RockAuto is great. I've bought Hitachi coils, a Sachs clutch kit, and KYB struts from them.Rockauto has been great for me.
Their parts always fit.
They don't sell crap that needs to be returned.
It costs them too much money.
Yeah, I can sadly see that happening on eBay. When I've bought from them, the parts were always branded so I felt comfortable (DENSO O2 sensors, genuine Mazda "NOS" end links, Beck Arnley LCAs).My only experience with Ebay car parts was my downstream O2 sensor.
The wires were too short and the connector wouldn't plug in.
Never again.
This brand is supposed to be solid and I may get their tie rod ends.
Good deal. I bought a really cheap (and inexpensive) pair of Amazon LCAs after having issues with my eBay 12 Piece Front Suspension Kit to try to get the suspension work done.They seem to be steel if my my fridge magnets are to be believed.
For my '98 F150 truck when it gets a flashing Check Engine Light or makes Found On Road Dead status, I throw some cheap parts in it because I drive it, have to fix it, and I'm also a cheap bastard.Everyone has their own budget for car part purchases.
I'm a cheap bastard overall, but I still use "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" as my metric for finding good deals. (I saw those 12-piece kits on eBay myself and the prices were a little too good to be believed.) Also, since I'm not paying a shop labor when I replace the parts myself, I can splurge a bit and get name-brand third-party or even OEM parts sometimes when it's important. I want good parts so I'm willing to pay a bit more to get them and with a well-maintained, one-owner vehicle, the car also still feels worth spending on.
Damn...I LIKE them prices...Rockauto has been great for me.
Their parts always fit.
They don't sell crap that needs to be returned.
It costs them too much money.
"...and won't crack, harden, become brittle or discolor with age."They happen to have a control arm bushing on sale.
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It was forged at high temperatures...
Aluminum melts with a lighter. Lol
The price is right and they will fit.Damn...I LIKE them prices...
For my '98 F150 truck when it gets a flashing Check Engine Light ...
I buy the cheapest parts available for my car because it's a $200 rust turd, but if you ever do front wheel bearings, get quality bearings, like I finally did.
There is so much time, work, and expense involved in replacing them, that its worth a quality component.
SKF aren't that much more expensive but well worth the extra money.
They are fully sealed.
I buy the cheapest parts available for my car because it's a $200 rust turd, but if you ever do front wheel bearings, get quality bearings, like I finally did.
There is so much time, work, and expense involved in replacing them, that its worth a quality component.
SKF aren't that much more expensive but well worth the extra money.
They are fully sealed.
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Will do PCB thanks!!Just an FYI...
The only code that flashes the CEL on our car is the engine misfire codes.
Tell your son that if the check engine light ever flashes to pull over and shut the car off.
You can burn out the pre-cat in seconds if raw fuel hits it.
That gets really expensive to replace.
(but there is a work around for a fried pre-cat, the non-fouler trick.
PCB coming to the rescue as always. Thanks for posting that, it looks pretty straight forward like you said. I already took the inner door panel off to clean all the glass out. My main concern was getting the new window into the sliding tracks on the sides. I'll investigate further, as it looks pretty simple.
Thanks for posting that, it looks pretty straight forward like you said.
Will do to reinforce that with him - Thanks.Onother thing to note.
Our temperature gage is a dummy gage.
It starts at Cold and climbs to just below the halfway mark and stays there until overheating starts.
Then it climbs higher after it's almost too late, and you warp your head.
I almost never look at the gage because it has nothing new to tell me.
I would rather have an idiot light to tell me that my engine is too hot.
Then I'd notice it...
PS...
If your sons cars temperature gage ever reads above the halfway point, tell him to pull over and shut it off, or at least turn the heat on full blast and turn on the AC.
Turning on the AC turns on both fans continuously.
Protege5 got broken into today and I'm looking to see if I can replace the rear passenger door glass with a used sheet from the junkyard.
Advice - Plastic Bag up the unused ECU as a future Spare and keep it and the few tools to swap it out in the car.I put in a MP3 ECU this morning. I had the battery unplugged and the ECU will now need to relearn. At this point, I can't tell any difference with the new ECU installed. I haven't done any supporting mods for the intake/exhaust/VTCS, but I am running 91+ octane as my JDM FS-DE wants it.
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