Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 19:28     Subject: Re:Will dealers sell you parts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:Generally the service department and the parts department are separate. So the service department probably won't sell you the part, but the parts department will. Just ask the service department for the part number so you know what to ask the parts department for.



Thanks. I can certainly find it online as well, I just thought it would be easiest to get it while I’m there.


Do this.
Dealership mechanics will charge you ridiculous markups. Always been that way.
DIY if it's so easy.


Warranty took care of it, but I was prepared to do it. I've started doing all the lights myself—a taillight goes out and they frown and explain you need a whole new unit. $3.99 at Amazon and a YouTube video later -- problem solved.

If it was going to cost me anything more than Free-ninety-nine, I was going to do it myself or go to a non-crooked mechanic.


That's the way to do it.

The increasing problem though is manufacturers and Government regulations and codes are making it more difficult for people to work on their own vehicles. That's by design and intentional.

Same scam they try to pull in every field.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 18:25     Subject: Will dealers sell you parts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We buy parts all the time. Depends if you want OEM parts or not. Ebay is also an option. Lots of OEM and also off brand sellers there.


For a nonessential part such as a sunvisor, sure, why not. For a critical part such as a timing belt I would never use eBay or Amazon, too many reports of counterfeit OEM parts leading to major failures. Rock auto is considered a reliable site for parts or online dealer part stores.


Pp here definitely. We buy stuff like replacement trim or interior clips, door roller assembly and stuff. New side windows too. I wouldn’t buy something mechanical off eBay. Dh is a mechanical engineer and loves to work on things like this.


For about $8 I got a box of 500 interior clips of literally every variety off Amazon... told the kids to go ahead and get back to kicking the interior and slamming the doors to hard.

Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 18:24     Subject: Re:Will dealers sell you parts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:Generally the service department and the parts department are separate. So the service department probably won't sell you the part, but the parts department will. Just ask the service department for the part number so you know what to ask the parts department for.



Thanks. I can certainly find it online as well, I just thought it would be easiest to get it while I’m there.


Do this.
Dealership mechanics will charge you ridiculous markups. Always been that way.
DIY if it's so easy.


Warranty took care of it, but I was prepared to do it. I've started doing all the lights myself—a taillight goes out and they frown and explain you need a whole new unit. $3.99 at Amazon and a YouTube video later -- problem solved.

If it was going to cost me anything more than Free-ninety-nine, I was going to do it myself or go to a non-crooked mechanic.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 18:23     Subject: Will dealers sell you parts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We buy parts all the time. Depends if you want OEM parts or not. Ebay is also an option. Lots of OEM and also off brand sellers there.


For a nonessential part such as a sunvisor, sure, why not. For a critical part such as a timing belt I would never use eBay or Amazon, too many reports of counterfeit OEM parts leading to major failures. Rock auto is considered a reliable site for parts or online dealer part stores.


Pp here definitely. We buy stuff like replacement trim or interior clips, door roller assembly and stuff. New side windows too. I wouldn’t buy something mechanical off eBay. Dh is a mechanical engineer and loves to work on things like this.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 18:23     Subject: Will dealers sell you parts?
Anonymous wrote:It’s under warranty. They should fix it.


They did, but like I said, I was preparing for them not to. This might have been one of my only positive experiences with a dealership service department. Usually they're total crooks.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 18:17     Subject: Will dealers sell you parts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We buy parts all the time. Depends if you want OEM parts or not. Ebay is also an option. Lots of OEM and also off brand sellers there.


For a nonessential part such as a sunvisor, sure, why not. For a critical part such as a timing belt I would never use eBay or Amazon, too many reports of counterfeit OEM parts leading to major failures. Rock auto is considered a reliable site for parts or online dealer part stores.


Yep!
The warranty will be void if you replace it with non-genuine part or not installed by the dealer.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 18:14     Subject: Will dealers sell you parts?
It’s under warranty. They should fix it.