Wheel box help - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Kevin M · 2006-07-11, 08:24 AM

I need to ship a single wheel, does anybody have a leftover box that you could part with? It's a 17x7 Prodrive P1. If nobody has one, does anybody know of a place where I could get an 18x18x8 or very similar but slightly larger sized box? Too bad I don't work at Anixter still, we had 18x18x10s there.

MPREZIV · 2006-07-11, 08:38 AM

There's a butt-load of boxes stacked up next to the dumpster out back here. If there's not the right size one, I'm sure you could cut up and tape a larger one into the right size...

Kevin M · 2006-07-11, 08:39 AM

Cutting up + taping = denied insurance claims if UPS b0rks it though. Personal experience on that one. But anything relatively close to the size I need will work.

Dean · 2006-07-11, 08:50 AM

Stop by Sid's... He usually has a bunch lying around.

MPREZIV · 2006-07-11, 09:39 AM

If you cut and tape well enough, you've essentially just built a new box... Eh, it was just a thought... last ditch effort if you don't find anything else. Lemme know.

Kevin M · 2006-07-11, 10:02 AM

Oh I agree, I can build a perfectly serviceable box. But UPs will seize any excuse to save money by not paying a claim, and I've had them use that one on me before... on a $1400 Vishnu turboback.

khail19 · 2006-07-11, 02:08 PM

Almost everytime I'm at Tires Unlimited on Kietzke I see empty wheel boxes in the dumpster. Any shop that sells rims will probably have some laying around if you ask.

Pat R. · 2006-07-11, 02:37 PM

I've got boxes full of boxes.

Kevin M · 2006-07-11, 02:46 PM

Are any of them 18x8x8 or slightly larger in any dimension? I promised the guy I'd get this out by thursday or friday. And he made me specify this week.

Pat R. · 2006-07-11, 02:53 PM

Yep

Kevin M · 2006-07-11, 03:14 PM

Sweet, I'll stop by at lunch tomorrow to dig through them. Thanks man.

2006-07-11, 08:24 AM	#1
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Wheel box help I need to ship a single wheel, does anybody have a leftover box that you could part with? It's a 17x7 Prodrive P1. If nobody has one, does anybody know of a place where I could get an 18x18x8 or very similar but slightly larger sized box? Too bad I don't work at Anixter still, we had 18x18x10s there. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2006-07-11, 08:38 AM	#2
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	There's a butt-load of boxes stacked up next to the dumpster out back here. If there's not the right size one, I'm sure you could cut up and tape a larger one into the right size... __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2006-07-11, 08:39 AM	#3
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Cutting up + taping = denied insurance claims if UPS b0rks it though. Personal experience on that one. But anything relatively close to the size I need will work. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2006-07-11, 08:50 AM	#4
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Stop by Sid's... He usually has a bunch lying around. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2006-07-11, 09:39 AM	#5
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	If you cut and tape well enough, you've essentially just built a new box... Eh, it was just a thought... last ditch effort if you don't find anything else. Lemme know. __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2006-07-11, 10:02 AM	#6
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Oh I agree, I can build a perfectly serviceable box. But UPs will seize any excuse to save money by not paying a claim, and I've had them use that one on me before... on a $1400 Vishnu turboback. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2006-07-11, 02:08 PM	#7
khail19 EJ205 Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,769 Car: 2016 VW GTI Meets? We have meets?	Almost everytime I'm at Tires Unlimited on Kietzke I see empty wheel boxes in the dumpster. Any shop that sells rims will probably have some laying around if you ask.

2006-07-11, 02:37 PM	#8
Pat R. EJ251 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southeast Hades Posts: 593 Car: Red Class: Stockish ¿Quién es tu padre?	I've got boxes full of boxes.

2006-07-11, 02:46 PM	#9
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Are any of them 18x8x8 or slightly larger in any dimension? I promised the guy I'd get this out by thursday or friday. And he made me specify this week. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2006-07-11, 02:53 PM	#10
Pat R. EJ251 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southeast Hades Posts: 593 Car: Red Class: Stockish ¿Quién es tu padre?	Yep

2006-07-11, 03:14 PM	#11
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Sweet, I'll stop by at lunch tomorrow to dig through them. Thanks man. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

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