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riaansh
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posted May 08, 2012 02:16 PM
Shipping ECU
I need some advice. From South Africa so need to ship my ecu half way round the world for the Brock/Guhl flash in August.. What is my options? I think I need to insure the ecu for the long haul. How save is the shipping I wonder because the local postal service only insure the ecu for 1000 us $ [Do you know how much the ecu is worth]. How is your experience with shipping, did you guys insure or did you trust the shipping? Any suggestion on a shipping company other than the postal services that ships "world wide".
  
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smokinZX14
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posted May 08, 2012 02:46 PM
Wow that is a problem .. I would send Brock or Don Guhl an email and ask them .. I'm sure both of them have shipped parts overseas and might be able to give you the info that will help you out .. I think the BST wheels come out of South Africa , might ask them who they us for shipping to the USA .
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Oz Booster
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posted May 08, 2012 03:21 PM
I shipback and forward just about weekly Aussie/USA
Express post seems best for me, fairly trackable and fast enough , without costing too much, extra insurance can be brought.
Couriers like DHL, Fedex, UPS are worldwide, but can be expensive
You have immobilisers don't you ?? replacement via Kawasaki could be in the 1000's
Personally i would buy an ecu through members here or ebay and have it sent to Guhl/Brock , get the security turned off so it will run in your bike, and whatever other featrures you want flashed.
you get to have your ecu as a backup , and no downtime for transit
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Ninjawarrior1244
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posted May 08, 2012 03:29 PM
Have done this many times no problems with Federal Express...
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mick46
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posted May 08, 2012 03:40 PM
Does South African spec include ABS ?
The ECU wiring connections are (slightly) different to the non-ABS ECU !
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izmuk
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posted May 08, 2012 04:02 PM
i actualy work for an intl freigh forwarder and i would sugest fed x or ups. shipping it two ways will be costly with shipping, customs clerance, i would suggest buying one in the states and having it delivered to guhl for flash. then have it shipped to you fed x. only paying one way for the intl part . if you want to keep the original one, contact a broaker in so africa and ask about a carnet. this allows you to export something and have it brought back without clerances on both sides............... im thinking it less to buy it here
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MehkoR
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posted May 08, 2012 04:56 PM
You don't have to ship anything.. just find a dealer who can reflash mitsubishi ecu...
or you can ask http://www.piasiniengineering.com if they have a dealer around you..becouse they have here  )
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Seno
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posted May 08, 2012 05:08 PM
ECU "book value" is $900... Insure it for that and you should be set.
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riaansh
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posted May 09, 2012 07:42 AM
Thanks Gents. Your info helped a lot. Phoned Fedex and it looks like they will be able to handle the shipping without to much hassle. It will be expensive [shipping alone ZAR 1600] but to benefit from the full potential of my mods, I need to do this.
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