:Ehsan's Pakistani Soft Top
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Did he say how much the shipping costs will be for the 5-person order?kkt said:
I am very interested as well. I'm in Cali though, so how would the shipping work for me?
OK, I'm back on track. Kevin is out- I am assuming he is buying Greg's (Atlas43) STC top since Greg is now in the hunt.kkt said:
Please ask for his reply to these two questions:
1. I understand that Eshan will take $100 off of each top if delivery takes over 6 weeks?
2. What is his solution to the thread seperation issue?
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Combining the two threads together here's the list of parties that have expressed an interest for this buy:
Committed:
1. valkyrie610
2. ibewebbman
3. brew8
4. josephpatrickgray
5. bull
6. yooper
7. TEQ
Not Committed:
8. mel lowe
9. LandCruiserSteve
10. Atlas43
11. Gauge
12. F-junker
13. greenfox
14. a6016
15. 78Crusher
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TEQ
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valkyrie610 said:
I missed the answer to the $ question here. What is the final bill, delivered to my door, going to be?
I would like to get in on this bazsed on the following:
- despite search, I still can not confirm the material the top is made of; is it vinyl or canvas?
- What is the total $
- I am in Cali also, maybe Greg and I can work out a single ship to point?
Thanks,
Alex
- despite search, I still can not confirm the material the top is made of; is it vinyl or canvas?
- What is the total $
- I am in Cali also, maybe Greg and I can work out a single ship to point?
Thanks,
Alex
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showpost.php?p=1035023&postcount=4TEQ said:
I believe this is as far as he's gotten.
When that's ironed out, freight wold be calculated based upon where exactly your door is.
Great point! I too am waiting on a firm answer to the canvas/vinyl question. I have seen people post that he only does vinyl, but Kevin (kstraub) who talked to him most recently said he will use either material based upon what the customer wants.ibewebbman said:
Final total cost is still being worked out. Obviously, the more we can commit to purchasing (i.e. "I will buy at a price up to 'X'") will allow us to negotiate a better deal and expedite the order.
I don't know how kkt would set up a ship point. I can only 'assume' that in exchange for the reduced cost provided to y'all by the rest of the groups order, in addition to relieving you (and/or Greg) of final shipping costs, y'all would coordinate handling & shipping to the rest of us...?
Seems fair to me, but I'll leave that open for discussion....it's not my deal, it's Keil's.
Just to clarify, my "ship to point" comment was that we could have single ship point for the cali guys tops' not hijack Keil's deal...just trying to make distribution for Keil or whoever a little easier 
I am in if we can do some in canvas.
I am in if we can do some in canvas.
I might be interested in a soft top as well, (don't ask me why).
Just to confirm - the top includes the canvas (or vinyl) material and the metal bows / rods / whatever that hold it up. I don't know what a soft top looks like from the inside or what supports it as my rig only has the hard top.
Just to confirm - the top includes the canvas (or vinyl) material and the metal bows / rods / whatever that hold it up. I don't know what a soft top looks like from the inside or what supports it as my rig only has the hard top.
I added you to the list.
It is my understanding that everthing comes with it, although I've heard that the hardware is somewhat lacking in finished quality... prone to corrosion, etc.
Plan on treating & prepping these pieces yourself.
Still waiting to hear from kkt on the details.....
It is my understanding that everthing comes with it, although I've heard that the hardware is somewhat lacking in finished quality... prone to corrosion, etc.
Plan on treating & prepping these pieces yourself.
Still waiting to hear from kkt on the details.....
Okay, just got a breif message from Keil. He is an accountant and just doesn't have the time to pursue this. Therefore, I will take over heading up this order since I am pretty much committed.
Ehsan says:
"Price for the group (5 or more tops) right now is US $600 + shipping.
Shipping via sea, it will be around US $220-250 or something. If you get more tops, then the shipping via sea would be lesser. Sea shipping is best for orders of 2 cubic meters of more.
5 tops would fit in approx 1 cubic meter.
(It will be around US $350/top via DHL.)
