Where to buy?

white_wolf · 04-06-2013, 08:50 PM

I'm thinking about getting the G3 Stillen Intake.

My question is... where did you guys get your parts from? I usually order my stuff online.. but if there is a local dealer, I might go that route.

chrischhorn · 04-07-2013, 04:06 AM

All my stuff, I buy from various vendors or other forum members. Most places on the island that could get anything for us still charge for shipping and add their own markup. Vendors here work out great and can give better deals then what's posted on their websites. I ask multiple vendors for pricing on the same items and just go with the cheapest one. Just specify you're in Hawaii or they will misquote you.

white_wolf · 04-07-2013, 02:30 PM

Ah ok, thanks! I guess I will start hitting up the vendors here then.

UruZai · 04-08-2013, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrischhorn

All my stuff, I buy from various vendors or other forum members. Most places on the island that could get anything for us still charge for shipping and add their own markup. Vendors here work out great and can give better deals then what's posted on their websites. I ask multiple vendors for pricing on the same items and just go with the cheapest one. Just specify you're in Hawaii or they will misquote you.

I order all my things through the vendors or other members. You can order from shops like sonic's, premier (sean), or ron's but they will charge you extra cuz they need to make money off the sale as well

Romanowski · 04-13-2013, 06:07 PM

I ordered directly from Stillen. check pics

PeteZ · 04-24-2013, 06:37 AM

I get all my stuff via vendors or speed sources online. Local sources prices are high and as mentioned above they add a markup too. As you all know, Hawaii residents get screwed on shipping from the mainland. What I do to beat this charge is use a freight forwarder to ship stuff from the mainland to Hawaii. I swear by Hawaii Air Cargo (HAC) on Ualena St near the airport. Here's how it works:

1. Call HAC and tell them you want to set up a personal account for shipping stuff from the mainland. This way they have your phone number, etc.
2. Have Stillen, Summit Racing or whoever ship stuff to the Hawaii Air Cargo office in LA. (actual address on the website). This way you get mainland shipping rates which many times is cheap or free.
3. HAC then consolidates stuff for other customers and ships the stuff 5x per week from LA to Honolulu. I even shipped an engine and trans from the mainland to Hawaii this way.
4. HAC then calls you when your stuff arrives.
5. You drive to Ualena St. pay HAC, and pick up your stuff. Usually costs $12-$40 to ship most speed parts this way.
6. HAC will deliver big stuff for a charge. They only charged me $400 to ship a 455 Buick V8 engine and automatic trans from LA to Hawaii plus $50 to deliver.

The HAC rates are always cheaper than shipping direct from mainland suppliers.
Check out: About Us

chrischhorn · 04-24-2013, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteZ

I get all my stuff via vendors or speed sources online. Local sources prices are high and as mentioned above they add a markup too. As you all know, Hawaii residents get screwed on shipping from the mainland. What I do to beat this charge is use a freight forwarder to ship stuff from the mainland to Hawaii. I swear by Hawaii Air Cargo (HAC) on Ualena St near the airport. Here's how it works:

1. Call HAC and tell them you want to set up a personal account for shipping stuff from the mainland. This way they have your phone number, etc.
2. Have Stillen, Summit Racing or whoever ship stuff to the Hawaii Air Cargo office in LA. (actual address on the website). This way you get mainland shipping rates which many times is cheap or free.
3. HAC then consolidates stuff for other customers and ships the stuff 5x per week from LA to Honolulu. I even shipped an engine and trans from the mainland to Hawaii this way.
4. HAC then calls you when your stuff arrives.
5. You drive to Ualena St. pay HAC, and pick up your stuff. Usually costs $12-$40 to ship most speed parts this way.
6. HAC will deliver big stuff for a charge. They only charged me $400 to ship a 455 Buick V8 engine and automatic trans from LA to Hawaii plus $50 to deliver.

The HAC rates are always cheaper than shipping direct from mainland suppliers.
Check out: About Us

Thats amazing.......I'm looking into this ASAP!

Josh@STILLEN · 04-24-2013, 02:05 PM

PeteZ, excellent suggestion! This is definitely a good way to manage the costs of Hawaii shipments.

Good part about that too, is our free freight program kicks in since we're shipping local!

OP, let me know if I can help get that intake to you.

definitionxmk · 04-24-2013, 02:16 PM

^cool

PeteZ · 04-24-2013, 06:15 PM

I just sent them an email saying a bunch of Oahu-based 370Z owners may be contacting them soon regarding setting up personal accounts. Good Luck with this service. It's kick ***

chrischhorn · 04-24-2013, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteZ

I just sent them an email saying a bunch of Oahu-based 370Z owners may be contacting them soon regarding setting up personal accounts. Good Luck with this service. It's kick ***

so much appreciation this man! you may have found a solution to the most restrictive thing in Hawaii for car parts!

PeteZ · 04-25-2013, 02:41 AM

HAC replied to my email, acknowledging you guyz may contact them. Maybe we should get some kinda group discount? I'll ask them ...

PeteZ

chrischhorn · 04-25-2013, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteZ

HAC replied to my email, acknowledging you guyz may contact them. Maybe we should get some kinda group discount? I'll ask them ...

PeteZ

I've got a lot of friends that would be interested in this. Not just the 370z community. The 350z/G35 community, some Honda, some Toyota. This would be amazing to get a group deal!

Magic Bus · 04-25-2013, 03:33 PM

PeteZ, Mahalo for the shipping info!

UruZai · 04-25-2013, 07:42 PM

Awesome info! Wish I knew about this earlier just ordered some small parts and I had to pay $50 for shipping

But I will definitely be looking into this. Thanks!

