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Post by atlex on Oct 19, 2018 11:57:26 GMT
cost per item was closer to 25 quid or 30 than 40 or 60, when I imported two..
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Post by FFS Corders on Oct 19, 2018 21:25:15 GMT
Congratulations, hopefully it will be simple to get it working from here
Definitely cheaper than the metal options that are out there (DaveFab etc) but obviously less sexy welding
So I am interested in your progress for sure
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Post by Zed. on Oct 19, 2018 22:18:14 GMT
Definitely cheaper than the metal options that are out there (DaveFab etc) but obviously less sexy welding yup, and that means more pennies to buy other goodies (like the 16 x long wheelstuds that cost too much  ) as to the welding, I've seen some that do not resemble a straight line so I'm happy with plastic  anyway, as to fitment, I'm thinking of drilling the scuttle-panel & bolting directly as opposed to bolting brackets to the reservoir then bolting the bracket to the scuttle. think I'll turn some nylon as spacers - the perks of having my own machine-shop with 2 lathes & a mill amongst other tooling.... Rich. |
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Post by wannabe on Oct 21, 2018 22:26:39 GMT
Sounds about right, that clearance fee is an admin charge for dealing with the VAT on your behalf.. or something like that I swear I read soewhere that the 'clearance fee' is something one does not actually have to pay, because it's meant to be for large / bulk / expensive items over a certain cost (??) but is applied to anything, but I'm damned if I can find it again and haven't yet got round to checking the Ts&Cs! |
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Post by Zed. on Oct 21, 2018 22:53:09 GMT
Sounds about right, that clearance fee is an admin charge for dealing with the VAT on your behalf.. or something like that I swear I read soewhere that the 'clearance fee' is something one does not actually have to pay, because it's meant to be for large / bulk / expensive items over a certain cost (??) but is applied to anything, but I'm damned if I can find it again and haven't yet got round to checking the Ts&Cs! I guess if it's challenged then your parcel becomes very hard to find..........  Rich. |
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Post by martiny on Oct 22, 2018 11:38:28 GMT
These fees are perhaps going to be a hotter topic when we leave the EU next year and start paying them on stuff from Germany etc too.
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Post by Zed. on Oct 22, 2018 12:09:22 GMT
These fees are perhaps going to be a hotter topic when we leave the EU next year and start paying them on stuff from Germany etc too. parcelfarce fees no, tax / VAT? yes parcelfarce add a handling charge because they can (the delivery was paid for @ source??) interestingly, the parcelfarce 'handling' charge is vat-free? (on letter as 'zero rated for vat) I thought vat was chargable (& payable) on goods & services - handling charges falling into the 'services' bracket?  organized fraud somewhere?  canoenose.... Rich. |
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Post by martiny on Oct 22, 2018 16:37:45 GMT
Well at the moment we pay VAT & delivery at the point of purchase when we buy something from an EU country, and that's that because the parcel doesn't get held at customs. Buy from, say, the US and you don't pay VAT until it gets to the UK, then you pay any taxes and import duty required and the courier charges you a fee for handling that admin for you, and of course it causes a delay. As of next year EU countries will be in the same category as other countries.
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Post by Zed. on Oct 25, 2018 19:32:17 GMT
okey, update time.. heres how I mounted the Suzuki Capuccino screenwash reservoir.    and the bracket that picks up with a captive-nut (would have been for an aircon pipe clamp)  simple 'dogleg' in steel to fit. (other side is bolted direct to bulkhead. and, as a temporary-fit atmospheric breather catchcan (poundshop bicycle drinks bottle with a 'filter' fitted in lid / pipe fed through hole in side)  Rich. |
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Post by atlex on Oct 25, 2018 21:57:59 GMT
Looks neat!
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Oct 30, 2018 22:04:12 GMT
Great work! Looks perfect. On the catch can... if it fills up with oil you have more serious issues. Air should only go in to the engine from that side  |
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Post by Zed. on Oct 30, 2018 22:16:14 GMT
Great work! Looks perfect. On the catch can... if it fills up with oil you have more serious issues. Air should only go in to the engine from that side HA. agreed  Luckily the 'can is empty & has stayed this way since fitting. is there for the 'incase' moment  I'm going to plumb it / something similar in between the pcv & the manifold sometime, might re-locate the pcv as that way it should be tidier to plumb..... Rich. |
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Post by atlex on Oct 30, 2018 23:22:20 GMT
You can get a 90 degree pcv valve, but, indeed, between the pcv valve and the intake is the best place to stick a catch, and you'll want to check it every 1K miles or so. It'll fill up with a mix of hydrocarbons (oil and water and it'll stank of gasoline too from the blowby).
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Post by Zed. on Nov 3, 2018 19:20:47 GMT
between the pcv valve and the intake is the best place to stick a catch, and you'll want to check it every 1K miles or so. It'll fill up with a mix of hydrocarbons (oil and water and it'll stank of gasoline too from the blowby). thats the subject of a new thread..... more to follow Rich. |
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Post by jonathanlc on Nov 16, 2018 17:35:26 GMT
I await your results with interest same here as to import duty / vat & maybe handling charges, I guess 20% for vat & the postoffice will want a cut..... note to anyone thats interested, I believe that I have bought directly from Suzuki in Japan through the sales service 'Rakuten Global Market'... interestingly I had contacted a local Suzuki dealer & was told that there was no stock  Rich. Too late now, but I have discovered that when you get the grey card from the post office ( I'm sure they would love it to be silver but it looks grey to me! ) then if you have set up a PO account on their website, pay your outstanding HMRC bill on line, on their site, then unlike the desk in the sorting office you don't get charged the £8 handling fee! Result! Well it saves a few quid. |
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