05 Lotus Elise Driver Seat

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Originally Posted by artur1976

I checked DHL, Fed ex, UPS and all were giving prices of $800 or more.

My zip code is 76131 check for yourself. Weight is about 30 with box and packaging. Size 40x25x25. Where did he get the $180 rate from?

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I'm an account rep with FedEx and us as well as the other 2 carriers UPS, DHL rate by not only the actual weight but also the dimensions of the box. With 40X25X25 that comes out to a dimensional weight of 151 pounds. International shipping is NEVER cheap especially on large boxes. 1800 sounds a bit much but I would say it's not going to be under 500-600 to ship it to Germany based on those dimensions and I do this stuff all day long.

Honestly, it's not going to be worth it for either party to ship it.

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

I'm an account rep with FedEx and us as well as the other 2 carriers UPS, DHL rate by not only the actual weight but also the dimensions of the box. With 40X25X25 that comes out to a dimensional weight of 151 pounds. International shipping is NEVER cheap especially on large boxes. 1800 sounds a bit much but I would say it's not going to be under 500-600 to ship it to Germany based on those dimensions and I do this stuff all day long.

Honestly, it's not going to be worth it for either party to ship it.

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this makes me wonder

i bought the st.may double shotgun exhaust system for my na last year, it came in such a huge box, irrc it was higher than 43x22x26 and i paid only 230$ - so i cant understand why a lightweight seat should cost 4 times of a heavy exhaust system, which was shipped in a bigger box?

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Originally Posted by bratfass

this makes me wonder

i bought the st.may double shotgun exhaust system for my na last year, it came in such a huge box, irrc it was higher than 43x22x26 and i paid only 230$ - so i cant understand why a lightweight seat should cost 4 times of a heavy exhaust system, which was shipped in a bigger box?

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Depends on where it was shipped from. My weekend has already started and it's too late to check rates, but refresh my memory Monday and I'll see what's out there.

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

I'm an account rep with FedEx and
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Sorry for the partial thread jack...

I'm looking for a shipper/freight consolidator to ship a piece of furniture from Germany (Frankfurt, actually--hallo bratfass) to my home in Plano. Having a hard time making this happen. Does fed Ex have any relationships with shippers overseas that can handle such a transaction? Any suggestions or leads?
Thanks!

$180

How hard would it be to make frame rails for the Miata?

I am not sure on that but I don't think it would be very hard.

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Originally Posted by miataspeedracer

Sorry for the partial thread jack...

I'm looking for a shipper/freight consolidator to ship a piece of furniture from Germany (Frankfurt, actually--hallo bratfass) to my home in Plano. Having a hard time making this happen. Does fed Ex have any relationships with shippers overseas that can handle such a transaction? Any suggestions or leads?
Thanks!

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How large is the piece of furniture? We have air freight services and I can probably help you get it over here at a good rate. PM me the details (dimensions/weight/postal code) and I'll see what I can do. Sorry just saw the post today (12/19)

New price is $175.

I can't believe this post has been going since August. I haven't seen a For Sale post go this long since Sammm's wheels. ;)

At the rate it keeps dropping I might buy it just so I can chop some holes in it and use a harness without ripping up my beautiful 06 probax seats :)

Do it.

Still researching but someone told me that it's not legal to run a harness in the Elise for SCCA events due to some rule about the roll protection not being adequete.

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Still researching but someone told me that it's not legal to run a harness in the Elise for SCCA events due to some rule about the roll protection not being adequete.

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Yep. Targa top and convertible top cars must have additional rollover protection before the driver can use shoulder harnesses. Section 3.3.1 from the 2007 Solo Rulebook:

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3.3.1 Driver Restraints
Seat lap belts are required in all cars, and must be installed in cars with passive restraint systems that do not include a lap belt. Installation and the use of shoulder belts or harnesses is strongly recommended, however non-factory upper body restraints may only be used in open cars, cars with targa-tops in the open position, or cars with T-tops in the open position when two conditions are met:

• a. The roll structure must meet either the requirements of Appendix C or Section 9.4 of the GCR.
• b. The top of the roll structure may not be below the top of the driver’s helmet when the driver is in the normal driving position.

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Found someone on Lotus talk that is interested PM me your contact info and I'll pass it along.

The way I read it is: it would be ok as long as the top was closed. But I don't think you can cut the seats.

Did this ever sell?

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Originally Posted by XM_Rocks

Did this ever sell?

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Yes it is sold.

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Originally Posted by artur1976

Yes it is sold.

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