Ford spare parts prices..... OMG!!!

[huggiebear]

Originally Posted by RaTTuS

120 bucks for a genuine coolant tank i got stun the other week.

thats why when i strip a car i keep every single one.. only ever gotten rid of one to a good friend. the rest are sitting in a box stored

[Mr Hardware]

Just remember they call them a stealership for a reason...

[pottery beige]

Banged up a rim in the BA when it was new.. Ford $750 rim, $100 centrecap.. Rang Wheelking.. $450 rim, $50 centrecap.. Had to give Wheelking my sido number.. As they got the rim & cap through FORD!!..

[Iggypoppin']

new BA falcon axle, rear right, 850$. 2nd hand? 175. Reco? 130.. Doesn't take a genius.

[Fairlane]

Ford
AU Leather Fairmont Ghia Auto T-Bar $450
Au Leather Momo T-Bar $320 Got one from Roman Autotek for like $150
AU2 Fairmont Radiator Grille $600
AU Thermofans $500 Aftermarket $125
Igntion Coils for a BA I6 $88 Each so over $500 for a set. Got genuine Visteon/Ford ones for $180 of Ebay
Woodgrain Dash Spears for BA Interior $360
Idler Pulley for AU/BA $55 for Some imported plastic garbage (Genuine), $40 for quality Australian made metal aftermarket

Holden
Hubcap for a VN Berlina- you know the ones guranteed to fly off no matter what $75

Toyota
Indicator Stalk for a FJ/HJ60 Landcruiser $500.

[XR Martin]

$800+ for the rubber floor mat in a Toyota Commuter minibus. A similar thing from Clark Rubber is about $50

[Spanrz]

The actual problem is these spare parts prices are sometimes marked up over 200%.
Most parts have over 50% markup on them. I suppose they make you pay it, because of the space it takes up, from other parts.
I just think it's an absolute rort the markup that goes into spare parts for cars (any type).

I bought the other day, front brake pads, bendix ultimates, quoted well over $200, got them for $170 and I still think they had me for lunch.
Standard brake pads (aftermarket), run at around 60-80 bucks, but to pay 4 times the price? I can understand some being double the price for the performance, fair enough, but 4 times?

If they can mark it down a huge heap, (i.e discount), then it had one helluva profit margin.

[stevepet]

You know the flares on the GU Patrol the have a small piece of rubber tubing between flare and body. Nissan quoted $480 for the set, Yet to find an alternative.

[FTGAutosalvage]

Originally Posted by stevepet

You know the flares on the GU Patrol the have a small piece of rubber tubing between flare and body. Nissan quoted $480 for the set, Yet to find an alternative.

windscreen moulding....

[Papa Smurf]

You guys ever wonder why you are getting NEW cars for $36,000.00? If parts were cheaper you would be paying $90,000.00 for a NEW Car.

BTW, Genuine spares have little or no profit margins, start looking at the after market parts, that is where the $$$$ are.

[drew`SEVNT5]

Originally Posted by Papa Smurf

You guys ever wonder why you are getting NEW cars for $36,000.00? If parts were cheaper you would be paying $90,000.00 for a NEW Car.

BTW, Genuine spares have little or no profit margins, start looking at the after market parts, that is where the $$$$ are.

Pardon me?


I wouldnt call 20-30% profit margins small (dealer nett to retail)

[mik]

Nissan patrol 3 speed gearbox , no synchro on 1st brand new $6000.00 .

[DJL351]

Originally Posted by Spanrz

The actual problem is these spare parts prices are sometimes marked up over 200%.
Most parts have over 50% markup on them.

I call BS on both of those highlighted points.

Having spent a few years behind the parts counter - you would be suprised to see some of the real figures.


And as for those buying aftermarket.... what warranty does it come with?
Had a clown spit it over paying $150 for an EL 6cyl water pump one day... went down the road and got one for $60. - Great I said, lets see what happens in 4 months (it had a 6 month warranty on it)
First one failed two days after the warranty expired, so he bought another one - that gave in after 4 months - they gave him another one under warranty, but he had to buy more coolant. The replacement one failed after 2 months.

In 12 months, he had to fit 3 waterpumps - costing him time and about the same moeny as the gen part. He finally came in and picked up a gen one - 3 years later, when he sold the car, it was still running strong.

Moral - cheaper is not always better.

