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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 05:00 PM
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Hi Guys, I'm having difficulty finding a supplier for a replacement front bumper and valance for my 99 Lariat 4x4.
Can anyone recommend a decent supplier that may be able to ship to Australia ?
The websites I've seen so far don't have a physical address or a sales email address to even ask the question. And I have no idea if they are real businesses or not.
I appreciate any help
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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 06:57 PM
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I just looked at a random item I threw into the shopping cart on Rockauto and it allowed me to choose Australia for the shipping. Have you checked out Rockauto?
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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 09:32 PM
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I havent looked at Rockauto.. are they a good company to deal with?
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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 09:48 PM
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I've not had any issues with them in the many years I've purchased parts from them. I've shipped parts to my pops in Mexico with them as well. No issues.
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Old Jan 19, 2023 | 05:20 PM
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Ok, ill have to email them... just the shipping on a $300 order came back as over $4000 on the website
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Old Jan 19, 2023 | 11:11 PM
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Whoa.
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Old Jan 21, 2023 | 08:19 AM
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Carparts.com possibly...I think they absorbed jc Whitney and a few others...
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Old Jan 21, 2023 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by luppy
Ok, ill have to email them... just the shipping on a $300 order came back as over $4000 on the website
Try calling them on the phone...shipping calculators don't take into account certain variables that can be adjusted by the human beings involved...

It'll probably be a slow boat but I'm sure they can knock down that shipping price to something reasonable.

That calculator probably uses American shipping companies for it's calculations, so they're naturally going to charge more for overseas shipping which aren't in their normal purview.

When I was stationed in Japan, I ran into this problem a few times. I fortunately was at an FPO so I could sidetrack conventional shipping costs that way, but it wouldn't have been cheap otherwise.

If you talk with the company I'm sure between you a viable solution will arise.

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