1.)Happy ending:
I got a second opinion from another supplier.
Went to where I bought it, and took the offending part, along with an
original off a parts car (rusty, but it fit!)
The original supplier happily replaced it for another with the correct
dimensions, and apologized for my trouble. I didn't even tell them about
getting a second opinion before returning the part.
Alls well, except I just broke the tip off my second (expensive) spot weld
remover.
2.) Costs to Canadians of buying from USA
-the cost to ship the item
-tax (same whether bought in or out of Canada), based on the "declared"
value of the item. I recently bought a Quarter valence on ebay. I paid
$43.00 US, but the vendor "declared" it at $100.00. (Probably to make me
feel that I got a "deal"). Consequently, I had to pay tax on C$140.00,
rather than on about C$60.00. I can't remember if was 6% or 13% (whether
Provincial tax was payable or not) but it irks that I paid 2.3 times the tax
than was necessary. (I'm not knocking the vendor, he didn't know, and I'm
still pleased with the quarter valence.)
-Customs broker. Even if duty is not payable, the paperwork has to be
completed and presented to customs. The big shippers use brokers who (I'm
told) charge $35.00 minimum, regardless of the value of the item. The postal
service only charges $5.00, but I gather that vendors don't want the hassle
of going down to the post office. (I'm grateful the vendor of my valence was
good enough to do that, thanks Mike if you're reading).
If there are Canadians on the list who've ordered from the States, I'm
interested if your experience is similar. How about from the UK?
Nick Moseley
76 Spit (guinea pig to beginner welder)
78 Spit (getting insured this week after winter hibernation, Yippee!!)
78 Spit (awaiting chassis swap)
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Bowen <pabowen@mediaone.net>
To: Nick Moseley <nmoseley@comsavings.com>; Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, April 08, 2000 5:57 AM
Subject: Re: Replacement full sill/Rocker Panel - should it be like this????
>
>I thought NAFTA and a few other Treaties did away with custom taxes on
stuff
>between the US, Canada, and Mexico?
>
>Anyone know more than I.
>
>Patrick Bowen
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Nick Moseley <nmoseley@comsavings.com>
>To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Nick Moseley <nmoseley@comsavings.com>
>Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 8:10 PM
>Subject: RE: Replacement full sill/Rocker Panel - should it be like
this????
>
>
>>
>> Thanks Joe and Terry. I've called another supplier, and although they
>don't
>> have any in stock, taking in both the part that I have, and a copy of the
>> original from another body, I 'll find out tomorrow if they can help.
>> As you can tell, I'm trying to stay local and in Canada, because I've
been
>> told that UPS deals with customs brokers that charges $35.00 for walking
>> some paper around. On top of that, I then have to pay tax and duties on
>the
>> item itself.
>> If there are Canadian listers who have ordered from Spitbits, TRF or
>Vickkie
>> Brit, I'd be interested in your experience of the costs of cross-border
>> shopping.
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
>> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 11:57 AM
>> To: Nick Moseley
>> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: Replacement full sill/Rocker Panel - should it be like
>> this????
>>
>>
>> Nick I bought my rocker for Tiny Tim from Nigel at Spitbits and I bought
>the
>> following pieces which fit together beautifully:
>>
>> Rocker Panel
>> A Post Filler Panel (incorrectly described as "A Post Lower" in the
Rimmer
>> illustration)
>> Sill closing panel (front of the rocker at the firewall)
>>
>> The prices were very reasonable, too!
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> Nick Moseley wrote:
>> >
>> > Just bought a rocker panel /Full sill for my 76 1500. The piece
>stretches
>> > from the front wheel arch, under the drivers' door, to just before the
>end
>> > of the drivers' door. It looks good except: at the part where the
front,
>> > bottom end of the door fits to the replacement piece. In that corner,
>the
>> > replacement piece has no curved flange. In that corner, there is no
>> > additional metal or flange that could not normally be seen if the door
>was
>> > shut. If you look at the link to Rimmer Bros below, at "A post lower,
>> 706288
>> > and 706289", there is a lip on that piece that goes down vertically,
and
>> > marries to what I think should be there on my piece, which is further
>> metal
>> > in that corner that angles inward from the vertical outside part, then
a
>> lip
>> > that would be bent upward, to which this 706288 would be welded.
>> >
>> > http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/spitfire/catgifs/29ax.gif
>> >
>> > I think I'm capable of welding on the panel itself, But I can't figure
>out
>> > how I (or a body shop for that matter) would be able to finish this
>corner
>> > without some very skilled fabrication. The part shown as "A post lower"
>> > would leave a gap of about an inch if it were installed with the rocker
>> > panel/sill that I've bought.
>> >
>> > I guess I'm looking for confirmation that this is a duff part, and that
>> > maybe I should try Vickie Brita or someone else.
>> >
>> > Comments, thoughts? All will be gratefully received.
>> >
>> > Nick Moseley
>> > 76 Spit 1500
>> > 2 78 1500s, one that I'm about to bring our of winter hibernation, and
>> the
>> > other awaits a chassis swap.
>
>
>
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