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Post by wheeliehappy on Jul 17, 2011 6:22:04 GMT -5
Just picked these up Friday at 7 pm from the post office, frigging customs charged me 77 bucks just to say it was OK GRRRRR teifs :-). Just have to paint them, anyone have a good idea for paint or did something to theirs that they wish they had not or glad they did Yipee S2 pipes, Hard to find FYI, in the pic when enlarged it looks like there is rust on the pipe, there isnt its just the pic, actually the pic does not do the pipes justice. Attachments:
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Post by bolly on Jul 17, 2011 6:27:21 GMT -5
pipes lookin suhweet wheeliehappy!!!
I prefer the nekkid look myself if plating is out of the question (TOO expensive for me personally)
try 3 or 4 coats of mop and glo!
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Post by Walms on Jul 17, 2011 6:36:38 GMT -5
pipes lookin suhweet wheeliehappy!!! I prefer the nekkid look myself if plating is out of the question (TOO expensive for me personally) try 3 or 4 coats of mop and glo! +1 they look sweet as they are 5 minutes of wiping with mop and glow, then time to pickle the insides with oil!  |
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Post by Jim on Jul 17, 2011 8:40:32 GMT -5
Sorry about the customs fee Karl. That's the first time I've heard of that happening between here and Canada, using the US and Canadian postal services. If I knew, I might have filled out the paperwork a little differently.
I'm glad they finally got there, and it looks like they made it safely. I'll be waiting for the ride report.
I put a little WD-40 on them to keep them from rusting during shipping, so wipe them off with a rag and some paint thinner before you coat them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2011 11:28:08 GMT -5
Customs through the the post office is kind of hit and miss. It seems they have a value limit. I usually get stung if it's a couple hundred buck value but if it's 40 bucks or less they usually let it slide.
There's an outfit in Ottawa called RLD that does Cermachrome. Its like a powder coat that gives the appearance of chrome and will stand up to the heat. My friend had his Jollymoto's done and they look pretty good.
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Post by lc on Jul 17, 2011 11:34:36 GMT -5
Always nice to see a good fabrication job!
Did the post office charge you HST plus the usual $5.00 brokerage, or is this $77 some new sort of additional charge on top of the usual taxes?
J
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Post by Jim on Jul 17, 2011 13:01:41 GMT -5
Always nice to see a good fabrication job! Did the post office charge you HST plus the usual $5.00 brokerage, or is this $77 some new sort of additional charge on top of the usual taxes? J Hunter S. Thompson? |
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Post by lc on Jul 17, 2011 14:19:09 GMT -5
^^^Naa.....Just a big fat 13% sales tax on nearly everything!
J
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Post by bake on Jul 17, 2011 17:10:25 GMT -5
Best bet is get it shipped as a gift if possible, that way there is no customs charges. They sure look nice, howz bout powder coating them.
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Post by wheeliehappy on Jul 21, 2011 11:58:35 GMT -5
To be honest I cant remember wha the tax was the girl in the post office, when she asked me what it was, just making conversation as I was very excited to get them, I tolder that they were expansion chambers, me thinking she was gong to say "whats that" but no, she said Really my husband collects TZ's and TZR's and RZ's, lol maybe it was just ploy so she didnt have to listen to me bitch about the money lolololol I honestly dont remember what it was, I was jsut really happy to have the pipesl
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