04-06-2013, 08:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
white_wolf Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 100 Drives: 40th Anni. Ed. 370z Rep Power: 14	Where to buy? I'm thinking about getting the G3 Stillen Intake. My question is... where did you guys get your parts from? I usually order my stuff online.. but if there is a local dealer, I might go that route. __________________ 1998 Honda Prelude - Sold (and is sometimes missed) 2006 Infiniti M35 S - Sold (not missed...at all) 2010 Nissan 370z - Current

04-07-2013, 04:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
chrischhorn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mililani, HI Posts: 1,566 Drives: 2014 Juke Nismo RS Rep Power: 16	All my stuff, I buy from various vendors or other forum members. Most places on the island that could get anything for us still charge for shipping and add their own markup. Vendors here work out great and can give better deals then what's posted on their websites. I ask multiple vendors for pricing on the same items and just go with the cheapest one. Just specify you're in Hawaii or they will misquote you. __________________ R.I.P. 8/01/13 1SlowZ One day I'll have another....

04-07-2013, 02:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
white_wolf Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 100 Drives: 40th Anni. Ed. 370z Rep Power: 14	Ah ok, thanks! I guess I will start hitting up the vendors here then. __________________ 1998 Honda Prelude - Sold (and is sometimes missed) 2006 Infiniti M35 S - Sold (not missed...at all) 2010 Nissan 370z - Current

04-13-2013, 06:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Romanowski Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 201 Drives: 09' Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 16	I ordered directly from Stillen. check pics __________________ Amuse Body \| Stillen's Gen 3 Intake \| Stillen High Flow Cats \| Stillen CBE \| The370Z.com Decals! (Decals add an extra 100hp )

04-24-2013, 06:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
PeteZ Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Honolulu Hawaii Posts: 63 Drives: 13 Nismo #864 Rep Power: 12	and then there's shipping I get all my stuff via vendors or speed sources online. Local sources prices are high and as mentioned above they add a markup too. As you all know, Hawaii residents get screwed on shipping from the mainland. What I do to beat this charge is use a freight forwarder to ship stuff from the mainland to Hawaii. I swear by Hawaii Air Cargo (HAC) on Ualena St near the airport. Here's how it works: 1. Call HAC and tell them you want to set up a personal account for shipping stuff from the mainland. This way they have your phone number, etc. 2. Have Stillen, Summit Racing or whoever ship stuff to the Hawaii Air Cargo office in LA. (actual address on the website). This way you get mainland shipping rates which many times is cheap or free. 3. HAC then consolidates stuff for other customers and ships the stuff 5x per week from LA to Honolulu. I even shipped an engine and trans from the mainland to Hawaii this way. 4. HAC then calls you when your stuff arrives. 5. You drive to Ualena St. pay HAC, and pick up your stuff. Usually costs $12-$40 to ship most speed parts this way. 6. HAC will deliver big stuff for a charge. They only charged me $400 to ship a 455 Buick V8 engine and automatic trans from LA to Hawaii plus $50 to deliver. The HAC rates are always cheaper than shipping direct from mainland suppliers. Check out: About Us chrischhorn likes this. __________________ PeteZ 2013 Nismo Z #864, Stillen G3, Fast Intentions-Setrab 34-Row Oil Cooler, Fast Intentions CB Exhaust, Gnosis GS2 Wheels, MTEC Trans Springs I more ...

04-24-2013, 02:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Josh@STILLEN The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 1,197 Drives: 2004 G35 Coupe 6MT Rep Power: 533	PeteZ, excellent suggestion! This is definitely a good way to manage the costs of Hawaii shipments. Good part about that too, is our free freight program kicks in since we're shipping local! OP, let me know if I can help get that intake to you.

04-24-2013, 02:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
definitionxmk Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 973 Drives: Stage 2 SC 370Z Rep Power: 17	^cool __________________ *FALKEN . AMUSE . STANCE . INVIDIA . MINES . TOMMY KAIRA . BRIDE . VOLK RACING . GTM* Featured in DSPORT issue #137 - Follow me on Instagram: @definitionxmk

04-24-2013, 06:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
PeteZ Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Honolulu Hawaii Posts: 63 Drives: 13 Nismo #864 Rep Power: 12	Hawaii Air Cargo I just sent them an email saying a bunch of Oahu-based 370Z owners may be contacting them soon regarding setting up personal accounts. Good Luck with this service. It's kick *** __________________ PeteZ 2013 Nismo Z #864, Stillen G3, Fast Intentions-Setrab 34-Row Oil Cooler, Fast Intentions CB Exhaust, Gnosis GS2 Wheels, MTEC Trans Springs I more ...

04-25-2013, 02:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
PeteZ Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Honolulu Hawaii Posts: 63 Drives: 13 Nismo #864 Rep Power: 12	Hawaii Air Cargo knows you all may contact them HAC replied to my email, acknowledging you guyz may contact them. Maybe we should get some kinda group discount? I'll ask them ... PeteZ __________________ PeteZ 2013 Nismo Z #864, Stillen G3, Fast Intentions-Setrab 34-Row Oil Cooler, Fast Intentions CB Exhaust, Gnosis GS2 Wheels, MTEC Trans Springs I more ...

04-25-2013, 03:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
Magic Bus A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Honolulu Posts: 1,427 Drives: 17 6MT M2 Rep Power: 18754	PeteZ, Mahalo for the shipping info!

04-25-2013, 07:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
UruZai Track Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hawaii Posts: 531 Drives: '13 370Z SR 6MT Rep Power: 14	Awesome info! Wish I knew about this earlier just ordered some small parts and I had to pay $50 for shipping But I will definitely be looking into this. Thanks!