Shipping of bumpers - anyone done it? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**crossy** · 10-31-2011, 06:11 PM

----I'm talking standard GM bumpers not step style or custom ones. ------
The bumpers for square body trucks are big. I see people advertising all the time and most of the suppliers too for shipping these bumpers. Even though I know quite a bit about shipping. No matter how I measure this up it seems too big. you are SUPPOSED to imaginarily square off a box and if you do that allowing for the amount the ends wrap around, you wind up with a huge box. My question is’nt about a supplier who get special deals and discounts . I need this answered from a normal guy that has shipped one of these,. If you got away with it did you fudge some numbers . I fully understand the ‘girth’ limitations and I just don’t see how theses bumpers can make it???? IF I decide to start selling some of these bumpers I’ll be using Fed Ex, thanx for any help. Crossy

shawno72 · 10-31-2011, 06:19 PM

Well I just shipped a front bumper for a 1972 Chevy truck from the west coast to the east coast through UPS for $49.

**crossy** · 11-06-2011, 03:44 PM

anyone else? i have a rear sport bumper 73-80 style.

shawno72 · 11-06-2011, 03:56 PM

And just so you know the buyer and I agreed on jus wrapping the bumper in bubble wrap and the a thick layer of shrink wrap. No box and the buyer said it arrived in great shape.
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**crossy** · 11-06-2011, 05:16 PM

thanks, mine is painted style and i know someone will paint to match anyway. crossy

10-31-2011, 06:11 PM	#1
crossy Oh,you can't buy that new Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsville,N.J. 08070, USA Posts: 2,039	Shipping of bumpers - anyone done it? ----I'm talking standard GM bumpers not step style or custom ones. ------ The bumpers for square body trucks are big. I see people advertising all the time and most of the suppliers too for shipping these bumpers. Even though I know quite a bit about shipping. No matter how I measure this up it seems too big. you are SUPPOSED to imaginarily square off a box and if you do that allowing for the amount the ends wrap around, you wind up with a huge box. My question is’nt about a supplier who get special deals and discounts . I need this answered from a normal guy that has shipped one of these,. If you got away with it did you fudge some numbers . I fully understand the ‘girth’ limitations and I just don’t see how theses bumpers can make it???? IF I decide to start selling some of these bumpers I’ll be using Fed Ex, thanx for any help. Crossy __________________ "been there, done that, ruined the T-shirt". 2007 LBZ GMC Sierra, ECSB 2006 LM7 RCSB Silverado 98 Vortec project. 94,3500,6.5L 4L80 81 SWB GMC POS finally gone 73 Pinto, stock, w/CragarSS's-eww LOTS of Cummins trucks.

10-31-2011, 06:19 PM	#2
shawno72 C/10 junkie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stockton Ca Posts: 9,093	Re: Shipping of bumpers - anyone done it? Well I just shipped a front bumper for a 1972 Chevy truck from the west coast to the east coast through UPS for $49. __________________ Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!"

11-06-2011, 03:44 PM	#3
crossy Oh,you can't buy that new Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsville,N.J. 08070, USA Posts: 2,039	Re: Shipping of bumpers - anyone done it? anyone else? i have a rear sport bumper 73-80 style. __________________ "been there, done that, ruined the T-shirt". 2007 LBZ GMC Sierra, ECSB 2006 LM7 RCSB Silverado 98 Vortec project. 94,3500,6.5L 4L80 81 SWB GMC POS finally gone 73 Pinto, stock, w/CragarSS's-eww LOTS of Cummins trucks.

11-06-2011, 03:56 PM	#4
shawno72 C/10 junkie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stockton Ca Posts: 9,093	Re: Shipping of bumpers - anyone done it? And just so you know the buyer and I agreed on jus wrapping the bumper in bubble wrap and the a thick layer of shrink wrap. No box and the buyer said it arrived in great shape. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!"

11-06-2011, 05:16 PM	#5
crossy Oh,you can't buy that new Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsville,N.J. 08070, USA Posts: 2,039	Re: Shipping of bumpers - anyone done it? thanks, mine is painted style and i know someone will paint to match anyway. crossy __________________ "been there, done that, ruined the T-shirt". 2007 LBZ GMC Sierra, ECSB 2006 LM7 RCSB Silverado 98 Vortec project. 94,3500,6.5L 4L80 81 SWB GMC POS finally gone 73 Pinto, stock, w/CragarSS's-eww LOTS of Cummins trucks.

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