How Do You Ship the Stock Memory Seats?
03-02-2007 | 01:27 PM
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How Do You Ship the Stock Memory Seats?
I'd like to separate the backs from the seat bases and ship them in two boxes, but that looks like it's virtually impossible. Anybody have direct experience with shipping these seats? Is one giant box the only choice?
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03-02-2007 | 04:59 PM
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I believe when the factory send them they power the seat back as far forward (fold it toward the lower seat bottom to minimize the cube) as possible and put it in one big box.
If I remember correctly, someone had posted pics of this in the past.
If I remember correctly, someone had posted pics of this in the past.
03-02-2007 | 05:46 PM
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Don't know myself - but if your search here doesn't show any info - you could call a p-car dismantler, they ship them all the time and may provide some insight. There are also several seats on ebay, you could contact one of those companies (usually dismantlers as well). Good Luck.
03-03-2007 | 04:21 AM
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I've both received and shipped 996 power seats, the way I did it was as follows:
1: get a wooden pallet (I had them from the office but businesses will give them away to you).
2: get a lot of cardboard (same thing, go to a grocery store dumpster or appliance/furniture store). You'll use this to protect the seats.
3: purchase some of those nylon cargo straps from harbor freight (s-hooks on the end and a metal buckle)
4: Place some cardboard on the pallet to keep the seats from getting scuffed, I also used an old blanket to wrap them with but I don't think this is really necessary.
5: thread the cargo strap underneath/through the pallet (may need to make a slit or hole in the cardboard to get it tight against the pallet rails)
6: lay one seat on its side on the pallet, with the seatback released and folded slightly forward. Turn the other seat into a semi '69' position with the seatback locked in its normal upright position. Note: they won't fit together particularly tightly but don't worry about that right now.
7: pull the cargo strap over the seats (across their width) and tighten slightly. The seats will still move a little.
8: put another cargo strap in the opposite direction and tighten. By doing this it will keep the seats from sliding away from one another.
9: Make sure things are reasonably stable and won't move much when you push on them.
10: Start cutting cardboard and forming a fairly tight box around the seats. Using packaging tape to rough-out the structure. (don't worry that much about the structural integrity, the tape just helps give it shape for now). Use the natural corners and folds of several boxes to make it easier.
11: If you can get your hands on them, find some corner boards when you're sourcing the cardboard. (I didn't use them but it would make the structure stronger) and tape them to the upright edges.
12: When you're finished, use pallet wrap (basically large saran-wrap) to tightly overwrap the entire box to the pallet. This will keep things from shifting.
13: Print some 'warnings' in LARGE print that says "DO NOT STACK" and tape them to every visible surface (at least two on the top).
It took me a little over 1 1/2 hours to do from start to finish. I've done this twice, once shipping all the way from Tampa to SanFrancisco with no damage.
-Keith
1: get a wooden pallet (I had them from the office but businesses will give them away to you).
2: get a lot of cardboard (same thing, go to a grocery store dumpster or appliance/furniture store). You'll use this to protect the seats.
3: purchase some of those nylon cargo straps from harbor freight (s-hooks on the end and a metal buckle)
4: Place some cardboard on the pallet to keep the seats from getting scuffed, I also used an old blanket to wrap them with but I don't think this is really necessary.
5: thread the cargo strap underneath/through the pallet (may need to make a slit or hole in the cardboard to get it tight against the pallet rails)
6: lay one seat on its side on the pallet, with the seatback released and folded slightly forward. Turn the other seat into a semi '69' position with the seatback locked in its normal upright position. Note: they won't fit together particularly tightly but don't worry about that right now.
7: pull the cargo strap over the seats (across their width) and tighten slightly. The seats will still move a little.
8: put another cargo strap in the opposite direction and tighten. By doing this it will keep the seats from sliding away from one another.
9: Make sure things are reasonably stable and won't move much when you push on them.
10: Start cutting cardboard and forming a fairly tight box around the seats. Using packaging tape to rough-out the structure. (don't worry that much about the structural integrity, the tape just helps give it shape for now). Use the natural corners and folds of several boxes to make it easier.
11: If you can get your hands on them, find some corner boards when you're sourcing the cardboard. (I didn't use them but it would make the structure stronger) and tape them to the upright edges.
12: When you're finished, use pallet wrap (basically large saran-wrap) to tightly overwrap the entire box to the pallet. This will keep things from shifting.
13: Print some 'warnings' in LARGE print that says "DO NOT STACK" and tape them to every visible surface (at least two on the top).
It took me a little over 1 1/2 hours to do from start to finish. I've done this twice, once shipping all the way from Tampa to SanFrancisco with no damage.
-Keith