pixie*porsche
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I've generally bought parts in the past from design 911, porscheshop and the OPC and have now come to realise that perhaps they aren't the cheapest. Suggestions welcome. Thanks in advance!
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There is no one place that is always the cheapest or best value - always check around.
stevie d
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Depending on what you are after eurocarparts are generally cheap . It's free delivery plus this bank holiday there's a further discount of 15 - 25% depending on the value of your order . I've used them a few times but they tend to use massively over sized boxes for delivery which isn't great for the environment if you worry about that sort of thing . An abs sensor the size of my thumb turned up rattling around in an otherwise empty shoe box size package when a jiffy bag would have done and a pair of wiper blades in a box you could've got a rear exhaust section in . I do feel we should probably try to support the smaller independent suppliers though such as Berlyn Services , ProMax Motorsport , Jon Mitchell's Garage etc and you could try speaking to your local indy Porsche garage and see if they will supply parts price matched to the cheapest you can find on the net . I did this with Car Tech and Care in North Yorkshire when i was getting my belts done there .
CarreraRSR
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Had to replace the speedo cable last week - OPC £11, Porscheshop £24!! I will not use Porscheshop having had a previous poor experience with them and their prices a taking the p!$$ Try Max at Frazerpart. All genuine Porsche parts and very competitive versus OPC. Both are the cheapest on most occasions for me Not a fan of 'motor factors' as they may be cheaper but you're getting cheap pattern parts. I prefer genuine parts on my car!!
pauljmcnulty
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Elliot's first on the list of used parts suppliers in the faqs, can't do much more to recommend him! [&:]
pixie*porsche
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Thanks all [
] I've owned 6 Porsches but never really thought to shop around for parts, inspired from actually doing it once and saving some money! Tuesday is going to be the grand parts search. I actually rang Elliot today and left a message on his answer phone!
] I've owned 6 Porsches but never really thought to shop around for parts, inspired from actually doing it once and saving some money! Tuesday is going to be the grand parts search. I actually rang Elliot today and left a message on his answer phone!
Northern924
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For the smaller model specifics I always ring my OPC first, don't forget everything PorscheShop sell they buy from Porsche so the mark up is always going to be higher! For that reason alone I have never bought anything from them, other than that I switch between ECP & GSF for regular service parts, and Alasdair & ellit are always there for salvage []
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pixie*porsche
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It's not really small regular service items I need, thought I'll order an oil filter to do an oil service at the same time, whilst the car is up in the air! I'm after a steering rack, track rod arms and ends. A steering shaft as well to convert my car to manual steering. I'd like to polybush the suspension but OH won't let me because in his mind Porsche is having too much money spent on it at the moment! [] Anyways, as much as I wish the car was happily running fine I'm learning stuff []
] Anyways, as much as I wish the car was happily running fine I'm learning stuff []
Hairyarse
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Pixie. Try OPC for your bushes. I'm picking up mine this week from them and they're only a few quid each. It's down to personal preference but I always worry that poly bushes will be too harsh for road use. FYI also, wishbones are the same as MK1 Golf but not all the bushes are the same
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