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Here's a tip if you are looking for a DISCONTINUED GM part
I was looking to buy the GM Accessory "Dead Pedal" part # 19212355. It has been discontinued and appears as such on the site of the major online parts suppliers. My idea was to call my local Chevy dealer and check to see if they had this discontinued part in stock. Supplied the part # and the clerk told me they did not have it. I asked if he could see if any dealers NATIONALLY had the part. He was able to identify two dealers: one in New York and the other in Massachusetts. Emailed both of them to check their stock and quote price. Ordered from the New York dealer and 4 days later the part was delivered. So, even if a part is discontinued, you should still have a dealer run a nation-wide inventory check for you.
Even if it is a part that is still available and your local (closest or preferred) dealer doesn't have it in stock, you can ask them to check to see who is close and has it in stock. That can save you a couple of days or more in shipping if you are willing to drive to get it. Of course, this works better in larger metropolitan areas. I am lucky there is a 24 hour (Mon-Fri and extended weekend hours) big truck dealer near me I can call anytime and inquire on parts.
If a dealer is really good and cares you shouldn't have to ask. I needed a ac drain tube for my 2000 Deville which of course was discontinued. I went to a local parts store that sells a lot of GM stuff and he ran a search and found one dealer in the U.S. with 8 of them. I never had to ask to run the search, he just did it. Even the bag looks old lol
^^^ Yeh, you're right, but in this day it's not the usual to "expect" someone to run the nationwide search for your part. So, thanks to the OP, Bob, because at least a few of us wouldn't think to ask the dealer or anyone for that service.
If a dealer is really good and cares you shouldn't have to ask. I needed a ac drain tube for my 2000 Deville which of course was discontinued. I went to a local parts store that sells a lot of GM stuff and he ran a search and found one dealer in the U.S. with 8 of them. I never had to ask to run the search, he just did it. Even the bag looks old lol
I was looking to buy the GM Accessory "Dead Pedal" part # 19212355. It has been discontinued and appears as such on the site of the major online parts suppliers. My idea was to call my local Chevy dealer and check to see if they had this discontinued part in stock. Supplied the part # and the clerk told me they did not have it. I asked if he could see if any dealers NATIONALLY had the part. He was able to identify two dealers: one in New York and the other in Massachusetts. Emailed both of them to check their stock and quote price. Ordered from the New York dealer and 4 days later the part was delivered. So, even if a part is discontinued, you should still have a dealer run a nation-wide inventory check for you.
I do this all the time for my customers, even KW parts for certain models are discontinued.
I had my local dealer check not only Chevy dealers but Cadillac dealers for a piece of interior trim hardware I was looking for. The Caddy dealer had it.
11-12-2018, 03:13 AM
Here's a tip if you are looking for a DISCONTINUED GM part
Thanks!
