Place to find relays, actuators
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Topic: Place to find relays, actuators
Posted By: sach_deva
Subject: Place to find relays, actuators
Date Posted: May 16, 2002 at 4:01 PM
hey I was just wondering where is a good, cheap place to buy spdt relays, 18 gauge wires, door lock actuators, and trunk solenoids, etc. in Canada? In Vancouver, BC
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: May 16, 2002 at 4:18 PM
We give discount prices for dealers and consumers for small order as well as large qty's. Email us your list of what you want and I'll see what I can do for you . ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: CutDog504
Date Posted: May 17, 2002 at 1:02 AM
I'm not an authorized dealer/distributor, so I usually end up getting most of my parts and supplies from https://www.partsexpress.com They sell relays for as low as 99 cents(which are a poorer quality though) and doorlock actuators for 4 bucks each. I usually end up paying no more than 7 or 8 bucks shipping, even on large orders. I buy a lotta stuff from partexpress. even stuff like diodes, which are only a nickel!
Posted By: sach_deva
Date Posted: May 17, 2002 at 3:27 AM
funny story:......I placed an order there about a month ago, and I was pleased with the pricing($28.98 for 20 spdt Bosch relays) and then came the prices for shipping to Vancouver BC, $25.00. After falling off my computer chair, i just closed the explorer window and went to sleep promising myself never to visit partsexpress.com again!
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Posted By: CutDog504
Date Posted: May 18, 2002 at 3:47 AM
Dam, good point. I forgot you were in Canada, my bad. but if you order enough stuff at one time, wont it be worth it? or do they jack up the shipping even more? Even on my largest orders (200 bucks) the shipping was only like 8 to 10 bucks. oh well, you can still see what kind of deal Velocity Motors can give you, after all he's in canada too.
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: May 18, 2002 at 11:05 AM
I have distributors in both the USA and in Canada so I can offer comparable ( if not better than partexpress ) prices to anyone in North America. Generally, most companies charge shipping costs according to the size of order and the weight associated with the order. Dollar value is not used as often because you can have a $ 300.00 item that weighs less than a pound, but the shipping is less than a whole lot of items that is only $ 100.00 but weighs in at 25 lbs and comes in a box 20x20x20. As well, because we are in Canada, it seems that the shipping rates double for that of the same item going to the USA ?!? ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: sach_deva
Date Posted: May 18, 2002 at 2:56 PM
yeah man what's up with that?
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: May 18, 2002 at 3:20 PM
We get screwed all the time.... it's called FREE TRADE ?? For the states not Canada. ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
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