Group buy FM Chassis brace (finished) Fitting day organised!

Mactype · Postby **Mactype** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:06 pm

SM wrote:5 frame rails $230AU ea plus GST (worst case $300ish).

5 butterfly braces: $482AU ea plus GST (worst case - $600ish)

so those prices are without shipping right???

No, they include shipping, GST is 10% so adding it at todays AU$.

Frame rails are approx AU$253.

Butterfly brace is approx AU$530

Trying to build in some buffer for currency fluctuations so am suggesting a worst case including shipping and GST of approx $300AU for the rails and $600 for the brace. These prices are delivered to one address in Sydney too, so keep that in mind if your not in Sydney.

If your interested start a list and put your name down with either frame rails or butterfly brace. Least we'll have some definate numbers to work with.

Mactype · Postby **Mactype** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:08 pm

1. Mactype (Darryl) - Frame Rails
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Alfadog · Postby **Alfadog** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:11 pm

Might be worth giving the customs office a ring to be on the safe side re:duty... :/

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:12 pm

1. Mactype (Darryl) - Frame Rails
2. marcusus (Marcus) - Full butterfly brace
3.
4.
5.

BAM!

I agree with Alfadog too. A phone call isn't expensive, and might save us a world of grief when it comes time to pick them up.

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:57 pm

1. Mactype (Darryl) - Frame Rails
2. marcusus (Marcus) - Full Butterfly Brace
3. Sasso (Gerard) - Full Butterfly Brace
4. frigidity (Eric) - Full Butterfly Brace
5. SM (Alex) - Full Butterfly Brace

End User · Postby **End User** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:07 am

1. Mactype (Darryl) - Frame Rails
2. marcusus (Marcus) - Full Butterfly Brace
3. Sasso (Gerard) - Full Butterfly Brace
4. frigidity (Eric) - Full Butterfly Brace
5. SM (Alex) - Full Butterfly Brace
Room for one more?
6. End User (Tommy) - Full Butterfly Brace

Mactype · Postby **Mactype** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:18 am

End User wrote:1. Mactype (Darryl) - Full butterfly brace
2. marcusus (Marcus) - Full Butterfly Brace
3. Sasso (Gerard) - Full Butterfly Brace
4. frigidity (Eric) - Full Butterfly Brace
5. SM (Alex) - Full Butterfly Brace
Room for one more?
6. End User (Tommy) - Full Butterfly Brace

May as well bring the whole thing over even if I don't use it.

I'll contact FM and see if we can split the bill up and each forward separate C/C details, its quite an amount and I'm not too keen on collecting that amount of $$ myself. With regard to those worried about added duty payable I've allowed for an extra 10% in the worst case scenerio pricing, shouldn't happen but if it does we're covered.

Juffa · Postby **Juffa** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:22 pm

Here is an interesting post on the big forum from FM re their chassis rail brace/

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.ph ... ost2985923

Might work on your favour.

J

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:01 pm

Mactype wrote:
bruce wrote:Why would duty not apply? Methinks more research is needed.

http://www.fta.gov.au/

Under the AUSFTA, trade in automotive parts and accessories between Australia and the United States became tariff free from 1 January 2005.

I believe AUSFTA relates to business trade.

Mactype · Postby **Mactype** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:47 pm

Thank you for your input Bruce

Alfadog · Postby **Alfadog** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:53 pm

1. Mactype (Darryl) - Frame Rails
2. marcusus (Marcus) - Full Butterfly Brace
3. Sasso (Gerard) - Full Butterfly Brace
4. frigidity (Eric) - Full Butterfly Brace
5. SM (Alex) - Full Butterfly Brace
6. End User (Tommy) - Full Butterfly Brace
7. Alfadog (Lachlan) - Full Butterfly Brace

FWIW Duty, GST and customs clearance fees will add up to more than 10%... still in though!

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:19 pm

Sasso wrote:You mean

Same diff.

As for the extra $30 off, it's worth asking about if people don't care about the logo or whatnot. I reckon it's worth saving $30 considering you won't ever see the damn thing. Hell, you could even pass it off as a limited release

Mactype · Postby **Mactype** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:52 pm

Alfadog wrote:1. Mactype (Darryl) - Frame Rails
2. marcusus (Marcus) - Full Butterfly Brace
3. Sasso (Gerard) - Full Butterfly Brace
4. frigidity (Eric) - Full Butterfly Brace
5. SM (Alex) - Full Butterfly Brace
6. End User (Tommy) - Full Butterfly Brace
7. Alfadog (Lachlan) - Full Butterfly Brace

FWIW Duty, GST and customs clearance fees will add up to more than 10%... still in though!

Notice Alfadog is in Melbourne, and Frididity doesn't show a location

At this point these will be delivered to my business address in Sydney, happy for people to either arrange a separate ship from FM to their area, else arrange for shipping to their location from Sydney. Its going to be a rather and heavy package it appears.

Customs clearance is definately included in the shipping quotation that I've been given by FM. For those perceiving dramas, the worst case scenerio I've applied of $600AU for the butterfly braces should cover at least 20% extra cost for any blowouts in dollars/duties/GST (although I still maintain we'll be ok for duty) - that is unless the $$ moves a lot (down 3Â¢ overnight, hope we get lucky). Soon as I get a reply from FM I suggest we get this going.

Alfadog · Postby **Alfadog** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:30 pm

I will lose out on the savings made on shipping costs but I think it might be easier if I just have mine sent directly to Melbourne? If that's possible with FM?