Marketplace => T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED => Topic started by: 88turbo on April 19, 2007, 06:00:00 PM
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: 88turbo on April 19, 2007, 06:00:00 PM
well as the thread states I need one as soon as possible cracks are ok I just need something to get me by for a while. mine is destroyed
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: P71 on April 19, 2007, 06:25:56 PM
I have a cracked one (no pieces missing) for $85 shipped. I can mail it out ASAP.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: 88turbo on April 19, 2007, 07:06:45 PM
I cant do $85
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Post by: xtremer-pxl on April 19, 2007, 10:01:14 PM
I don't blame you. for $85 you can almost get a clean one.
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Post by: 84 Fila on April 19, 2007, 10:11:51 PM
Graham, what did you do to yours?
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Post by: 88turbo on April 19, 2007, 11:00:34 PM
smashed it... dont ask :shoothead:
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: P71 on April 19, 2007, 11:30:34 PM
Cept $45 is just in shipping. Good luck
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Post by: Cougar5.0 on April 19, 2007, 11:35:21 PM
Got lots of Cougar ones - sorry, no Bird...
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Post by: bhazard on April 19, 2007, 11:41:15 PM
Hit up a junkyard.
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Post by: vinnietbird on April 20, 2007, 05:43:26 AM
Wait until tomorrow,I'm going parts hunting,and I'm buying all of the good taillights.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: xtremer-pxl on April 20, 2007, 10:39:55 AM
Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;141459
Cept $45 is just in shipping. Good luck
did you just burn one or what?
that is ridiculous (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/xtremer-pxl/Smiles/liar.gif)
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: P71 on April 20, 2007, 11:00:59 AM
Wow, you don't ship much do you? A taillight is considered single oversize when placed in a properly sized box. You know, one big enough to ensure that it arrives in 1 piece and not a billion pieces. Tack on the extra charges for tracking #'s, insurance, and wanting it ASAP (2-3 day select) plus the bogus fuel charges and taxes and you're at $45 in a hurry. The set of taillights I shipped last week cost $57 to ship DHL, about $6 cheaper then FedEx and $17 cheaper then UPS.
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Post by: Ifixyawata on April 20, 2007, 11:11:46 AM
People ask for parts that aren't even manufactured anymore then complain about the price... sheesh.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: P71 on April 20, 2007, 11:13:04 AM
Yup :hick:
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Post by: DVP on April 20, 2007, 11:14:30 AM
got one in a box. ready to go. 30lus shipping. give me an adress and ill get you shipping cost tonight. dont think it was that much to ship it to vinnie when i had it priced and it had gauges in it. the black corner end is missing but it isnt cracked.ready to go as soon as the money gets here
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: xtremer-pxl on April 20, 2007, 04:19:01 PM
I just don't like people who think they need to rape other people on shipping. And I know I could pack a tail light and ship it for $20 and make sure it doesn't get broken. I ship stuff all the time.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: P71 on April 20, 2007, 06:29:56 PM
BULL$#!T and you know it. You OBVIOUSLY don't ship anything son.
DHL: From: 98626 To: Arkansas City 67005 Package: Your Packaging 12 lbs 23 April, 2007 DHL 2nd Day Service Wednesday, Apr 25, 2007 by 05:00 PM $44.69 NO INSURANCE $47.44 with $85 Insurance
UPS: Ship From: 98626, UNITED STATES Ship To: 67005, UNITED STATES Shipment Date: Monday, April 23, 2007 Total Shipment Weight: 12 lbs. Address Type: Residential 12 lbs. 30 x 8 x 8 in. / Your Packaging 85 USD UPS 3 Day Select® - Same Day Pickup By End of Day Thursday April 26, 2007 41.09 USD
FedEx Ship From / To Kelso, 98626, U.S.A. > Arkansas city, 67005, U.S.A. on April 23, 2007 Package information 1 package 12.0 lbs Your Packaging 30 in x 8 in x 8 in, 85.00 USD Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:00 PM FedEx 2Day® $46.70
SO, as I was saying, if he wants it by NEXT weekend, shipping will be around $45.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: 88turbo on April 20, 2007, 07:25:22 PM
asap doesnt mean tomorrow lol I need it by may 19th at the latest and I could also ship a tail light for about $20 no thanks aerobird
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: P71 on April 20, 2007, 07:32:14 PM
May 19th isn't ASAP, it's Ground. Which was $23-$29 dollars by those 3 shippers with insurance. So $65 shipped if you want it by next month.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: 88turbo on April 20, 2007, 08:27:15 PM
let me see what these other guys come up with first I know the tails arent made from gold
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Post by: bob5326 on April 21, 2007, 01:26:59 AM
The same package that Aerobird Motorsports is telling you will cost $23-$29, can be shipped by FedEx for $13.68 ground, that means you'll have it in four days. And that price quote is to ship it from his zip code to yours, so I have no idea what he's quoting......
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Post by: Ifixyawata on April 21, 2007, 07:14:08 AM
He just gouges everyone on this message board by custom-making obsolete parts then charging too much for 'em. Gosh!
