I live in Brisbane Australia, and I am trying to purchase a Mercedes Part, Part Number A171 267 00 46 Rocker Switches (Paddle Shift), for my SLK55 AMG.
parts.com in the USA list them for $93.00, Australian dealers want to charge me $600.00 which I refuse to pay. However parts.com wont ship out of the US.
Would someone in the US get them shipped to them, then re-ship them to me? I can pay you immediately via PAYPAL, if I put around $130.00 in your account that should cover re-ship fees.
If anyone can do this for me, please PM me, or drop me an email to nic@nicwilson.com
As sad as this sounds its true, for a long time now car companies rip Australians off on prices, and especially cars. This same product that cost me $93.00 + shipping at the local Benz dealer was going to cost $585.00 AU, as our dollar is at parity with the US dollar, the cost as you can see is beyond a joke.
I import stuff all the time and customs is a non-issue here in Oz, as long as the cost is under $1000 it never gets stopped at all, over that value it can be delayed as over that its taxable.
I have already fitted the 2010 version steering wheel, and once the new paddles come I will do a post on fitting it, I notice other posts contain "did this for safety", "just in case I did this", "I waited an hour", etc. I researched exactly what was needed and then performed the task without problem, and I will post these experiences for other members.
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