I am considering buying/shipping seats (F&R) and carpet from Iowa to KY. Anyone have any experience or advice about this? I've never done it. Sounds like a good deal and sources are thin around here, but I am unsure how to get a shipping price. Thanks.
Mark.
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`76 242, `83 245DL, 86 245DL

Mark,

Where in Iowa did you manage to locate good seats? I am still trying to find good upholstery for our '81, but haven't had any luck yet.

Thanks,
Jeff

Jeff-
from Mark Noyb i.e. (mark_z28@yahoo.com) He posted on the IPD classifieds. I'll turn the deal over to you, if you want, since you are closer. We agreed on a price of $150 for all the seats and the carpet, which he says is in good shape.
Mark
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`76 242, `83 245DL, 86 245DL

FedEx ground service is 2/3 the price of UPS. Amazingly cheap for bulky or heavy items, it is tracked and insured as well.

You may find that it's cheap to put them all in a big box and send them by truck. However the weight isn't that high, so it may not really be economical.
I think for UPS or similar to carry it, you'll need to lay the front seats flat, and find a box that fits. Make one, probably, out of some larger packing case like the box for a big TV or refrigerator. Take the headrests off the front seats, they just pull out after releasing the catches. Then they're nice rectangular packages. The rear seat pieces likewise will just have to be fitted into a big bulky box. I suppose 4 boxes to make them each manageable.
I'd expect shipping to be at least $20 a box due to the size.

Would it be possible to just drive out and pick them up? It's only a couple hours across IL and IN... maybe even meet halfway? That way nobody has to drive for 12 hours or something. Guess it depends on what part of Iowa and KY you have to go to.
I dunno, they're just not the kind of things people typically ship somewhere... but where there's a will, there's a way.
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: 'Roterande Fläkt Och Drivremmar!'

Make use of empty bus space ... try Greyhound.

-- Kane
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Blossom II - '91 745Ti/M46 ... Bubbles - '74 144GL/BW35 ... Buttercup - '86 245GL/AW70 ... The Wayback Machine - '64 P220/M40

Kane: And I thought I was the only one who knew about the Greyhound gambit. You wouldn't believe what I've shipped on the bus...but that's another story.

Brad