[V8] Euro headlights on ebay

[diemarthadie at aol.com]

 I have a pair - one of which was indeed smashed in transit... it was packed better than I could have done and still got smashed - FedEx has a gift...? I also got nowhere with insurance and bought a new glass lens from Blau (strange how V8ers follow the same path...).? I haven't repaired the broken one, but I have both lights as part of the big pile of spares for sale...? So if you don't want to go to Germany...


 
John


 

-----Original Message-----
From: cobram at juno.com
To: scott_matus at yahoo.com
Cc: v8 at audifans.com
Sent: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 5:02 pm
Subject: Re: [V8] Euro headlights on ebay










Just a word of caution when dealing with headlights/shipping and Germany.
 There were several listers (myself included) who received badly packed
headlights with broken glass.  They were insured, BUT, the only one who
could put in a claim was the sender.  I don't know if this is some German
thing or what.  I got tired of wasting my time with the seller (still owe
lister Paul Intemann for all his German translation help) and just let it
go.  It got to the point where the seller would receive a full refund of
MY money if I went through with the claim procedure, I'm sure he'd have
kept that too.  I ended up picking up a brand new replacement Euro lens
from Blau when they had them up on FleaBay.
There are also many listers who had no problems with light purchases from
FleaBay Germany, so it's a roll of the dice.  Also be aware that if
customs flags the shipment, you'll have to pay a brokers fee if there are
any "irregularities."  
Canadian listers...check first with your authorities, it may keep you
from getting a really bad surprise from the tax man when you receive your
package.

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
Democracy: 3 wolves and a sheep voting on what's for lunch.

S_Matus <scott_matus at yahoo.com> writes:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AUDI-V8-5000-EURO-HEADLIGHTS-BOSCH-ECODE-E
UROPEAN_W0QQitemZ150202154204QQihZ005QQcategoryZ33710QQssPageNameZWDVWQQr
dZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> 
> FYI - 
> 
> Scott 
> (just too many Audis or VAG for that matter)
 
 
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