Stepside fender weight, help please - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

67ChevyRedneck · 02-04-2006, 12:59 PM

Hey fellers, I'm trying to help out RICKSTRUCKS. He's being kind enough to look into shipping a set of rear stepside fenders for me, but doesn't have any practical way to get the weight of these babys (without having to go wait in line at a shipper.) He'll be using the weight and dimensions to try to get me some different estimates online for shipping. Just need the weight of the fenders and if you have shipped some rear fenders before, please share your experience (shipper, cost, etc...)

Thanks so much everyone!

409biscayne · 02-04-2006, 03:39 PM

Used original fenders , or new aftermarket ? With the step or fender only ? I have a used one in my storage i could possibly weigh , although i would think the big cost will be the dimensions of the shipping box . At least thats how ups does it .

chevy_fatman · 02-04-2006, 03:57 PM

I had one shipped from AZ to PA a couple of years ago, the guy I bought it from literally "wrapped" the fender with cardboard and shipped via Greyhound (I know UPS won't ship anything this big without you paying a leg for it), I paid $64 back then, nowdays I heard DHL is pretty cheap, specially whan compared with UPS and FEDEX.
If you check vendors online, they'll ship new fenders with a big freight charge, for being oversize.

The thing with greyhound is that you have to take the item to your local bus station and wheen it arrives they call you and you have to go to the station to pick it up, where DHL will pick up at your house and deliver at your door.

Bob D · 02-04-2006, 04:29 PM

I have used a bathroom scale in a pinch. They are not very accurate at the lower weights, so the best way to do it is to weigh yourself with and without holding the fender and subtract the difference.

Bob

Botietruck · 02-04-2006, 04:31 PM

I had a set of stepside fenders shipped from Alabama about 5 years ago, they went Greyhound and shipping was $65.00 for both. They were not wrapped at all and arrived in great shape...except for the 29 destination stickers they put on at every station they stopped at. JK.

67ChevyRedneck · 02-04-2006, 09:48 PM

Thanks guys. I have heard DHL is the cheapest. They are a nice set of rust free originals. I wish I had $800 for a set of brand new ones. It will just be the fenders, pass and driver side. Anyone else?

02-04-2006, 12:59 PM	#1
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Stepside fender weight, help please Hey fellers, I'm trying to help out RICKSTRUCKS. He's being kind enough to look into shipping a set of rear stepside fenders for me, but doesn't have any practical way to get the weight of these babys (without having to go wait in line at a shipper.) He'll be using the weight and dimensions to try to get me some different estimates online for shipping. Just need the weight of the fenders and if you have shipped some rear fenders before, please share your experience (shipper, cost, etc...) Thanks so much everyone! __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

02-04-2006, 03:39 PM	#2
409biscayne Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane , Wash. Posts: 790	Re: Stepside fender weight, help please Used original fenders , or new aftermarket ? With the step or fender only ? I have a used one in my storage i could possibly weigh , although i would think the big cost will be the dimensions of the shipping box . At least thats how ups does it . __________________ Can-Am Motorsports 37 Chev Coupe 331 4 speed 5.13 posi . ex-gasser . 64 Biscayne 409 2x4 4 speed 4.11 posi 65 Nova Wagon Drag Car 383 t400 (Dragin-Wagon) 68 c10 cst 396 t400 a/c buckets lwb 4.11 posi (SOLD)

02-04-2006, 03:57 PM	#3
chevy_fatman Where's my beer? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in the state of denial.... Posts: 5,620	Re: Stepside fender weight, help please I had one shipped from AZ to PA a couple of years ago, the guy I bought it from literally "wrapped" the fender with cardboard and shipped via Greyhound (I know UPS won't ship anything this big without you paying a leg for it), I paid $64 back then, nowdays I heard DHL is pretty cheap, specially whan compared with UPS and FEDEX. If you check vendors online, they'll ship new fenders with a big freight charge, for being oversize. The thing with greyhound is that you have to take the item to your local bus station and wheen it arrives they call you and you have to go to the station to pick it up, where DHL will pick up at your house and deliver at your door. __________________ Paul How do you make the invisible, visible?.........You take it away. Last edited by chevy_fatman; 02-04-2006 at 04:00 PM.

02-04-2006, 04:29 PM	#4
Bob D Rolled on Paint Club Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Windham, CT. Posts: 232	Re: Stepside fender weight, help please I have used a bathroom scale in a pinch. They are not very accurate at the lower weights, so the best way to do it is to weigh yourself with and without holding the fender and subtract the difference. Bob

02-04-2006, 04:31 PM	#5
Botietruck '71 chevy s.bed/s.side Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 1,571	Re: Stepside fender weight, help please I had a set of stepside fenders shipped from Alabama about 5 years ago, they went Greyhound and shipping was $65.00 for both. They were not wrapped at all and arrived in great shape...except for the 29 destination stickers they put on at every station they stopped at. JK. __________________ STILL PLAYS WITH CARS...AND TRUCKS!! Parents! Be good to your kids...they get to choose your nursing home! 250 I-6 with a 3 speed Saginaw and Borg Warner Overdrive...She's got overdrive!

02-04-2006, 09:48 PM	#6
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Stepside fender weight, help please Thanks guys. I have heard DHL is the cheapest. They are a nice set of rust free originals. I wish I had $800 for a set of brand new ones. It will just be the fenders, pass and driver side. Anyone else? __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

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