Headlight Courier

[afctom]

Just sold a set of xenons and need to find a suitable courier. They are packaged well and I'm fairly confident they will survive the journey, but most seem to refuse car headlights, or if they accept them - without any cover. They're worth about £600 so would like to get cover on that. Any ideas please. Cheers

[howie1987]

UPS is who i usually use for higher value stuff. https://www.upstoday.com/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=TMP&gclid=CjwKEAiA04S3BRCYteOr6b-roSUSJABE1-6B3YiVMtuvZA_20AfCnFOwO1Wy-YzzoSWuQpF7sJmdKBoCjznw_wcB

[slix]

Packages get thrown about so much it's shocking. In the depots they don't care who's parcel it is just thrown onto various conveyors ignoring fragile labels. I've had 2 sets of lights turn up before cracked but they were rear lights so maybe headlight glass will be more robust.

[r5gtt]

I've used myhermes when selling two sets of gti lights and always had positive feedback from buyers.

[fazi123]

I've used myhermes when selling two sets of gti lights and always had positive feedback from buyers.

I'll second this.. Usually the cheapest too!

[TAPPY]

Packages get thrown about so much it's shocking. In the depots they don't care who's parcel it is just thrown onto various conveyors ignoring fragile labels. I've had 2 sets of lights turn up before cracked but they were rear lights so maybe headlight glass will be more robust.

This does happen. A mate worked for a courier company( not naming) couple of years ago and I went with him a couple of times and some of them  just throw stuff on the vans without a care for other peoples stuff

[fazi123]

Packages get thrown about so much it's shocking. In the depots they don't care who's parcel it is just thrown onto various conveyors ignoring fragile labels. I've had 2 sets of lights turn up before cracked but they were rear lights so maybe headlight glass will be more robust.

This does happen. A mate worked for a courier company( not naming) couple of years ago and I went with him a couple of times and some of them  just throw stuff on the vans without a care for other peoples stuff

I think this probably happens in all of the courier companies. The only way you can protect your items is by using LOTS of bubble wrap and I usually use a larger box to package my items with lots of shredded paper to pad them.
 

[r5gtt]

Yes most couriers throw the parcels about so you cant really trust any of them  stupid a holes.

[Golf_GT_TDI]

Don't skimp on packaging and maybe go via DPD? 

[fab5freddy]

A small tip, when packaging open the back cover of the lights and stuff (gently of course) with some bubble wrap. Just enough to stop the insides from moving

I had an experience a few years ago when selling lights, I'd wrapped the living day lights out of them, but they were still damaged when they arrived. The shock impact from being thrown around didn't protect the internals and the inner mountings broke, outsides where perfect 

HTH

[gixerben]

I recently used parcel force, I sent off my perfect lamps well packaged and they still managed to snap off a fixing...bunch of useless individuals.

Stick polystyrene over the fixing points and bubble wrap and hope for the best..

[Golf_GT_TDI]

I recently used parcel force, I sent off my perfect lamps well packaged and they still managed to snap off a fixing...bunch of useless individuals.

Stick polystyrene over the fixing points and bubble wrap and hope for the best..

They smashed a ED30 rear out of a set I bought, and no insurance available for lights either so don't bother adding the additional Parcelforce insurance if you send lights by them as you won't have any cover. Managed to get compensation eventually because the post office sold us insurance despite contents being declared.

[r5gtt]

Since you got £600 ish for the lights there's nothing wrong with paying for a decent courier to send then with but just pack each Lamp separately so not to damage them.