And you thought Ford Spare Parts were bad... - Page 2

irsa76 · 27-12-2006, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluehoon

Good old eurotrash....................

The Rover I sort of expected, former Triumph owner. The VWs were sort of funny, 1 was a Transporter which now one could figure out how the mistake was made. The Merc was simply unexpected, it was an S class!

**Polyal** · 27-12-2006, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AUXRVIII

Have you taken into consideration that a mirror from the states is designed for LHD and may sit at an angle where it may not be useable. Have a look at a Falcon for example, the L/H mirror is angled more towards the door than the R/H, so will there be enough adjustment to make it useable.

Nah I didn't think about that at all...thanks, potentially saved me some embarrassment there..LOL

Crap, so the only way is going to be local then....fantastic!

Abacus · 27-12-2006, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RPO83

Try $46,000 exc GST for a fuel pump from Mercedes-Benz...

WTF!!!!!!!!!

What was that for?

**Polyal** · 28-12-2006, 09:55 AM

OK I was thinking about it last night, and got a little confused.

Since they are electric, there is no little stick to worry about, and how does LHD or RHD make a difference when you could just adjust the mirror anyway?

28-12-2006, 10:02 AM

Our passenger side would be better with a concave mirror, instead of a flat one. Also if you haven't noticed, the passenger mirror is more angled toward the passenger window

Interceptor · 28-12-2006, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by RPO83

Try $46,000 exc GST for a fuel pump from Mercedes-Benz...

i hope there's a lot more of the car attatched tot he fuel pump!

**Polyal** · 28-12-2006, 10:27 AM

Hmm...well perhaps I could buy the housing (as thats what is broken) and then swap the mirror glass over?

peterban · 28-12-2006, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

Hmm...well perhaps I could buy the housing (as thats what is broken) and then swap the mirror glass over?

I think it would be worth the risk of buying one from US and giving it a go.
The only thing to watch out for is that some mirrors aren't designed to be pulled apart

rynostation · 28-12-2006, 10:44 AM

haha its shocking hey.

a starter for xd-xf costs what, 60 bucks??

a mate at work has an audi and he was up for 1000 bucks for a starter too!

i thought they all do the same thing, whats with the price difference!

haha! now that i think of it, ford can be bad too, when i got my T5 the shifter went missing for it and we rang up ford for a quote, like 300 bucks! this was even more expensive than holden's quote!

Smoked · 28-12-2006, 11:08 AM

Never ever buy spare parts from manufacturers. Ford want $260 for their AU mirrors, which i thought was day light robbery. $1200 is a joke.

rynostation · 28-12-2006, 11:09 AM

it escapes me how a rear view mirror can even contain 1200 dollars worth of materials! unless its like solid gold

apolloxbgt · 28-12-2006, 11:17 AM

Just checked my sss cattledog,and there not showing one.I'd still try them if you havn't allready,the can usually source genuine parts a lot cheaper too.

**Polyal** · 28-12-2006, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by apolloxbgt

Just checked my sss cattledog,and there not showing one.I'd still try them if you havn't allready,the can usually source genuine parts a lot cheaper too.

I tried calling yesterday several times and they didn't pick up, Ill try again today.

DTFRMONT · 28-12-2006, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

Also for the ebay experts, I just logged in to the US ebay with my Oz details and sent a message to the sellers.

When they reply, do I have to be on the US site, or will that come through to the Oz one?

The replys will come straight thru to your ebay ID - you don't need to be logged on the US site.

eb2fairmont · 28-12-2006, 05:51 PM

2500 for a 300C headlamp.....

smciner1 · 28-12-2006, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by eb2fairmont

2500 for a 300C headlamp.....

I remember reading in a RACV Magazine that the spares for them were hideously expensive!

blutura · 28-12-2006, 07:15 PM

Your grandad's old right? He probably never checks uses his mirrors anyway! He's probably more concerned with having everything on his car neat and perfect. In which case, try this page for some UK version mirrors. You should probably just confirm with the seller that they are RHD market edition though.

AUXRVIII · 28-12-2006, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

OK I was thinking about it last night, and got a little confused.

Since they are electric, there is no little stick to worry about, and how does LHD or RHD make a difference when you could just adjust the mirror anyway?

It makes no difference whether it's electric or manual, convex glass or flat. It's the whole mirror housing that is angled differently. Best way to understand it is sit in passenger side of a Falcon from AU onwards and look at the passenger side mirror. To make it usable you will have to adjust it to the max.

