I find amazon and ****************** to have the best prices. Both have excellent customer service. Sometimes ebay, but ebay is always a risk. You just never know when you're gonna run into a hassle. I rarely have probs with ebay but when I do it's quite an ordeal. I did look at rock auto and they were among the more pricy options.
OOps, I guess I can't say auto parts ware house in one word.
OOps, I guess I can't say auto parts ware house in one word.
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Originally Posted by 2jznosht
I use autoparts warehouse...I tried rock auto and got some "refurbished" duds
Lexus Champion
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Actually the seals I got with my kit were the exact same as OEM right down to the numbers on them.Originally Posted by rcgo88
I'm not sure I like that kit. The seals and belt are made by Evergreen in Taiwan. They might be good. I just don't feel comfortable about them. I think I'm gonna go with the Aisin (OEM) kit which includes the water pump and gaskets for $187.00. The actuator will be an extra $33.00. The seals will be an extra $30.00. So for the same money I will have OEM stuff. I'll spend a little extra for hoses and thermostat. So for an additional $40 - $50 I'll have piece of mind of KNOWING I have high quality parts. Who knows, maybe your stuff will last 10 years and mine will break in 6 months. I just think you can't go wrong with OEM, especially when the cost is competitive with non OEM. I do appreciate your help.
I installed this same kit on a friends sc400 almost 100k miles ago and all is well but I am a mechanic by trade so I have access to a shop if there were to be a problem however there never was but it all comes down to personal choice.
I normally don't know these cars, but regarding TB's and parts, I always have to say use rockauto.
OEM is nice and all, but those ebay specials are 'unknown' origin, a lot of knock offs out there... If they can make fake Project Kics lug nuts how hard is it to mimic an OE water pump? *and throw it in a Toyota box
Not sure about the RockAuto part - i've saved SOOO much money thanks to them, and this is even after overpriced canadian shipping [or the odd time drive to the border for me], no one has ever come close.
Maybe the SC is not a popular enough to warrant good pricing? I've bought parts for MY 01 es300/IS300/2004 RX330, and its always cheaper by the hundreds in the end...
OEM is nice and all, but those ebay specials are 'unknown' origin, a lot of knock offs out there... If they can make fake Project Kics lug nuts how hard is it to mimic an OE water pump? *and throw it in a Toyota box
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Did you order a rebuilt caliper/AC compressor/whatever? I had the opposite happen on one of my many many orders where they sent me a brand new OE Denso AC compressor when i paid for a 'rebuilt unit'. Originally Posted by 2jznosht
I use autoparts warehouse...I tried rock auto and got some "refurbished" duds
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OOps, I guess I can't say auto parts ware house in one word.
Agreed on the ebay part.Originally Posted by rcgo88
Sometimes ebay, but ebay is always a risk. You just never know when you're gonna run into a hassle. I rarely have probs with ebay but when I do it's quite an ordeal. I did look at rock auto and they were among the more pricy options.OOps, I guess I can't say auto parts ware house in one word.
Not sure about the RockAuto part - i've saved SOOO much money thanks to them, and this is even after overpriced canadian shipping [or the odd time drive to the border for me], no one has ever come close.
Maybe the SC is not a popular enough to warrant good pricing? I've bought parts for MY 01 es300/IS300/2004 RX330, and its always cheaper by the hundreds in the end...
My bad to the rock auto lovers. They definitely had the best price on the AISIN kit. I had so many sites open at once when I as shopping, I had them confused with another site. Rock Auto rocks!
