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GMPartsDirect
I may be missing something, but searching for parts on GM's site seems to demand a part number. It's very frustrating. I think the site should allow users to type in, for example, "L98 camshafts" and get a listing of part numbers and the years in which they were used. After all, I don't have to type in the ISBN number when searching for a book on Amazon. Does anyone know how to search for parts on the GM site without a part number (I searched the archives for this topic, but couldn't find anything)?
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If you're looking for performance parts, it's not generally too bad, I can usually find it. But for many other things, yes, it IS a PITA!
Pro
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From: Kalama WA
I resolved this by purchasing a GM parts catalog for my year of vette. It has more than paid for itself. You can also request a part # from GMdirect but it takes a couple of days to get a reply. Still better than my local GM stealer by a long shot.
Burning Brakes
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From: Lakeland fl
Email them and ask for it. Thats the only way, other than already having the number yoruself. They relied to me quickly- always less than 24 hrs, sometimes in less than one hour. If I call my local dealers, they absolutely WILL NOT give out part numbers over the phone, so I go there, and when I ask for a price to be written down- they just print the page with the part number on it! HA!
I have ordered from GMPartsDirect many times, their prices are way better than my local dealers, even after the outragious shipping fees. Tha last part I ordered from them was a power steering hose for my Tahoe. AFTER shipping, I saved like $12, and it was at my door in three days. Even my dealer said they would have to order it.
I have ordered from GMPartsDirect many times, their prices are way better than my local dealers, even after the outragious shipping fees. Tha last part I ordered from them was a power steering hose for my Tahoe. AFTER shipping, I saved like $12, and it was at my door in three days. Even my dealer said they would have to order it.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Fishin' Pole FL
Part #'s on CD
Here is a site that sells the C4 parts microfiche on a CD for $15. I haven't bought one so i personally don't know if they are any good or not. http://www.corvetteradios.com/Page6.html
Team Owner
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From: San Pedro CA
This is the link you want, it kicks off their parts catalog.
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/partsvoice/
agree to the terms, and rock and roll. you have to select the make/model/year, but that's it.
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/partsvoice/
agree to the terms, and rock and roll. you have to select the make/model/year, but that's it.
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Originally Posted by kize
I resolved this by purchasing a GM parts catalog for my year of vette. It has more than paid for itself. You can also request a part # from GMdirect but it takes a couple of days to get a reply. Still better than my local GM stealer by a long shot.
Melting Slicks
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From: Northern CA
Originally Posted by bogus
This is the link you want, it kicks off their parts catalog.
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/partsvoice/
agree to the terms, and rock and roll. you have to select the make/model/year, but that's it.
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/partsvoice/
agree to the terms, and rock and roll. you have to select the make/model/year, but that's it.
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I just used http://www.ac-direct.com to buy two AFS-75 oxygen sensors for my '95. $38/ each and only $4.76 for UPS ground from New York to Indiana. But beware their site is also difficult to find things on, and oh so slow-- I think they run their server off an old Pentium II w/ 32 meg ram or something. But their prices seem good and they reply to email inquiries within about 8 - 12 hrs.
I typically use a good well indexed site like http://www.rockauto.com or http://www.acdelco.com to lookup part numbers 1st then go to dirt-cheap vendor like ac-direct or gmpartsdirect.
I typically use a good well indexed site like http://www.rockauto.com or http://www.acdelco.com to lookup part numbers 1st then go to dirt-cheap vendor like ac-direct or gmpartsdirect.