NA Bull Bar

[Bruce]

I wonder how mine slipped under the radar? no added import fees.

You got in before the bureaucracy and DHL realized how much $$$ they were missing out on.

 

[Jiman01]

My experience in the US with overseas shipments is that using FEDEx or DHL (Don’t have experience with UPS), you’re always going to get hit with Customs fees if the item meets fee requirements. They (FedEx/DHL) act as your broker so the fee gets paid by them and the package doesn’t get stuck at the point of entry very long. You get the bill a few weeks later.

Shipping by post to USPS is a different story. Getting charged with duties and how long it takes to clear customs is more hit/miss. I’ve had items that clearly met the dollar amount requirement for duties and was not charged…many times. If you are charged, in some cases, they hold you package until the fee is paid. The length of time it takes to clear the port also varies, whether you’re charged a duty or not. I’ve had packages stuck for over a week, where as other times, it’s in there for a few days for the same kind of item, price point, and from the same country of origin.

Think of using USPS like coming through the airport after an international flight. After you get your bags, it’s hit/miss on whether you get stopped by the CBP officer for a bag inspection for that undeclared box of Cubans cigars and whisky

Bottom line is you pay extra with FedEx/DHL for less hassle and more consistent delivery schedule.

 

[DMarchand]

Well, bullbar finally arrived and had it installed within 30 min. Impressed with the heft of it. Was it worth the $$$? Time will tell. But will be nice to mount antennas to.

 

[Lemon35]

Well, bullbar finally arrived and had it installed within 30 min. Impressed with the heft of it. Was it worth the $$$? Time will tell. But will be nice to mount antennas to.

Looks great!

I reached out to Warwick in the email address above over a week ago, haven't heard back.

 

[Krabby]

Well, bullbar finally arrived and had it installed within 30 min. Impressed with the heft of it. Was it worth the $$$? Time will tell. But will be nice to mount antennas to. View attachment 7862596

What did it cost in total door to door?

 

[nuclearbeef]

Looks great!

I reached out to Warwick in the email address above over a week ago, haven't heard back.

Same happened to me, but I discovered that I overlooked the reply. Warwick was out of town and I dealt with Adam.

 

[Jiman01]

Well, bullbar finally arrived and had it installed within 30 min. Impressed with the heft of it. Was it worth the $$$? Time will tell. But will be nice to mount antennas to. View attachment 7862596

Except for the bull bar, that’s what my order is gonna look like. That’s MM, correct?

I miss my Raptor….

 

[TheDocAUS]

Well, bullbar finally arrived and had it installed within 30 min. Impressed with the heft of it. Was it worth the $$$? Time will tell. But will be nice to mount antennas to.

The RFI 50cm bracket works well for antennas on the Roo Bar. So will the GME version. Here is the Australian list to give you ideas:

Aerial mounting brackets
Mounting options for UHF aerials in Australia:

1. GME here;
2. RFI here;
3. KAON here;
4. GMF4X4 here (mostly bonnet brackets);
5. Uniden here;
6. Oricom here;
7. Pirate Camp Co here;
8. Industrial Evolution mounts here;
9. INEOS DIY Mounts, look here;
10. Misc. here, here and here; and
11. Mount the aerial on the INEOS' external utility belt (see here).

RFI bracket on my Grenadier, arrows just showing where I routed the aerial cables. Looking from the front, left across to right aerial, cables them routed together down through the firewall following John Canny's video, my car is RHD.

 

[Bruce]

Note on antenna routing with safari windows:

John Canny doesn't have safari windows. If you have them and go looking for his firewall hole it won't be there. I routed my antenna cable through a small grommet in the airbox, which dropped the cable down behind the glovebox. There's enough room there for my eventual ham antenna too.

 

[LC0013]

What did it cost in total door to door?

I would like to know that as well as it would be a nice (bullbar) addition to my Trial Master.

 

[JSDKMS!]

Just received the below email from Expedition Headquarters

Greetings Jeffrey


The ex factory Roo bar is $1692.48 US. We have these in stock and ready to ship.

