Dealer parts prices (!)

[snowcone]

The Stealerships have been getting away with it for years and claimed it was due to our "remoteness"
Well since the web arrived we got a lot closer to the rest of the world and we can buy our own parts now direct off whoever and wherever we like.

[Franco Cozzo]

Holden have partnered up with AC Delco and have this thing called Holden Trade Club for mechanical and electrical workshops, we get good deals on genuine Holden parts and can get AC Delco oils and service kits at good prices.

Some things, I use genuine parts for, crankshaft position sensor on Commodores for example, they kill the aftermarket ones quickly but the genuine one lasts ages.

[Taipan]

I was looking for an alternative to Dealership parts for my 2006 Ford Focus LS that needs rear wheel bearings and came across the brand Febest, anyone know what their quality is like, they say their products are of OEM Quality, dont really want to pay for Dealer parts prices either ...
Or anyone know where else is good ?

[Kable72]

Originally Posted by Feathers

A workmate has a Z3, and the driver's armrest came loose from a plastic tab breaking.
Called BMW, who said that's not a replaceable part, and that he'd have to buy an entire new door lining - which needed to be ordered from Germany, with a 7 week wait time, for $1600.
He brought it in to work, we pulled the trim off, and about 20 minutes later, with a new stainless nut and bolt, it was fixed, and you'd never know it was broken. Probably stronger than OEM too.

So when someone later decided they needed one of the centre caps off his wheels more than he did, he didn't even bother asking BMW, and went straight to a wrecker.

You know that was the same deal with the BA/BF door handles and the pricing wasn't so different. When you COULD buy them they were ~$1000.