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[SRT300]

Your lucky, plates are cheap down in vic Hemi57. Thanks for checking the arrival date for srt's. Has your contact mentioned the price, do you reckon, 80K?? Also where's the best place to get a bentley style grill from??

Thanks.

[Hemi57]

srt6.1, I got my E&G Mesh Grille and more recently the lower mesh inserts from Wyckoff Chrysler, a sponsor of the forum.

Unfortunately due to the poor feedback I gave them on the handling of my last order Jeff Poole from Wyckoff has stated, "You have ordered from us for the last time".

Wyckoff, from my experience is not geared very well to handle overseas orders. They only offer 1 overseas shipping option (eg. the lower mesh grilles cost US$79.95 and shipping was a whopping US$62.00), they require you to fill in a form and provide photo ID, they do not seem to keep good records (eg. I ordered from them 11 months back but they needed my details and photo ID all supplied again which was the reason for the delays I experienced & they did not communicate this), they did not respond to my messages promptly when I inquired why the delivery was taking so long and they did not honor the discount offered to forum members as it seems I missed a step in filling out their on-line order form.

They asked for honest feedback which I gave them and they didn't like it. What can I say?

I suggest that you search the web or eBay for grilles. You could post a thread asking for recommendations from the forum member or try Wyckoff yourself. Their shipments are well packed, once you have all their requirements met the order arrives in days and it seems their prices are competitive. Your call.

[Domenic]

Hemi57 so how much aust$ did it cost you to get the bentley grills and inserts all up? I asked the dealer the other day he's quoted me $900 changeover just for grill, and i nearly choked on an invisible chicken bone.

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[Hemi57]

Originally Posted by Domenic

Hemi57 so how much aust$ did it cost you to get the bentley grills and inserts all up? I asked the dealer the other day he's quoted me $900 changeover just for grill, and i nearly choked on an invisible chicken bone.

Domenic, I bought the Grille November 2004 for US$329 plus US$39.95 for the emblem plus US$79.95 shipping. At the exchange back then the whole lot cost around A$540.

[Domenic]

How long was the ship?

[Hemi57]

Originally Posted by Domenic

How long was the ship?

Once I got the form filled out with the photo ID to Wyckoff it was Friday morning OZ time. The package arrive at home the following Wednesday. Bloody fast from around the other side of the planet.

[SRT300]

Thanks for the feedback Hemi57. I will have to do some research to see whats the best option.

Cheers

[Domenic]

Originally Posted by Hemi57

Once I got the form filled out with the photo ID to Wyckoff it was Friday morning OZ time. The package arrive at home the following Wednesday. Bloody fast from around the other side of the planet.

So for the trouble of filling out a form and waiting 5 days you saved $360 on the grill, sounds good to me. Oh and that includes the inserts, i forgot those. You probably saved yourself $500 on the deal. Nice work.

Do you think ordering mopar 20in wheels from the states would save us in similar proportion?

[Hemi57]

Originally Posted by Domenic

So for the trouble of filling out a form and waiting 5 days you saved $360 on the grill, sounds good to me. Oh and that includes the inserts, i forgot those. You probably saved yourself $500 on the deal. Nice work.

Do you think ordering mopar 20in wheels from the states would save us in similar proportion?

Domenic, the inserts cost another A$194.00. That A$540 was grille & genuine winged badge. Remember you may get hit for duty & tax on purchases over about A$200 (not sure $ value trigger for that).

Yeah, I reckon there is a lot to be saved on a wheel/tyre package. Customs will almost certainly hit you on a big purchase for duty & GST on the whole price including shipping cost. I was corresponding with a couple of different companies in the US for packages and was getting quoted US$700 for shipping, add that to maybe US$3000 for the package and you are looking at serious money for duty and GST.

The first thing you need to do is find a US dealer who will ship outside the US.

I have spoken direct with HEMEEE & Fatchance and they cautioned me on getting the exact right wheel offset for the 300C. Do some searches and you should find references to the clearances to a bolt on the front suspension, which some people have ground down against good advice.

I recommend you do your homework.