Rather than rely only on the seller to recommend the right parts, call your local dealer and get the part numbers you require. Some dealers may not give this information out over the telephone. In these cases, call another dealer.

One of the last things I replaced on the car from the columbia chrysler dodge jeep ram, was a new set of distributor wires going to each of the 4 spark plugs. It had been running rough even with new spark plugs, so I hoped the new spark plug wires would solve the problem. I had been taking regular drives into the country side, over some fairly steep mountain roads. This put added strain on the engine, and very likely brought about the end sooner. I thought the car was running smoother, with the new parts just installed. It seemed to have more power and to be doing better going up and down the steep mountain roads.

A web site can be created on the Internet to sell used car parts and the cost for the site can be very cheap indeed. Web sites can be created for as less as $ 5. The parts can be sold as-is, that is in damaged condition, provided the seller explicitly states that the parts are damaged.

Buy online. The advent of the internet means that you no longer need to visit scrap yards to get hold of used or salvaged cheap auto parts. There are many online sources from eBay to specialist scrap yard sites that will submit your part request to numerous sites for free, you then just sit and wait for them to come to you.

The higher prestige a manufacturing company has, the more they will charge for their parts. But what do you get for the massive increase in price? Most of the time the quality will be higher, but at what price? Is the increase in quality always worth it? Most of the time, it’s not. Most people will not hold their used car long enough for an auto part warranty to expire.

People tend to be a bit worried about sourcing parts or things that they can’t fit themselves, or they think that if they were to try to save money by supplying a car part to their local garage for fitting, that they would offend the garage. One way to look at it is the analogy of taking some fresh fish round to your local restaurant and asking them if you can dine there for less if they cook the fish you brought in.