[flenn]

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I would imagine that some of you have shipped large parts in the past and have figured out good (and bad) ways to ship to a buyer. Can you offer any advice on the best method to ship a bumper? Ballpark cost? I don't mind a longer ship time to save a little money. Also, any advice on packing would be helpful as well. TIA

[Express]

depending on locations, i have used fedex ground, LTL, greyhound, vision express LTL/wrag time carriers

there are many options for this service

[Jonny550]

did you know 3/5 time you board an airplane your flying with a dead body in the cargo?.

[///M3NACE]

Originally Posted by Jon335iFL

did you know 3/5 time you board an airplane your flying with a dead body in the cargo?.

WTF thats crazy and so random.

USPS IS THE CHEAPEST GROUNG
DHL CHEAP AND RELIABLE AS WELL
FEDEX GROUND IS GOOD.
BOX IT YOURSELF!!!

[Express]

Originally Posted by Jon335iFL

did you know 3/5 time you board an airplane your flying with a dead body in the cargo?.

haha isn't it interesting what goes on planes that we don't know about?

and US mail, fedex packages, frozen foods, firearms (i travel with firearms sometimes), pets, exotic pets (penguins sometimes fly on planes), frozen seafood, oxygen canisters(VERY dangerous if not handled properly), and COMAT (company materials like airplane tires, spare parts, etc.)

[frahuang]

Good question, I'd like to know too..

Anyone shipped a bumper before can help??

[blimey]

I shipped a bumper before and also received an Mtec e46 bumper. I used Greyhound. You basically pick it up at the Greyhound station. I think it cost $85 to Texas. When it I picked up my E46 bumper it was in Port Authority in NYC. Imagine hauling a bumper and trying to get out of port authority during rush hour.

[Juan.sidarta]

Get a uHaul and drive

[Yvette]

grey hound express is the probably the cheapest for shipping bumper.
it was $75-80 by GH when I got a rear bumper from a member here.
UPS will charge $200+ for it

[Bimmer This]

of course anything ground would be the cheapest. I've found out that it if you ship to a business, its cheaper then a house.

exotic pets? Snakes on a plane? LOL

[khaye1]

+1 on greyhound...cost for me was $50 from CA to MA and that's with insurance. Get the bubble wrap from home depot for $20 bucks and wrap it good.

[Thumperx]

Go Greyhound. I was surprised myself. The bumper I bought came from Florida, and it came without a hitch. The cost is cheap on a comparative basis. The sender wrapped the bumper in plastic and bubble wrap -no issues.

[BimmerProject]

Originally Posted by ihsanshaik

WTF thats crazy and so random.

USPS IS THE CHEAPEST GROUNG
DHL CHEAP AND RELIABLE AS WELL
FEDEX GROUND IS GOOD.
BOX IT YOURSELF!!!

cheapest is greyhound, 1-2 day delivery for 60 bucks east coast to west

[Castel]

Yep, Greyhound is the best option. Just bubble wrapped, no box needed. The only thing is that MAKE SURE that you put extra padding on the corners and sharp points because they can rub and rip through the wrapping and damage the paint. If you do that you'll be good. $60 from west coast to middle of the country, can't beat that.

[E92-Lighting]

GreyHound

[amgeater]

Originally Posted by Thumperx

Go Greyhound. I was surprised myself. The bumper I bought came from Florida, and it came without a hitch. The cost is cheap on a comparative basis. The sender wrapped the bumper in plastic and bubble wrap -no issues.

That was me how is the bumper send me some pics