Shipping and insurance is estimated at $1188.22 US

Estimated delivery to the US is 5 - 7 days via air freight.

Please note that these prices are an estimate based on the current exchange rate.

If you wish to proceed, I'll need your full shipping address to quote you correctly.

Hope to hear from you soon

Best regards

Adam

 

[JSDKMS!]

Where are you guys purchasing your ROO Bars / Bull bars?

 

[ethree]

Just received the below email from Expedition Headquarters

Greetings Jeffrey


The ex factory Roo bar is $1692.48 US. We have these in stock and ready to ship.

Shipping and insurance is estimated at $1188.22 US

Estimated delivery to the US is 5 - 7 days via air freight.

Please note that these prices are an estimate based on the current exchange rate.

If you wish to proceed, I'll need your full shipping address to quote you correctly.

Hope to hear from you soon

Best regards

Adam

Adam is the same guy I worked with. Get ready for the shipping quote…then the customs. The bar price is almost exactly what he gave me (exchange rates will make that vary a few bucks), then shipping should run $1120 US. Customs whacked me for $496 US. I’m seeing some of these posts and wondering what in the heck caused that. It’s not like you get to argue the issue. I asked, “Chinese product—killer tariff on steel. You want, you pay. You can refuse, but it goes back. What do you say?”

“It’s coming from Australia”

“Box says China. Quite clear. Chinese product made of steel. Duty is high. Decision?”

Umph. I paid. Not exactly a JC Pennies help desk. Binary choice. I wanted an original bar.

Nothing like stuff coming over from Black Sheep. Reasonable duty charge.

I firmly believe it’s someone hovering over a keyboard entering basic words and Chinese/Steel/Import is probably not the best combination. Just a thought.

Australia/Metal/Import probably is.

 

[JSDKMS!]

Adam is the same guy I worked with. Get ready for the shipping quote…then the customs. The bar price is almost exactly what he gave me (exchange rates will make that vary a few bucks), then shipping should run $1120 US. Customs whacked me for $496 US. I’m seeing some of these posts and wondering what in the heck caused that. It’s not like you get to argue the issue. I asked, “Chinese product—killer tariff on steel. You want, you pay. You can refuse, but it goes back. What do you say?”

“It’s coming from Australia”

“Box says China. Quite clear. Chinese product made of steel. Duty is high. Decision?”

Umph. I paid. Not exactly a JC Pennies help desk. Binary choice. I wanted an original bar.

Nothing like stuff coming over from Black Sheep. Reasonable duty charge.

I firmly believe it’s someone hovering over a keyboard entering basic words and Chinese/Steel/Import is probably not the best combination. Just a thought.

Australia/Metal/Import probably is.

Thanks for the words of wisdom

 

[DMarchand]

What did it cost in total door to door?

With the import duties added, about $3300.

 

[lagartoboy]

Since Ineos is not selling these in the US, I am surprised a U.S. after market company hasn’t knocked off the same design and make them available for less than two grand.

 

[LC0013]

Since Ineos is not selling these in the US, I am surprised a U.S. after market company hasn’t knocked off the same design and make them available for less than two grand.

I am not familiar with bull bar pricing but $3,300 seemed a bit high. Take off shipping costs and it would be pretty reasonable to me.

 

[JSDKMS!]

I am not familiar with bull bar pricing but $3,300 seemed a bit high. Take off shipping costs and it would be pretty reasonable to me.

AGREE 100%. The shipping is the same as the product!

 

[Lemon35]

Since Ineos is not selling these in the US, I am surprised a U.S. after market company hasn’t knocked off the same design and make them available for less than two grand.

I was thinking the exact same thing. Seems most companies are prioritizing sliders/steps and roof racks. Someone could come along and clean up the whole market with a captive US audience.

 

[Bruce]

It was more reasonable back when I got mine. Used to be $95 for duty and around $900 for shipping. $600 more would have made the decision to wait a LOT easier.