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just wondering what parts everyone has run into (for any make/model car) that seemed like they should be cheap, but really weren't...

I'm talking junkyard parts, your local classifieds, from the stealership, whatever

bolts. i mean 15 dollars a bolt??? oh and crush washers. 3 dollars a crush washer.

azn2nr wrote:bolts. i mean 15 dollars a bolt??? oh and crush washers. 3 dollars a crush washer.

bolts for what?

Those stupid PCV hard pipes ($60 each)

Valve cover gasket/grommet set ($60 pair)

engine to trans

How about the tensioner bolt for the a/c unit? That sucker set me back a good $20.

When I did the wheel bearings on Patti, and got the foam bushings that hold the dust boot up on the struts, I got totally ass-raped with no lube by the dealer. Over $300 for all 4. I've been meaning to check my own prices and see if they're really that high.

Always remember though, a car company doesn't make money selling cars, it makes money selling parts to fix/maintain the cars.

A $20,000 new car is worth $50,000 in parts, easy, if you were to buy each individual part for it at list price.

Oh shit, I forgot what I do for work. I probably shouldn't be saying this.

$50 for a 1.5 DIN pocket for below the radio. Must have cost them all of 50 cents for the plastic...

$27 for a carrier piece on a VW 5MT. This thing is plastic and is supposed to handle gear slamming? It's a piece of plastic the thickness of a ruler and the size of my knuckles....

I spent about $120 on three of the five peices of plastic that make up the timing belt cover. f-ing robbery


I also laughed when the dealer quoted me $250 for EJ22T rod bearings.

The little plastic pop clips that hold the trunk lining in our cars:

Part number 94099AA200MA with a list price of over $2 each! The little plastic clip apparently costs about twice as much as a crossmember bolt. And the trunk trim uses a total of 16 of them, too.

So it'd be cheaper to bolt your trunk lining in with zinc coated M10x1.25 bolts and washers than plastic pop clips.

Boot B for the intake piping; $98 and thats a discounted price through my brothers work.

Coolant temp sensor, $30 for a stupid little piece of metal with a wire connected to it .

some guy on awdpirates is selling a set of 2006 STi Seat covers and is asking $800 though they cost 2500 new.
I mean, wtf is it with subaru stuff and costing so much money? you look at parts for tons of other cars and they are just dirt cheap.

206er wrote:some guy on awdpirates is selling a set of 2006 STi Seat covers and is asking $800 though they cost 2500 new.

looks like they run about 40 bucks a pair on ebay.