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From: Jeff Caraway [mailto:DovenWolf@...]
Sent: July 2, 2002 8:22 AM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] FW: Marcos GlassHi All,
I received a reply from Marcos Heritage regarding glass pricing.
I have attached their letter below.
I went with 5 fronts and 10 rears as our estimate. I was happy to see that they do indeed carry the Perspex rears.
It looks like the glass converts to:
Rear Glass Screens $345.00 each
Front glass $452.00 each
Rear Perspex $145.00 each
It sounds as if we would be facing an additional 3216.00 (worst case for 10 glass rears-see below) to get them shipped to ONE destination here in the US. I think that we will also have to pay some type of customs charges as well. I\u2019m not sure what they would run, but I would guess the customs would be a few hundred dollars.
Then we would incur more shipping to part them out and send them to their individual destinations.
I guess we need to go ahead and contact Pilkingtons (sp?) to get an estimate from them. Lee can you do that?
Although, I\u2019m not sure how we would estimate shipping with this method. I guess we could have Pilkingtons estimate it for shipping them to one US location as Rory did.
I\u2019m very disappointed by what I have found so far as the shipping will add so much to it that it probably will not be viable for most.
Although, there is still the hope of getting Perspex rears from Hayes (which I am still pursuing) and maybe getting someone in the US or Canada to do some front screens (which I would like for Paul to pursue with the place in Canada once he gets some time).
Please LMK what everyone thinks.
Jeff
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-----Original Message-----
From: Pike Associates [mailto:sales@...]
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 9:38 AM
To: DovenWolf@...
Subject: Re: Marcos Glass
We can supply rear glass or perspex ( lexan / polycarbonate ) screens.
We carry perspex screens in stock at \ufffd95.00 Each.
We can supply glass at the following prices:
10 x Rear Glass Screens ( Retail \ufffd350.00 ) \ufffd225.00 Each
5 x Front Glass Screens ( Retail \ufffd375.00 ) \ufffd295.00 Each
In all honesty the perspex screens are a definate fit because they are supplied oversize as opposed to the glass rear screens.
Regarding the shipping, it would be much cheaper to send the screens to one destination.
We would have to pack them in batches of 5. And you would be looking at around \ufffd200.00 to have each batch of 5 screens professionally crated ( our shippers insist on this ) - in all \ufffd600 for crating.
To ship the screens ( 3 boxes ) to North America is going to cost
in the region of \ufffd1500.00. The 3 boxes volumetrically work out at approx 840kg therefor making a very expensive shipping cost.
I have quoted for "worst case scenario " - i.e everybody wanting glass rear screens.
To ship a quantity of perspex screens would be a lot less - i.e to ship 5 perspex screens would cost \ufffd200 - \ufffd300.
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RE: [MarcosManiacs] FW: Marcos Glass
2002-08-19 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Hi again
guys,
I finally
managed to talk to the manager at the local Standard Auto Glass, one
of the auto glass chains in Canada, and the chain that secured my
replacement screen locally in 1976. He thought there was a good chance
that the local windshield manufacturer (which is now owned by Pilkington) might
be persuaded to make the Marcos screens locally, particularly if they were
wanted in quantity, but he was going to make some enquiries before getting
anyone's hopes up too high.
If this was
to happen, one of the requirements would be to have someone supply a front and
rear screen for use in the making of molds. Now I have to be honest and say I
would be very reluctant to let them have my car for that purpose, having waited
nearly 2 years to have the last front screen replaced. Knowing how valuable they
are, it would be asking for trouble to have someone remove, do God knows what
with during the mold making process and then replace, two perfectly good pieces
of glass. However, Dave Barton from Guelph in southern Ontario was, if I
recall correctly, one of the guys wanting replacements screen and if he
could supply his old ones for the mold making process, that would seem to me to
be a more realistic solution.
Until I get a
positive response from Standard it's a moot point, but something to think about.
Comments Dave?
I'll post the
response as soon as I hear.
Regards,
Paul
Dransfield
3 litre
Volvo