:shakehead:shakehead:shakehead
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: bob5326 on April 21, 2007, 08:30:03 AM
I don't have a problem with someone custom making parts that are no longer available and charging for them. As for gouging them on the price, you can only charge what the market will bear. Do I think $40 for a busted taillight is expensive, Yes. Would I pay it if I needed it, Yes, I guess I would, if I had too. I thought it was the price of the shipping that was being debated. I think Mike at Areobird Motorsports assumed that 88Turbo wanted it asap and was quoted prices for faster shipping, at least I think that's what the problem is, besides the fact that he'd be paying $40 for a busted taillight which I don't think he wants to do. If I had seen 88Turbo's posting a week ago, I could have sent him a pair of nice taillights for a turbo coupe but I told someone that I would hold them for him to get back from his honeymoon. I sell parts on the turboford site and on this site, but I give away as much as I sell. As a matter of fact, I have a 5.0 radiator overflow bottle for a thunderbird that Areobird Motorsports is looking for, all boxed up ready to ship to him, and I've never done any business with him. I told him the bottle was free, but after reading this thread, I'm gonna have to charge him at least $200 for special handling and shipping...........LOL
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Post by: Ifixyawata on April 21, 2007, 08:36:54 AM
I think you're probably right about the faster shipping. I just hate it when people come down on seller's for charging too much for shipping, but they'd be even MORE pissed if thier merchandise came to them in pieces. I know it was upwards of $80 to send a pair of taillights to a guy up in Canada using USPS. I dunno... I guess if you don't want it that bad you won't pay the price for it. I think Micheal seems like a guy who pays attention to detail and probably would do everythign in his power to ensure the piece arrived just that, one piece. Oh well, though. Ease up on ABM and let's all be a happy ****in' family.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: bob5326 on April 21, 2007, 09:16:34 AM
First, How the hell do you type so fast......It took me about 30 min. to type that post, and I hate to type. Second, I hate shipping stuff more then I hate typing. The last thing I want is to have someone e-mail me saying that their stuff is all busted up, I make sure what I send arrives in one piece. I don't do it myself, but if I was buying something from someone and they said that they were gonna charge me more then the shipping costs just to wrap it up, I could understand it. Mike at Areobird Motorsports is in business to make money, he has to pay attention to details or he won't be in business long. I haven't said anything to ease up on him about. If he can make money selling parts on line, good luck to him, It's too much work for me........
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: 83Heritage on April 21, 2007, 09:27:37 AM
Try this Driver http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/87-88-Thunderbird-Turbo-Coupe-taillight-tail-light_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQihZ018QQitemZ280105637715QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: 88turbo on April 21, 2007, 09:44:57 AM
Quote from: bob5326;141747
First, How the hell do you type so fast......It took me about 30 min. to type that post, and I hate to type. Second, I hate shipping stuff more then I hate typing. The last thing I want is to have someone e-mail me saying that their stuff is all busted up, I make sure what I send arrives in one piece. I don't do it myself, but if I was buying something from someone and they said that they were gonna charge me more then the shipping costs just to wrap it up, I could understand it. Mike at Areobird Motorsports is in business to make money, he has to pay attention to details or he won't be in business long. I haven't said anything to ease up on him about. If he can make money selling parts on line, good luck to him, It's too much work for me........
also if he wants to charge an arm and a leg people arent going to want to buy anything from him and he wont be in business long... the last time I bought something from him it didnt go too well but I dont think that was his fault :dunno:
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: P71 on April 21, 2007, 01:01:31 PM
$40 for a cracked tailligt, not a busted one. I'll take a pic for you. If I didn't tell you it was cracked, you wouldn't notice it. When I charge for nice taillights, they are NICE taillights. When I ship a box it has enough packing in it to not break (unless a UPS truck runs the thing over). He said he needed a cracked taillight ASAP. That tells me he wanted a taillight that wouldn't get him pulled over, within a week, which is what I quoted him for. If he said I'll take a busted to one by next month, then I'd a said pay the $14 Ground 2 week shipping and it's yours because a busted taillight is better then no taillight. Then someone tried to call me out on shipping, which I promptly proved them wrong on. Yeah, so this is my job. Making a little profit on the used stuff is what allows me to have the money to design and make the NEW stuff. I've been doing this for 3 years now and it takes a lot of work.