**Polyal** · 29-12-2006, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by AUXRVIII

It makes no difference whether it's electric or manual, convex glass or flat. It's the whole mirror housing that is angled differently. Best way to understand it is sit in passenger side of a Falcon from AU onwards and look at the passenger side mirror. To make it usable you will have to adjust it to the max.

So is this a standard that came in? Or has it always been that way?

I know you say AU onwards, but why? My EL's look exactly the same.

And then I have to find out if the Neons have different housings, this is going to be fun!

OLDFORDNUT · 29-12-2006, 09:38 AM

the UK ebay market will be fine as they are right hand drive cars like us.

OLDFORDNUT · 29-12-2006, 09:39 AM

the UK ebay market will be fine as they are right hand drive cars like us.be carefull though as the pound is 2 and a half times more than our dollar.

**Polyal** · 29-12-2006, 10:30 AM

OK got this reply from a shop in the US, I'll have to pop around to the local Chrysler dealer to get the OEM numbers
__________________________________________________ ___________

Dear xx,

Greetings!

Thank you for your interest.

DG12ER - NEON 95-99 MIRROR RH,Power,Non Folding Type,Round Plug $20.94
OEM# 4658890
DG12EL - NEON 95-99 MIRROR LH,Power,Non-Folding Type,Round Plug $18.80
OEM# 4658891

We have the items in stock ready for immediate delivery. This items would
fit the same to RHD and LHD car. Sides is just the same, RH is for the
right side and LH is for the left side. Please cross reference the OEM# of
our part to your original part OEM number.

To place the order over the phone please call our Sales Dept. Hotline at
866-828-4322. Our agents are available 24hrs a day 7 days a week.

We are looking forward to do business with you soon. Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,

carpartswholesale

__________________________________________________ ______________

That was the replt after I asked them about the mirror surfaces.

FTGAutosalvage · 29-12-2006, 11:56 AM

you will find its not just Chrysler . any american OE part is expensive in OZ
try a cougar headlamp for $1500
or the 1/4 panel glass for a cougar $3500
tailgate glass is $3000
taurus headlamps are $900
probe headlamps just over $2000
probe bonnet $2000
efi windsor parts inc. starters as they are all imported
to replace all the glass in a explorer is over $10,000 !!
and some of the F'truck parts are even worse.
personally i would not buy an American car , build quality is crap and parts are just a rip off.

**Polyal** · 29-12-2006, 11:59 AM

yeah look the car isn't great, I dont know were he got it from.

Jeez I came very very close to buying a black Probe, at those prices I am glad I didn't.

LOL...reading that again thats another reason I didn't buy one, what a stupid name for a car!

DTFRMONT · 29-12-2006, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FTGAutosalvage

to replace all the glass in a explorer is over $10,000 !!
and some of the F'truck parts are even worse.
personally i would not buy an American car , build quality is crap and parts are just a rip off.

Bloody hell, at that price, it'd be cheaper to buy another one & start again!

AUXRVIII · 29-12-2006, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

So is this a standard that came in? Or has it always been that way?

I know you say AU onwards, but why? My EL's look exactly the same.

And then I have to find out if the Neons have different housings, this is going to be fun!

Had a look around the yard at work today, found that all falcon from EA onwards, l/h mirror is angled closer to the window than right, a Pulsar and Lancer we have are both like Falcon. Focus & Fiesta L & R are both angled the same. I found if you stand at the front of the car and looked at each mirror alternating quickly to each side you will pick up the difference.

Falchoon · 30-12-2006, 10:51 AM

I don't have any actual examples handy but in the past I have compared price parts off same model but different manufaturer cars ie Toyota Lexcen and Holden Commodore or Nissan Ute and Falcon XF. There was no hard and fast rule as to which brand or part was cheaper, you had to shop between the two manufacturers to get the best deal on the parts. A Lexcen bonnet might cost $1000 and a Commodore $1200 but a Lexcen guard might cost $350 and a Commodore $250. And a left hand guard can be a totally different price to a right hand guard!

It is still the same today with Toyota and Lexus, they share some parts, even have the same part # but the Lexus one will always be much dearer. If you are ever buying Lexus parts ask the parts guy to check if there is a Toyota alternative available.

As for Ford spare parts, a 6cyl BA/BF bonnet is ~$430 and an XR8/GT bonnet is ~$1800 - big difference hey! To be fair to Ford I suppose the volume of 6cyl bonnets made is a lot greater than the V8 ones therefore keeping the price down. I think another reason for the large price difference is Ford trying to discourage people from putting the XR8 bonnets on their XR6s.