And for anyone looking to ship out heavy items (like this) i suggest buying an unbreakable storage rubbermaid tote from walmart/home depot to ship your items out. you drill holes everywhere and loop zipties thru the sides and top and tighten them. I've shipped out an 80lbs turbo kit, 80lbs engine block, cylinder head, coilovers WITH headlights in the SAME package and everything arrives SAFE. It is much harder to toss these things around or flip them over. and they are cheaper than buying a box from ups/fed ex

you have to pay a small surcharge usually but it is well worth it. However, UPS will not insure the items because it isn't a box. But THIS is how the box arrives!

 

It may look bad on me but I am admitting fault and offering to cover the damages without getting UPS (seemingly useless to this situation) involved. You would be getting brand new parts and spending no more money than you would have on the used parts, I'm trying my best to do what I can within my means

 

And idk if you deleted or the admins deleted the Facebook post but that was much easier

 

also noticed the twix wrapper

 

Wow....... That was a rush delivery ........ Meaning shove everything that needs to go out into the closes box he can find and ship it instantly..... Herecomesboost a good guy, I've sold him my aem V1 a while back with no problem..........

 

In the interest to protect my fellow S2KI members while shipping with UPS or any other carrier...

Another step towards protecting your package is to wrap it and seal its contents in a plastic bag. A trash bag works just fine. I'm not suggesting that it's protected to the extent of it being able to survive a flood or sinking to the bottom of a river but it is known that UPS will leave a package on an unprotected doorstep or in front of a garage door in a "safer" neighborhood.

Steps I would take to protect the items in this box:

-Wrap and seal the radiator and all other parts in individual plastic bags. (Protection from tape and water damage)
-Wrap the radiator and fans (and anything else thats fragile)individually in at least 2 inches bubble wrap.
-Wrap the radiator and fans (and anything else thats fragile)individually in cardboard that fits snug, put the other parts in individual boxes with loose fill (packing peanuts) to help them remain still while shipping.
-Choose a box that will allow you to place all of the items in it, while allowing for 2 inches of protection from the edges of the box and other items inside of the box. This means placing 2 inches of loose fill in the bottom of the box then placing items far enough inside that loose fill will provide 2 inches of protection along the 4 outside walls.
-Place more loose fill on top of the items.
-Seal the box along the middle seam and the 2 edges on both sides of the middle seams.

-For heavy items and items that are extremely valuable and breakable, use styrofoam planks to form an interior layer around the walls, bubble wrap the item, use loose fill, make sure there are 4 inches between the outer box walls and the item. Also package the item separate from other items.

Take pictures of everything prior to packaging. If you don't feel comfortable doing that, you probably packaged it wrong.

If you follow those guidelines, UPS will have no choice but to pay the shipper for a damaged item.

 

I removed it because you guys were already communicating and it seemed you were both attempting to work it out here. If you want to, open it back up

 

Although this is a shit situation it seems like only the radiator was damaged. I say if Corey is willing to front you money for a new radiator you aren't making out bad on this deal at all.

 

The cam caps are dented/rounded.

I appreciate the feedback guys I called UPS this morning (the claims site was still down). They were able to arrange to pickup the package tomorrow however. Corey, while I appreciate your request, I feel it's best to keep the contents of the package together.

 

I'll leave that decision to Corey. I don't mind either way as long as the threads (here/FB) don't denigrate either party unnecessarily.