/rant
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: turbostang on April 30, 2007, 08:14:24 AM
I have a good low mile 88 tc one-ill take 65 and 85 shipped let me know your email and ill shoot you a pic-I have a couple different ones.the 65 one has a small spiderweb
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: 88turbo on April 30, 2007, 05:28:46 PM
Quote from: turbostang;143725
I have a good low mile 88 tc one-ill take 65 and 85 shipped let me know your email and ill shoot you a pic-I have a couple different ones.the 65 one has a small spiderweb
no thanks, now we have another Mike Pinto :flame: arent we here to hel peach other out? this is crazy the prices that people want paid for their old parts... if you want to screw someone go to ebay. if you want to help us fellow "Friends" then sell stuff here reasonably /end rant
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: 88turbo on April 30, 2007, 05:29:21 PM
tail light problem is solved, thanks to you reasonable people :D
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Post by: vinnietbird on April 30, 2007, 05:58:42 PM
Your light assembly and skirts are on the way.The light assembly was $22.00 shipping with insurance.The skirts were about $42.00 shipping.So,you got the side skirts and light assembly for $106.00 plus shipping.Not a bad deal altogether.I hope that helps.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: Thunder Chicken on April 30, 2007, 06:45:25 PM
Quote from: 88turbo;143867
no thanks, now we have another Mike Pinto :flame: arent we here to hel peach other out? this is crazy the prices that people want paid for their old parts... if you want to screw someone go to ebay. if you want to help us fellow "Friends" then sell stuff here reasonably /end rant
You do realize that it's that kind of attitude that is largely responsible for these cars having no aftermarket support, no restoration parts available, and many people (and junk yards) sending them to the crusher without even trying to sell parts off them, right?
You talk of wanting to help "Friends" - well, what about the friend selling the part? Ever think he might need the money just as badly as you're trying to save it? Or does helping people out only count when you're buying?
Mustang guys spend crazy money on their cars. Camaro guys spend crazy money on their cars. Import guys spend crazy money on their cars. Hell, even J-body guys spend crazy money on their cars. But Thunderbird and Cougar owners want to be charity cases. When a guy tries to make a little money on these cars he's ridiculed.
I dunno what you'll do as these cars get older and parts become harder to find, because with people expecting to pay $15 for a tail light that they're supposedly "desperate" for, the parts will definitely get harder to find...
Mike, I've said it before - you've either got a lot of patience, absolutely no sense, or a bit of both, to attempt to market resto and upgrade parts to this crowd - it speaks volumes for your dedication to the cars.
[/rant]
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: ozarkracer on May 03, 2007, 03:53:09 PM
I recently needed the dash lens (which is fairly bulky) for my 85 Tbird's electronic dash. A Ford dealer out east had a brand new one for $30 and shipped it to me for $5 and it arrived in perfect condition.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: P71 on May 03, 2007, 04:08:37 PM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;143886
Mike, I've said it before - you've either got a lot of patience, absolutely no sense, or a bit of both, to attempt to market resto and upgrade parts to this crowd - it speaks volumes for your dedication to the cars.[/rant]
I must be clinically insane with these attitudes.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: Ifixyawata on May 03, 2007, 04:14:24 PM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;143886
You do realize that it's that kind of attitude that is largely responsible for these cars having no aftermarket support, no restoration parts available, and many people (and junk yards) sending them to the crusher without even trying to sell parts off them, right?
You talk of wanting to help "Friends" - well, what about the friend selling the part? Ever think he might need the money just as badly as you're trying to save it? Or does helping people out only count when you're buying?
Mustang guys spend crazy money on their cars. Camaro guys spend crazy money on their cars. Import guys spend crazy money on their cars. Hell, even J-body guys spend crazy money on their cars. But Thunderbird and Cougar owners want to be charity cases. When a guy tries to make a little money on these cars he's ridiculed.
I dunno what you'll do as these cars get older and parts become harder to find, because with people expecting to pay $15 for a tail light that they're supposedly "desperate" for, the parts will definitely get harder to find...
Mike, I've said it before - you've either got a lot of patience, absolutely no sense, or a bit of both, to attempt to market resto and upgrade parts to this crowd - it speaks volumes for your dedication to the cars.
[/rant]
EXACTLY.
This thread makes FIRE shoot out of my eyes.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: 88turbo on May 03, 2007, 05:19:24 PM
if you guys want to spend your life savings on ONE cracked lense go right ahead I'm not going to.
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Post by: 88turbo on May 03, 2007, 09:52:36 PM
sorry if I sounded alittle arrogant but there is no need to flame me for stating an opinion... maybe I had the wrong way of thinking for this place when it came to parts for these cars.
Title: D/s Taillight needed asap
Post by: Ifixyawata on May 04, 2007, 02:12:17 AM
Heh, kid, if $80 is your life savings you shouldn't be modding a car.
Oh well, let's put all our angry feelings aside and agree to disagree.
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Post by: Blackout on May 04, 2007, 04:39:36 AM
Look. With these cars becoming more rare every day, ABM is attempting to get parts to us that normally would not be available. Thunder Chicken is completely right. If you disagree with something There is an appropriate forum. And just remember, ABM came TO YOU offering what you needed. If you didnt like his price, all you had to type was "Thanks, but I was looking for something a bit cheaper" and moved along. So you dont like his shipping prices. So be it. Oh well. I would rather pay Mike to ship me something than have it half-assed boxed and destroyed by the shipping companies. I trust Mike because he is like me......an Enthusiast. He cares, therfore I have trust. Therefore, I will pay for doing it the correct way.
Not intended to flame anyone else, I'm sure you pack things for shipping just fine.
That being said, I vote for lock, since this thread's purpose has been served. 88Turbo has his taillight.