ 4.6Kg for $180ea which ofcourse will come close to $400ea & 6Kg after getting trimmed in black leather :drool:

Would recommend sticking to the 5.5Kg mould down from the orignal 6Kg design if using them for rallying though as their is no real substitute for lateral strength unless using more exotic materials......



Also avoided Duties and GST completely which was nice on $1900 US worth of gear

You got through without customs looking at it?
What did you insure it all for? Customs usually get u that way....bastards.

flav wrote:You got through without customs looking at it?
What did you insure it all for? Customs usually get u that way....bastards.

I wish

Had to get 3 documents plus fill in a Customs Clearance Form, total of 3 Hours work just for them to let it through :P

They wouldn't go on the word of the sender's alone when he ticked the 'Repaired Goods' box and wrote 'Warranty Claim return' :x

I got a few things from Oscar, a big box worth (as big a box as they'll let you by the cheap shipping), i didn't have to fill in anything, just a quick sign and it was mine :) (total was insured for 200 i think, can't remember exactly).

several little boxes of $200 each i got away with, 1 box of $~650 NEW bits i didnt however, $140 worth of duty and gst thankyou very much.

What you can get away with without paying dutys and gst depends on the method of post and the amount, if you receive something by the postal service customs will only charge you if the total for the item is less that 500aud, if you are sending by sea cargo the limit is something like 200 aud.

THat paying tax on stuff you buy sure is tough, glad dont have to :pimp

thumbs up for OScar then!!!!!

Ahhhh
Gee Thanks guys !

I try and do what I can. besides is'nt that what beeing a member of a club all about ? If I can help from here I WILL many of you allready know that.

And Mate if I ever make a trip to Australia I will DEFINATELLY look you up and collect my bounty :beer :D :D :D

Thansk again guys
Oscar

easiest way around customs is get them sent to youre home address not work or PO Box... i have brought in over $10 000 worth of parts from Japan with customs only picking me up once when i addressed it to work with my work name on top ...

ive still got done when it was sent to my home address

It depends on the custom inspectors and also how much the items are declared for. I've had some stuff sent to my work and it didnt get taxed.