Rock Auto alternative?
- Thread starter Bryski
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
Lester Lugnut
New member
There are countless Toyota dealers who sell online.
I've bought from many. The one I feel gives you the best bang for the buck is:
https://parts.olathetoyota.com/auto-parts/toyota
They are not the cheapest, but the cheapest ain't no good.
Beware of the low seller - their shipping costs usually cancel out their lower part(s) price.
I've bought from many. The one I feel gives you the best bang for the buck is:
https://parts.olathetoyota.com/auto-parts/toyota
They are not the cheapest, but the cheapest ain't no good.
Beware of the low seller - their shipping costs usually cancel out their lower part(s) price.
96RedRunner
Senior Member
My local dealer matches online prices, I take online price with me to parts counter they've never turned me down yet.
I order online through my local Toyota dealership and pick it up. There online price and in person price is totally different.
Off-choader
New member
For oem genuine parts I always go to eBay first. I find the part number and put it in and it usually has the best price on new OEM vs other websites. Most of the time it ends up being a dealership selling it through eBay anyways, it just shows the cheapest ones.
RAD4Runner
Senior Member
I use Toyota Parts Deal for OEM parts.
Yeah, i've seen these guys. thanks for the advice.
weatherstrip/belt molding. All 5 of mine are rotted out. TX sun is not easy on black rubber.
cbielat
Senior Member
Surprised you can’t find it on Rock Auto.
Lollerskates
New member
I went to stealership for some OEM parts, stealership in my local area offers veteran discounts on parts, and their sticker prices were the same as online Toyota vendors without the insane shipping costs.
theoutbackdream
New member
This...
However, in my experience, it only applies to in stock parts. Anything that needs shipping to their location costs the same/more than buying it yourself sometimes.
96RedRunner
Senior Member
My dealer must be pretty good folks then, hasn't mattered if they have it in stock
or not, in fact most of what I've purchased has not been.
AuSeeker
Elite Member
Just an FYI, I use McGeorge Toyota to buy my OEM parts because I haven't seen but very few online Toyota dealers if any who sell online to even come close to their prices, I just saw this post of your's and thought you may have a point on the shipping making it more expensive to buy from those with a lower price....so I looked at your OEM parts source and pick out a certain part just for comparision, the part is Lock Actuator Part Number: 69110-35090, I then selected the same part at McGeorge Toyota....well McGeorge is cheaper by $30.45, the part is $249.17 at your source and $218.72 at McGeorge, the shipping to my address is $10.93 cheaper at McGeorge than your source, the shipping at your source is $26.41, at McGeorge it's $15.48, so at McGeorge the same part with shipping would be $41.38 cheaper from McGeorge to my address.
Lester Lugnut
New member
You live in South Carolina; McGeorge is just up the road in Va. Olathe is in the center of the country - Kansas - longer route - greater shipping cost. You pointed out a single part, and yes, it's cheaper.
You can price compare a lot of online sellers and find parts prices to be GT & LT less than each other on a multitude of items.
AuSeeker
Elite Member
I price check every single part I buy every time from numerous sources, since prices can change and none have ever been better for me.
That being said I looked at 10 to 15 different parts before posting that one part, and all were cheaper at McGeorge even if the shipping was the same, so the part I posted if the shipping was the same is still over $30 cheaper buying from mcGeorge, if you want to pay more that's up to you, but I was posting to maybe help you but mostly other members here.
Also I check to see what that same part would cost to ship from McGeorge to San Diego, just picking a location on the west cost and the shipping is $21.90, from your source it's $22.97, so that's still a savings of $31.52 at McGeorge.
Just putting this out there and all can decide for themshelves.
MaineRunna
Member
Those are definitely dealer parts. All factory parts have the same list price no matter what dealership you go to. The difference is just how much of a discount they give you off list. I own an auto repair shop so I usually get 20-30% off list price when I order OEM parts from the dealers. I then charge list, which is the same price the dealer would charge you if they installed them or if you just walked into their parts dept and bought them without a wholesale account. If they are a big parts seller they may wholesale online or to the public. Amazon and ebay can be good for factory parts. NAPA has what is called their Altrom line, which is OEM parts in Altrom packaging. Low Range Offroad also has a pretty good selection of 555 (Japanese OEM for Toytota) steering and suspension parts at super good prices.
Lester Lugnut
New member
shadow247
New member
I haven't seen an aftermarket belt molding ever. I started doing body shop parts in 2002, it's just not a thing. It's very rare for any thing other than sheet metal or glass to be available aftermarket. I have seen door handles and mirrors, but they are usually really junk.
