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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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Geez, I want so many bits and pieces for my ride but all the time I have to go to the States for them. That means I get hit with extra shipping, taxes and import brokerage fees [:@]
But there MUST be decent Canadian shops where I can buy stuff from, mustn't there???? But who? Where?

Right now I want a chin spoiler, probably a SS Grill and other body stick-ons. Honestly, getting large, relatively high dollar stuff like those, from the States means I get to drop my pants and bend over everytime a delivery guy rings my doorbelland I'm tired of it


Old Aug 31, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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Yah man I hear ya! It sucks! Best advice I can offer is insist that things get sent air mail so you don't get bent over by customs. My last car I bought an intake for it. The intake was $55 on eBay and customs charged me another $35!

I buy some stuff from the local JB's Power Center and they have some stuff that's a good price, but mostly everything works out just the same with all the additional shipping charges etc....that and they usually have to order it in and it takes longer for anything to arrive then just lubing up to begin with.... Guess that's the price we pay
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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Canada does suck. So do canuckadans. I know you made it to the states for woodward so why don't you drive over buy the parts and just take them back over.
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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I know you made it to the states for woodward so why don't you drive over buy the parts and just take them back over.
Yea, I could do that, I could get stuff arranged ahead of time and simply drive to Detroit to collect.
Trouble is it's a 4 hour drive each way and I'd have to have the larger pieces installed at the point of saleto avoid the Nosey Canadian Customs from seeing my new stuff hanging out of the window [:@]

Canada is big and we have a shed load of Mustangs here, so why doesn't somebody start selling to us, from within the country ?
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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There is a Mustang performance shop in Calgary..... "The Mustang Shop" its called. They do have a website and I believe ship products.

To avoid brokerage fees, ship overnight, or two day air. Ground will cost you huge on brokerage fees.

But, I agree, we just don't have the aftermarket support, nor tuning support in Canada.
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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Find a P.O. Box or parcel company across the border in the US,
Have everything sent there.
You drive down to the states, pick it up, drive across at only pay GST / PST on all your goods with CBSA.

I do it for all my major purchases.
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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did you happen to email me on Ebay about getting a gt500 chin spoiler?
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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Nope, not me.
Why, do you have one ?
Old Sep 1, 2007 | 07:49 AM
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Guys check out( Steeda.ca )they also have a dyno! They are located in Milton Ontario.
Old Sep 1, 2007 | 08:14 AM
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There is also Western Motorsports in Calgary with online shopping....www.wmsracing.com



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