"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
02/13/2016 at 01:54 • Filed to: None
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"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
02/13/2016 at 01:54 • Filed to: None | 3
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After fruitlessly trying to pull a mirror for my C1500 and managing to lose a socket at the same time, I decided to look around for just the mirror glass, brand new. Lordco was charging $118. The Canadian Tire rep said around $58. Amazon had it for $32 shipped. Rock Auto? $20, shipped, taxes in. Sorry brick and mortar, cyberspace wins today. Lowered Chevy C1500 for your time.
Aaron M - MasoFiST
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
02/13/2016 at 06:57 |
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Last time brick and mortar won for me was when I had to get a high-temp o-ring for the WRX’s power steering pump. RockAuto: 30 cents...plus $7.50 shipping. Dealership: $2.50.
Brickman
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02/13/2016 at 09:41 |
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I hate brick and mortar auto stores. I needed a new catalytic gasket for my S10 and Autozone didn’t have any and kept trying to sell me the manifold gasket which was for the V6 :|
Advance auto did have Lucas red & tacky cheaper than Amazon and I bought a few jars. Excellent all purpose grease.
Urambo Tauro
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02/13/2016 at 10:35 |
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I like going to the parts store, even if I can save a couple bucks by ordering online. But some prices just can’t be beat.
My truck’s multifunction switch went bad, and the over-the-counter price for a new one was around $180. There are cheaper Dorman ones that I could have gone after, but their low price gave me serious doubts about quality/longevity. A quick search on eBay yielded a NOS Borg-Warner/BWD unit for about $50. I couldn’t resist.
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> Aaron M - MasoFiST
02/13/2016 at 10:49 |
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Yeah, sometimes the shipping kills you.
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> Urambo Tauro
02/13/2016 at 10:51 |
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The local parts stores are okay. The one with reasonable prices isn’t knowledgeable, and the one that is knowledgeable has crack pipe pricing. They’re all massive chains anyways, so if I can get it cheaper online, I will.
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> Brickman
02/13/2016 at 10:52 |
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Yeah, brick and mortar auto parts stores are either expensive or knowledgeable. Pick one.
DarrenMR
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02/13/2016 at 14:43 |
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I was missing the front right side marker on my MINI. All the mini sites wanted like $45. Ive seen as much as $75. Rockauto had it for $5.80.