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Originally Posted by trainman605
I always found that many dealers have an online parts internet sales and under another name, but sold out of the dealership parts department. I mainly use this for accessory parts for my vehicles, but have not purchased any Toyota, or Lexus parts to date this way.
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this is the best way. if you go through service department (ie bring your vehicle in for brakes) they will quote you the full jacked up price. you can maybe negotiate 10% on the spot or so. if you go to the parts counter or via internet you can often get much more discount. there's a dealer I order from in Canada that luckily doesn't take too long to ship to me (they are actually fantastic, they ship out next day, Canada post delivers in 2-3 days). when I broke my dome light housing they got me one from California in one week, since there were none left in Canada - amazing service. they have anywhere from 25% to 40% off parts online, basically wholesale prices.
I always order from them for larger items but they do charge shipping. I order from my local dealer parts counter for smaller items that are less $ since I don't have to pay for shipping. also use my local dealer when I want next day pickup (Amazon prime 2 day and next day deliver is now the standard for delivery I expect lol)
