N546RV
Well Known Member
So while working on my panel last weekend, I stripped the heads on a few of the #6 pan head screws used to mount the small accessory units (com radio, AP panel, etc). (lesson learned: don't use a drill to put those in, even with the clutch turned way down low)
I went looking for the replacement screws as called out in the install manual, and found them for sale on the Dynon site. Perfect, I thought, maybe I'll even buy two bags and have a buttload of spares.
Then I got to the shipping portion of checkout. The only shipping options are various UPS services, the cheapest of which is $17.35. No option for anything cheaper like USPS first class (which I'd be totally fine with). Bottom line, I just can't see myself paying $17 to ship one or two tiny bags of screws. This makes Aircraft Spruce shipping seem like the deal of the century.
I don't see that Spruce carries this specific Dynon part #, but surely these are screws that can be found somewhere else. I'm going to go looking for them now, but figured I'd post in here as well to see if anyone had found an alternate source.
I went looking for the replacement screws as called out in the install manual, and found them for sale on the Dynon site. Perfect, I thought, maybe I'll even buy two bags and have a buttload of spares.
Then I got to the shipping portion of checkout. The only shipping options are various UPS services, the cheapest of which is $17.35. No option for anything cheaper like USPS first class (which I'd be totally fine with). Bottom line, I just can't see myself paying $17 to ship one or two tiny bags of screws. This makes Aircraft Spruce shipping seem like the deal of the century.
I don't see that Spruce carries this specific Dynon part #, but surely these are screws that can be found somewhere else. I'm going to go looking for them now, but figured I'd post in here as well to see if anyone had found an alternate source.