Shipping pumpkin back to MFactory in the US

B.J.C. · 05-14-2015, 12:37 PM

Hi guys, I am picking up an MFactory LSD (installed in the pumpkin) when I go to the US this weekend. Once I get it installed, I will need to ship my original diff back to them in order to get my $500 core charge refunded.

Does anyone have experience doing this and tips for shipping? I am in Ottawa, about an hour from the US border, so I was considering taking my diff across the border and shipping it from a UPS store...

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

mojobmw_e90 · 05-14-2015, 12:42 PM

How about making a small box using plywood and than getting a perfectly sized cardboard box with bubbles and putting it inside. Will prevent movements and damage

andrey_gta · 05-14-2015, 01:03 PM

Maybe a vendor in canada can help you or the BMWTN vendors

dbworld4k · 05-14-2015, 07:31 PM

Absolutely, 100%, ship it from the U.S. side. You will save literally hundreds of dollars on such a heavy and big item.

B.J.C. · 05-15-2015, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dbworld4k

Absolutely, 100%, ship it from the U.S. side. You will save literally hundreds of dollars on such a heavy and big item.

Okay, thanks. FYI all, I plan to reuse the shipping packaging from MFactory.

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B.J.C. Private 0 Rep 50 Posts Drives: e90 335i (2007) Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Ottawa, ON iTrader: (1)	Shipping pumpkin back to MFactory in the US Hi guys, I am picking up an MFactory LSD (installed in the pumpkin) when I go to the US this weekend. Once I get it installed, I will need to ship my original diff back to them in order to get my $500 core charge refunded. Does anyone have experience doing this and tips for shipping? I am in Ottawa, about an hour from the US border, so I was considering taking my diff across the border and shipping it from a UPS store... Thanks in advance for any ideas.
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mojobmw_e90 Major 382 Rep 1,497 Posts Drives: 2014 E63S Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Chicago IL iTrader: (3)	How about making a small box using plywood and than getting a perfectly sized cardboard box with bubbles and putting it inside. Will prevent movements and damage
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andrey_gta Brigadier General 318 Rep 4,040 Posts Drives: 130i coupé ;) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bimmerpost iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 128i [10.00]	Maybe a vendor in canada can help you or the BMWTN vendors __________________ 128i Sport 6MT converted to Euro 130i spec, 3.73 diff, tuned by evolve ~220 whp 207 wtq(ft-lb) SAE In-progress: //M front arm, M3 rack, e36M lip Wishlist: Coils, n55 mnts, headers, LSD, e60 finn diff "The 1-series is the last car that BMW engineered before the Germans, as a car-making culture, fell out of love with driving." - R&T 2013 135is
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dbworld4k Banned 590 Rep 2,233 Posts Drives: '12 M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: YYZ iTrader: (5) Garage List 2002 BMW M5 [10.00] 2009 BMW 335i [10.00]	Absolutely, 100%, ship it from the U.S. side. You will save literally hundreds of dollars on such a heavy and big item.
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