jerrymrustics

best place to order replacement parts

Easy Mike

Is there a major Corvette parts vendor near you? Proximity could save you time.

Alan 71

Hi J,
Welcome!
First Posts!

To some degree it depends on the parts you're ordering as to what a good source might be.
For instance… mechanical parts?, chassis parts?, exterior parts?, or interior parts.

Many people use:
Corvette Central
Zip Corvette Products
Paragon Corvette Reproductions
Willcox

Good Luck with your 76
Regards,
Alan

Bikespace

I'd be thrilled if Zip Corvette would move to North Carolina. I can get parts from them the next day, but I have to pay state sales tax. YMMV.

I try to throw Willcox some business when I can, as a thank you for input on the forum, and their how-to videos.

And you'd be surprised what you can get at NAPA, often the same day, if you know EXACTLY what to ask for.

Jeffs82c3

I buy parts from Rock Auto, depends on what parts you are looking for...

JayRay

Depending on the parts you are replacing you may be better served spending the money on a blast cabinet and rebuild kits. Vette parts aren't cheap not matter where you go and comparing prices across multiple suppliers will save you $ in the long run. Make sure you are comparing like part numbers, you will always find dirt cheap stuff from China on ebay but most times it is cheaply made junk so watch out.

1moore522

I am doing a resto on my 73 and I have used Corvette America, Ecklers, Summit Racing, Wilcox, FullThrottle, Corvette Central. Also you can get good pricing on Edlebrock thru O'Reilly Auto Parts. I have also used EBay, but very carefully. Corvette America has a program called 'TopFlight' if you are going to purchase a lot of parts that will give you significant savings. But always compare pricing because it is all over the map.

rcread

I would scour craigslist daily for used parts that are restorable. In general, factory original parts will fit and function better than reproduction. If you must buy repro, then take the advice the others have offered here.

Alan 71

Hi,
It looks like Jerry hung around for 7 minutes waiting for a reply… but hasn't been back since.
Regards,
Alan

NRAROX

Thankfully that doesn't happen very much. A simple 'thanks' provides a lot of grease for future posts.