How to ship seats

[black roadster]

I have a source for some 95M seats but need to ship them The issue for the seller seems to be packaging. I'm going to see if FedEx will ship them unboxed in bubble wrap. If not, what is the best way to ship seats?

[jeff_man]

and it's cheap

[BenCronin04]

I have a source for some 95M seats but need to ship them The issue for the seller seems to be packaging. I'm going to see if FedEx will ship them unboxed in bubble wrap. If not, what is the best way to ship seats?

I know it sounds wierd, but staples ships them cheap through UPS. They prefer them to be boxed, but I've had them shipped just bubble wrapped.

[mk2tmr2]

I would DEFINITELY bubble wrap and box them. Back when I sold used JDM car parts as a side gig I sold many interiors. I always boxed them up even if I had to create big enough boxes from several smaller boxes. I've seen stuff happen during shipping that even 3-4 layers of bubble wrap would not defend against. The more protection the better.

[Tim the Teacher]

I didn't have that problem since I found some local

[HudsonHawk]

Pay Tim to transport them in his new truck.

He needs to break it in anyway.

[trickyrix]

What about asking the seller to take them apart so they'll fit in boxes?

[goofygrin]

I shipped an entire exhaust in one box... that I made from many boxes :) Creativity is key here.

[cam76034]

You'd think someone who works for FedX would know what can happen to freight that is shipped without proper packing. A common mistake shippers make is that if they insure something, they don't have to package it and if it is damaged they can just file a claim. When the claim is denied because of insufficient packaging they are always surprised and angry because nobody told them (although it IS buried in the fine print on the freight bill they signed)

From artwork to expensive electronics to grandma's china set, I always asked, if you wouldn't mail it for fear of damage, what makes you think using a freight company will be any different? Yet these same folks would cheap out on the packing, using boxes they had scrounged from behind the grocery store without so much as a hint of bubbles, packing peanuts, or even wadded up newspaper.

Best case would be as trickyrix suggested, break them down and at least have some cardboard around them.

[juxt3r]

Best case would be as trickyrix suggested, break them down and at least have some cardboard around them.

Agreed. Have seller bag any removed hardware. Pull the headrest off of each back, and use hand-shrink to attach 'em to tops of the lowers near the attachment points for the uppers. Might be wise to remove the slider assemblies, attach 'em to the fronts of the uppers. This will save some space.
Liberal use of wadded up packing/butcher paper is inexpensive and quite effective and preventing shifting during transit.
Bubble wrap is great & all, but you're replacing the skins. Bubble won't be needed to protect the seat frames or sliders, though some around or over the previously removed plastic bits would be good. If anything, I'd recommend extra layers of corrugated along the inside edges/corners of the boxes and against the largest faces of the boxes.

[sxk122]

Ship it via greyhound...... i've never had issues on large fenders and hoods....