[sgt_doofey]

Try windscreen wipers for a Peugeot 307. Over $60 per side, so a shade under $130 a set.
They're the Bosch Aerotwins. To buy them from places like Supercheap cost $100 the set still. Found an alternative for $50.

[2.8L Hilux]

The rear chrome strip on a BA fairmont, ford wanted $120 for it.

[music189]

some parts are cheap though, $31.33 trade ,which is generally 10%for a brand new sy door lock barrel from the dealer.
plus $30 for the locksmith to key it alike.

[ThePistonHead]

Try $550 for a NF fairlane woodgrain shifter surround.

[ams77]

try over $500 for a set of genuine EBGT spark plug leads (can't remember exactly as i hit my head on the floor). The guy at the counter said he doesn't think they ever sold any.

[blownv8au]

Originally Posted by ams77

try over $500 for a set of genuine EBGT spark plug leads (can't remember exactly as i hit my head on the floor). The guy at the counter said he doesn't think they ever sold any.

and probably never will at those prices, thats a blatant bloody rip.

[just_pazz]

BF silver doortrim inserts.... ~77 each for front door trims.... ~154 each for the rears.

I said to the guy I think I'll just paint mine. The guy at the counter even admitted their pricing was just insane.

On the otherhand I got a SR kit, the good ones, for $399. I thought that was a pretty good price.

[chevypower]

Call around for different prices from different locations before buying the first one you see. I broke a tail light, I called one Ford dealer $98. So I call some junk yards.... $50 with a couple of scratches, the next one was $50 - then he said "No, $75". So then I try another Ford dealer for a new one, and it was $50. Half the price of the first Ford dealer! No prizes for guessing which one I went with.

[chrisfpv]

Bonnet release lever - $50

BA - BF Center Cup Holder - $80

BA - BF Center Rim Cap - $22 each

BA - BF XR6 Boot Badge - $39 for one

Those are the prices of items I have purchased from Ford so far. I also enquired about Alloy Pedals for auto, was told $250.

I picked up a brand new set off ebay for $100

[blownv8au]

i went to ford to get some manual pedals the same as in the ba gt and was told you can only get them if you have an fpv, apparently my money was not good enough for them.

[Zedjay]

holden are no better.... i was working at suttons holden when the VN came out.
we had to make room for all the new parts that came with it. anyway when logging all the parts into the computer we worked out that to build a VN povo pack from spares would cost 1.2mil and that was the late 80s

by the way to make room for the VN parts they cleared out all the HT-HQ stuff and just dumped it at the tip

also with that thermostat housing... i have an NL 5.0ltr and bought a chrome one for an XT XW windsor and it bolted straight up for $25.
i did have to customize the top hose though

[S3SR]

GHIA x2 badge $7
G8 badge x2 $7
MAGNET badge x2 $14
BA BF audio aux connector x2 $78.90ea
Bonnet release for AU $22.38
belt cover tickford (for VCT models) AU - $23 (sold it on ebay for $40)
tickford snorkel (still have it) - $27 should have bought 100

brand new XR spoiler painted in any colour back in 2004ish $175

these are items im reading off my invoices from Ford.......its not what you know its who

ill buy genuine if there isnt an aftermarket version that is better quality...... either that or ill just make my own out of carbon fibre

[ebxr8240]

Bought an aftermarket front wheel bearing for Focus for $57...
Ford's quote was just under $300...

[brados20]

I picked up a power window switch for an AU from Ford the other day $42 is what they charged me and I was surprised because all the wreckers I rang wanted around $60-70 second hand!

[JimNiki]

remember the round green automatic choke which was on the xf and earlier.
I thought I'd change it cause I was about to sell the car and I wanted it to start properly when I started it. Ford spares wanted $240.00 + gst.

so I went to the wreckers and he said go over there where all the carby's are, take whichever one you want ...$15.00

Anyway, work colleague had a Mazda tribute, end of 4 year lease, ready to sell.
aircon compressor dies! Mazda wants $3,000 for a replacement fitted.
Rang Ford and they fitted it for $1,500

go figure!

[duaned]

Not a Ford, but I had power steering fitted to my old TN magna, cheapest aftermarket was $1500. Mitsubishi supplied and fitted genuine power steering components for $900!

[82XD393.3v]

high pressure fuel injector pump for my 2002 tranist new from ford $7900 to have mine rebuilt by a so called diesel injector specialist that diagnosed it to be the problem $3400 only to have the same thing happen a week later and find out it was the fuel filter drain plug that was causing it all along classic um so 3400 down the poo tube