Side Air Dam Skirts, Front Air Dam Skirt & Rear Air Dam Skir

IB1ZA · Postby **IB1ZA** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:57 pm

Hi All,

I'm going to be purchasing the side skirts, front air dam skirts, and rear air dam skirts in the next couple of days from mx5parts.co.uk.

I was wondering if anyone has any pics of their cars with these products fitted?

Here are the products which i'm going to purchase

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info. ... %7B8%7D581

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info. ... %7B8%7D574

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info. ... %7B8%7D576

I am also thinking about the wing spoiler but would prefer the lip spoiler. Has anyone got a lip spoiler on the hardtop nc?

Any comments will be great!

Thank you

IB1ZA · Postby **IB1ZA** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:08 am

ZOMG,

I just went to check it on mx5parts.co.uk and shipping for those 3 products is about $700 AUD?

Delivery Charge £355.00

Is this right?

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:10 am

I'm not a fan of the front spoiler. But the side skirts and rear diffuser seems ok.

I like the Mazdaspeed version. But that talking a higher level of $$$.

philz · Postby **philz** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:12 am

shipping for larger stuff is always expensive, even if it's light.

IB1ZA · Postby **IB1ZA** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:12 am

philz wrote:shipping for larger stuff is always expensive, even if it's light.

I can't belive it.. $725 AUD to ship 3 of these light items to australia!

Postby **mx52nv** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:46 am

I'm pretty sure that the actual weight is far less than the volumetric weight which is what the freight company will be using to calculate the costs.

Unfortunately, this is the way things are.

I remember when I used to have the workshop and customers would order original Gracer (by Trust) body kits and the urethane parts were so light but a front lip would be at least $1k to Perth... *sigh* :cry:

That's when I realised it would be near impossible for me to order a complete genuine Jap made kit for less than $3k landed :shock:

Unless someone had a container coming and was willing to give me space :mrgreen:

IB1ZA · Postby **IB1ZA** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:49 am

Someone should get a container from the UK to OZ and stock up on a shitload of these parts that are rare in AU and sell them here!

$750 for SHIPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:23 am

i prefer the mazdaspeed front bar on the NC.. droool

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:46 pm

Ibiza international freight cost is not just based on weight. Freight is based on a volumetric formula and you can easily check this. The formula for determining chargeable wt is W*L*H in cm's/6000= vol wt in KG. Essentially freight is about space so the revenue from a box of feathers should be app equivalent to say the same size box of oil filters. If you buy a shipping container you buy the "box" ie the space inside but this is normally for volume importers.

IB1ZA · Postby **IB1ZA** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:47 pm

No way am i spending $700 for shipping. I'm going to contact an aunt in the UK and see if she can work something out or look for another type of kit that is here in AUS already.

I just did an order though, purchased the ipod connector, chrome indicator rings, chrome heat control rings, chrome fog light rings and chrome cup holder rings.

looking forward to getting them!

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:03 pm

Freight rates only "improve" if you have the right contacts ( most of us do not) or you are a bigger business account. You will also find that many of these sellers will only ship with their preferred forwarder/ freight co. US sources from business exp I have noted can be very awkward about these things. If you want to use a specific carrier they need to service the area that the supplier is in and that is not always the case. A local product might be a better proposition.

IB1ZA · Postby **IB1ZA** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:40 pm

just got the goods today

put them all on.. well what worked.. i got sent two right hand side chrome cup holder rings now i need to get a left one... and the left chrome fog light does not stick.. poor 3M tape!

prettypissed off

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:01 pm

Where are the pix?

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:52 am

IB1ZA wrote:just got the goods today

put them all on.. well what worked.. i got sent two right hand side chrome cup holder rings now i need to get a left one... and the left chrome fog light does not stick.. poor 3M tape!

prettypissed off

contact them

I've done so in the past and there pretty good

did you wipe where you were trying to stick it clean from all greezy stuff etc............