Camelback, Amazon, Ebay, RockAuto?

[TheDurk]

I compared Camelback with Conicelli for all the parts I needed and Conicelli came in $7.00 less than Camelback... that is until you factor in shipping. Camelback won out saving me $17.00 total. Don't recall how long it took to ship as I allowed plenty of time.
Thank you all for your feedback and suggestions. I did look at Amazon and Ebay as well, but just didn't want to have to decipher between the real Toyota brand parts from the "said" Toyota brand parts. I also discovered that my local Toyota dealer could meet or beat some of the pricing I paid from Camelback. Yeah, I screwed up a few quantity numbers when placing my order...
Having never done a valve cover replacement on a Toyota before, I must say it went better than I expected. Surprisingly, the dreaded fragile plastic wire loom stayed together and actually was in pretty good shape for its age (18 years old). I also assumed I would need (4) cam plugs, only to discover the two front plugs require removing gears and timing stuff. So I have two extra cam plugs on the garage shelf. Cleaned up all the throttle body and plenum parts and pieces and it just seems to run amazing. I'll report my MPG results after a good 30 day trial. Expecting improvements.
Appreciate all the input.

Pilgrimtrucker

Don't forget, Conicelli will match Camelback, INCLUDING shipping. That said, Minny is closer to AZ, so Conicelli is probably not the best choice for you.

 

[BamaDrewski]

For the dreaded “plastic loom” or wire cover over the top of our engines, I had mine shatter like an eggshell when replacing the VCG’s. To solve this, I vacuumed up all the pieces and turned to something called “rescue tape”. It is a very high temp, “self-fusing” tape that has worked like a charm. There are other brands of this kind of tape (Walmart sells a Rustoleum brand of this stuff) and it really holds up. The tape stays pliable but fuses/bonds together really well. It is such a high temperature tolerant tape, it does not melt or scorch even on top of my hot engine. So, for those looking for an alternative, this stuff works!

And yes, the bright red is all I could find at the time. Would have preferred black but couldn't find it. I do know it comes in clear, black, red and even yellow.....