Each set takes around 7-10 days to make. The average time reduces with larger orders. We start work on your order once we finish with the previous one. We are currently working on an order that will be finished in a month or 40 days.
We have khaki canvas that we use to make the tops apart from the vinyl."
In summary, the freight is the expensive item, especially if using DHL. The best way to do this would be to get about 10 top orders and have him send by sea then by my rough numbers the price would be about $700-$725 to get them to a us port, then add tariffs (should not be much) and shipping from the us port to your location. He won't be able to start until around the middle/end of May, and from then figure 10 days per top and up to a month for delivery.
I don't want to crap anyone out, I just don't want anyone to be upset about the time factor.
Here are some pictures of the tops: http://www.crushersrule.com/top/SoftTopInstallCalifornia/index.html
I will be pm'ing everyone who has expressed an interest to get direct email addresses so we can better communicate the details (although most of the preliminary information will be posted here).
If anyone has any questions that do not impact the group, please email me directly at cking@vtaig.com.
Any questions that will help the group please post them up!
I will coordinate the order.
I will likely need some help from someone on the coast to help with arranging shipping from the port when we get to that point. I have access to cheap truck freight for those who can get access to a loading dock delivery point.
Right now, I am guessing a real rough ball park of less than $900 to the door.
Please post up if you are in or out at this price range.
Ehsan says:
"Price for the group (5 or more tops) right now is US $600 + shipping.
Shipping via sea, it will be around US $220-250 or something. If you get more tops, then the shipping via sea would be lesser. Sea shipping is best for orders of 2 cubic meters of more.
5 tops would fit in approx 1 cubic meter.
(It will be around US $350/top via DHL.)
Each set takes around 7-10 days to make. The average time reduces with larger orders. We start work on your order once we finish with the previous one. We are currently working on an order that will be finished in a month or 40 days.
We have khaki canvas that we use to make the tops apart from the vinyl."
In summary, the freight is the expensive item, especially if using DHL. The best way to do this would be to get about 10 top orders and have him send by sea then by my rough numbers the price would be about $700-$725 to get them to a us port, then add tariffs (should not be much) and shipping from the us port to your location. He won't be able to start until around the middle/end of May, and from then figure 10 days per top and up to a month for delivery.
I don't want to crap anyone out, I just don't want anyone to be upset about the time factor.
Here are some pictures of the tops: http://www.crushersrule.com/top/SoftTopInstallCalifornia/index.html
I will be pm'ing everyone who has expressed an interest to get direct email addresses so we can better communicate the details (although most of the preliminary information will be posted here).
If anyone has any questions that do not impact the group, please email me directly at cking@vtaig.com.
Any questions that will help the group please post them up!
I will coordinate the order.
I will likely need some help from someone on the coast to help with arranging shipping from the port when we get to that point. I have access to cheap truck freight for those who can get access to a loading dock delivery point.
Right now, I am guessing a real rough ball park of less than $900 to the door.
Please post up if you are in or out at this price range.
valkyrie610 said:
I would hope to have the order placed within a week or two... pretty much as soon as we get 5 commitments.
I haven't figured out the payment deal yet, but it probably looks like I'll just ask for PayPal to my business (Toyota of Dallas Parts Department) so everyone is comfortable.... I don't know yet and I am open to suggestions.
Bump, we're at 3 commitments... 2 more to go and we're ordering.
Hello there
Just came across this thread. I am open to any questions that you have for the top/bows.. email me direct at ehsankiani@yahoo.com or PM me.
Thanks
Ehsan
Just came across this thread. I am open to any questions that you have for the top/bows.. email me direct at ehsankiani@yahoo.com or PM me.
Thanks
Ehsan
We are using stronger thread to take care of the thread seperation issue now..
Ehsan
Ehsan
Thank you for offering to address questions directly Ehsan. Hopefully we'll have this put together real soon....ehsankiani said:
I have ben looking into an ehankiani top. My only question is does he have soft top doors not factory doors.
If doors are not available would you be out on the deal?greenfox said:
