Porsche Enthusiasts Club Forum

Just ordered a new front bearing from ebay America. It's a radiused inner so expensive. Last one I got before Christmas was £40 for the Kit. I now have 2 on the way for $40 inc shipping. Seller has loads of Porsche bits for all models at amazing prices. If they come ok will give you the link! Will take a couple of weeks but worth it! For this money I will take the risk!

What for a 944? Mine came from Berlyn for the S2 hubs & was around £22 shipped!
looks like its the same price for the earlier car.

You have to hope that customs don't stop it on the way in and charge you import duty on it.

I'm currently working in customs, be aware of the charges they also include postage in the value:-
Duty, VAT and handling charge of either £8 or £13.50.

We are opening parcels sent from the US then googling the contents to see the real value and charging accordingly.

you are working for customs? what happened to the motorway thingy? where does south central get its sarnies from??????

I don't object to paying VAT & duty. Got the price wrong. These bearings are £7.50 each. Berts were £22 + Postage. I've also ordered some bits I've not seen before new. Total order is £90 so it will still save money even with a handling charge. Most of the bits on this site are half the price they are here. Some much cheaper. Just hope they ship it properly with an invoice or I could get stung!
( A few more. Distributer cap. £18 Brake caliper oem new £35. Oil cooler gasket set £15)

Is that legal...or another example of the 'leaders' of this nanny state of ours snooping into our private affairs?

Customs have the right to open anything that comes through our borders.

To be fair some of the stuff that has been ceased during my time there it's a godsend that they have the authority to open parcels.

Guns, rifles, swords, throwing weapons, land mines, grenades all packaged and declared as low value gifts. It's pretty scary really as all these parcels are supposed to be x-ray cleared by the country of origin and for every one ceased they reckon 10 get through.

Bother, I've just asked my daughter to pop down to Arizona and pick up a fully armed B52.

Back to the drawing board.

blast there goes the party bags for my lads birthday party

Parts came. No duty or VAT Where you asleep Sean?? So I got a new resovior for the master cylinder. Couple of front bearings. & some seals all for £45 inc shiping! Should look mint when I get it all together.

What value did it say on the package?

Don't worry I've had your name tagged into the system anything else you order will be flagged for verification

Where did you order them from?

seg

Me & my big mouth. Parts were 90$ listed as $75! Surely Porsche parts should be exempt from tax as restoring old Pork is virtual charity & important for motoring heritage.
And all the money I get goes on the '44 so I'm always skint anyway.

One Seal that I ordered didn't come. Seller has yet to respond to email. I can't reccomend the seller in this case. On balance I did ok but it may be more luck. Will list the shop if & when it's sorted. Since I got the new coolant expantion tank it really showed up the brake resovoir. Now both are new
Lindsey Racing sell lots of standard Porsche parts as well as the spiecal stuff & they work out about 30% cheaper than getting them here. Order has to be big enough to make it worth the handling charge. They do it right & list the parts with correct price!