240 General: Matter of interest,,plus

[timetrip]

Hi again Folks,
Scandix,,!!! I bought two light clusters from them a few weeks ago for my glt saloon and had to pay £54 import duty,,,B,,,,,ds. Not in the E U... But had i have got them from Brookhouse Volvo i would not have had to..."That wont happen again". so be aware guys.; also the head gasket is back on the H reg estate 110k and will finish off tomorrow...Plus When i was looking for Some rear seats, What i meant to ask for was the rear facing childrens ones colour dosent matter...Should someone have them?, Regards Adrian.

[Bob 1967]

It's normal here for anything outside of EU to be taxed for the value of the items +cost of shipping, at something like 23%.
On top of this is a handling fee is charged which is around 6 euro.
2nd hand parts for RHD Volvos were easy to obtain from the UK, now it's not economically viable.
Skandix(and other European based specialists) have a minimum postage of around 25-30 euro, so its not much use for small items. I try and wait until I need a lot of new bits before I use them!

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Bob 1967

It's normal here for anything outside of EU to be taxed for the value of the items +cost of shipping, at something like 23%.
On top of this is a handling fee is charged which is around 6 euro.
2nd hand parts for RHD Volvos were easy to obtain from the UK, now it's not economically viable.
Skandix(and other European based specialists) have a minimum postage of around 25-30 euro, so its not much use for small items. I try and wait until I need a lot of new bits before I use them!

... perhaps find a mate in Northern Ireland Bob .

[Big 240]

\In the past I have asked sellers to mark the parts/parcels as 'scrap vehicle parts', I think you can ask them to mark up as 'gifts' also to do the same I believe, and this has skipped the import tax side of things.

[loki_the_glt]

Unfortunately it appears that only Scandix (Delta India Charlie Kilo Sierra?) have the GLT-specific rear lamps available new. (They have satin/matt black lining/inserts instead of chrome ones.)

So, if you want originality in your GLT, they have you by the dangly bits.

[classicswede]

Originally Posted by loki_the_glt

Unfortunately it appears that only Scandix (Delta India Charlie Kilo Sierra?) have the GLT-specific rear lamps available new. (They have satin/matt black lining/inserts instead of chrome ones.)

So, if you want originality in your GLT, they have you by the dangly bits.

Available here in the UK
https://www.classicswede.org/shop/ri...complete-black