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Dealer Prices. Read This!!
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And to name some dealers I have had experience with that are far from being RipOffs
Bryner Chevrolet, Philadelphia PA
Ken Fichtner Chevrolet, Laurel MT
Fred Beans Chevrolet, Doylestown PA
Kerbeck Corvettes, Atlantic City, NJ
And to name some dealers I have had experience with that are far from being RipOffs
Bryner Chevrolet, Philadelphia PA
Ken Fichtner Chevrolet, Laurel MT
Fred Beans Chevrolet, Doylestown PA
Kerbeck Corvettes, Atlantic City, NJ
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How do you get the sensor out? Do you have to remove the tire or can you just break the bead and get your hand in there to remove?. What is an easy way to break the bead without a tire shop involved ? Any ideas/thoughts.Thanks
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Originally Posted by Glennm27
$125 for all 4, brand new. The 2002 TPS are not as expensive as the older cars though
I wanted to buy a drivers side fender.
So I call my local Chevy dealer...
Local stealership = $340
Fred Beans = $208 shipped to my door
$132 difference for the same part.
Say what????
Needless to say, I bought the Beans fender.
I have had excellent mail order service from Fred Beans and Ken Fichtner.
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Originally Posted by lemansbleu2004
Wait a minute! You can't just replace the battery? And is the battery drain related to time or mileage (i.e., is the transmitter ALWAYS on, or just when the car is rolling)?
01-04 TPS broadcast their pressure very infrequently when not moving (once every couple of hours), and much more often when the tire is rolling. This prolongs the battery life.
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From: clackamas oregon
Originally Posted by BlownV6
All dealerships are ripoffs
they are chevrolet dealers. and they are making a minimal profit to offer these prices to the forum folks. fred beans and gmparts direct. most dlrs will offer parts at full retail price. some WILL offer them at cost plus a few %. shop around worth the few minutes it takes. might not hurt to tell that dlr they lost your buisiness because they had a price hundreds higher than several others.
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Originally Posted by brad6285
why dont you try gmpartsdirect.com. evrything ive got from them has been cheaper just get the part #.
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From: Schertz TX
Originally Posted by topless99
I called Gene Culley at Fred Beans to get a price on 4 wheel sensors for my 99 vert. $382 shipped to my door in Mass. Called the local dealer who is known around here as a "vette dealership" you know good prices, knowledgable, does more vettes than any other Mass dealerships, yada yada yada. $120 a piece plus sales tax for a grand total of $504. WTF 
. Think of the money chevy is raking in on these things as the c5s start to have the batteries on these things die. Nothing but an air valve, battery,sensor, couple of circuits and some plastic. Probably cost all of 10 bucks to make. Needless to say I'll be ordering a set from Fred Beans Chevrolet at 30% less than the local "corvette friendly" dealership
. Think of the money chevy is raking in on these things as the c5s start to have the batteries on these things die. Nothing but an air valve, battery,sensor, couple of circuits and some plastic. Probably cost all of 10 bucks to make. Needless to say I'll be ordering a set from Fred Beans Chevrolet at 30% less than the local "corvette friendly" dealership
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Originally Posted by brad6285
why dont you try gmpartsdirect.com. evrything ive got from them has been cheaper just get the part #.
because they **** ya on the shipping
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Originally Posted by vette1003
Send the old ones to me. I bet i could find a way to replace the battery. I am an engineer and work at Motorola. We work on things like that all the time
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Yup, Similar situation with dealer:
When I was looking for my Z06, I wanted one with BSM's... so I went to Chevy dealer and asked how much for BSM, including instalation and painting.. They wanted $120 for each side plus anothe $200 for painting and mounting... $420 for BSM's.... a $75 option originally
When I was looking for my Z06, I wanted one with BSM's... so I went to Chevy dealer and asked how much for BSM, including instalation and painting.. They wanted $120 for each side plus anothe $200 for painting and mounting... $420 for BSM's.... a $75 option originally
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Originally Posted by brad6285
why dont you try gmpartsdirect.com. evrything ive got from them has been cheaper just get the part #.
Originally Posted by pewter99
because they **** ya on the shipping