Ford for parts, occasionally cheap.

5.0 ED · 24-09-2008, 01:02 AM

Since i broke my drivers door speaker grill i have been trying to find one, rang numerous wreckers and so on, and haven't been able to get one in graphite to match, and if they did they want $50 for a full door trim.

Anyway went into bayford to get balljoints at $55 a pair (ebay price), and i asked about speaker grill, $14.95. I'm like hell yeah get me one. The thought never even crossed my mind of trying them previously. Just shows sometimes its worth asking

UU TS50 · 24-09-2008, 08:05 AM

when i got the BA scuff plates for my car the wreckers didnt have any but said they get $20 each for them so went to Ford just to check there new price and got them for $15 each go figure that one out ???

The Mighty Red · 24-09-2008, 09:06 AM

yeah i bought a new grill for the passenger side $18 from Ford....I usually ring ford for a price on any parts I buy just so I have a comparison ...

bodes-sh · 24-09-2008, 09:14 AM

same here, called wreckers about speaker grilles, $15 each if we have them, and they would have to come off a rooted door skin. rang ford, $18 or something each, so i got them in. went to pick them up and they charged me $11 each, so hows that...?

InfernoSR · 24-09-2008, 09:29 AM

Yeah, i've gotten cheaper parts direct from Ford at times too :P

superroo · 24-09-2008, 11:22 AM

It's always worth asking ford, some of the prices are good, some are alright, and some are downright stupid.

My 3 cases:

Good
Clutch clevis pin. This hooks onto the pedal, and the clutch cable hooks onto this. $2.50 form ford.

Alright
Clutch cable. About $60 if I remember right. Was about $5 cheaper else where, but ford were the only ones to have it in stock

The bad
Tonneau hole blanking plug. Goes in the hole left by the soft tonneau bungs. There are 20 of them on utes, and ford wants $5.50 for each plug.

Cheers

5.0 ED · 25-09-2008, 01:12 AM

Another bad one is AU tickford wheel nuts $20 each

InfernoSR · 25-09-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 5.0whiteaughia

Another bad one is AU tickford wheel nuts $20 each

I have been qouted $110 from ford for all 20 :P

brad` · 25-09-2008, 05:32 PM

$6 dollar light globe from fords... $1.50 from repco..

how ever.. those scuff plates for $5 each sounds awesome gunna get me some of those with Ford insters ? or XR

**Peuty** · 25-09-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 5.0whiteaughia

Another bad one is AU tickford wheel nuts $20 each

What is an AU Tickford wheel nut? I get my genuine Ford wheelnuts for three dollars each.....

honer · 25-09-2008, 09:07 PM

I brought some rivets that hold the fuel line into the body.... There were big fat headed ones that I drilled out..

$15 and 5 rivets later, there were ones you can readily get from Bunnings... I raged so hard.

Anyone replaced the Grease/Dust caps on their front hubs ? I got quoted $25 each.....

sikford · 26-09-2008, 07:36 AM

got some tiny interior 75th anniversary badges for my door trims as 1 was missing a clip and for 3 of them(not even the size of a 20c piece) it was $123.00 or just over, i almost passed out but i thought i have been trying to track some down for months so ill just bloody get them. Never going to ford unless i really cant get around something another way.

AU00XR8 · 26-09-2008, 10:18 AM

i just had to do my spark plug leads Ford wanted to charge me $598 for the set. I got some NGK 8mm for $300.
Plus i had my alternator crap itself, i contacted ford for a price they wanted $1198, i got a brand new one for $300 from the local auto elec...

InfernoSR · 26-09-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

What is an AU Tickford wheel nut? I get my genuine Ford wheelnuts for three dollars each.....

Would you be interested in getting me some and posting them to me, if i send you the $$?

Magna · 26-09-2008, 11:19 AM

maybe there should be a thread or sticky with cheap ford parts

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but yeah small parts that are like part of an assembly are usually cheaper cause wreckers don't like to break things up.

Fireblade · 26-09-2008, 11:29 AM

When I first got my car, I got the tickford stroker intake snorkel from ford spare parts for $12, I have now paid $325 for SS Big mouth wish Ford made 1 in this size.

BOTTLEDUP · 26-09-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AU00XR8

i just had to do my spark plug leads Ford wanted to charge me $598 for the set. I got some NGK 8mm for $300.
Plus i had my alternator crap itself, i contacted ford for a price they wanted $1198, i got a brand new one for $300 from the local auto elec...

$300 for NGK?????
Wowzers no wonder I sell so many MSD sets at $185ea! *Goes off to revise AU lead pricing*

On the topic of Ford pricing, I agree somethings are unbelievably expensive... I quoted over the phone $11ea for the tiny globes in the demister/antenna/central locking switches, pulled some strings with the Parts manager whom I knew and they ended up at $3.50ea. Still expensive but at least they are correct.

RspecAU · 26-09-2008, 12:33 PM

The problem i have with buying from ford dealers is that most have a differnt price for the same part. Like the windscreen washer nozzel on the bonnet i had to get for the EB Hallam Coffee Ford wanted $17.95 each but didn't have any in stock so i went to Coffee Ford in Dandenong and and got them for $10.95 each

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sly · 27-09-2008, 01:26 AM

Anyone who chokes at a $120 O2 sensor from Repco when you can get them off ebay for $60 or less, should ask Ford for a price...

...try $420.

OTOH I've got some parts very cheap from Ford. Always pays to ask.

5.0 ED · 27-09-2008, 03:33 AM

I think a sticky thread with cheap ford part prices could be a good idea.

whiskers · 27-09-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by superroo

The bad
Tonneau hole blanking plug. Goes in the hole left by the soft tonneau bungs. There are 20 of them on utes, and ford wants $5.50 for each plug.

try getting these plugs from clarke rubber I was in one of their shops the other week and was looking around and seen the parts for the tonneau holding down bits and pieces. might be worth a look

RspecAU · 27-09-2008, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sly

Anyone who chokes at a $120 O2 sensor from Repco when you can get them off ebay for $60 or less, should ask Ford for a price...

...try $420.

OTOH I've got some parts very cheap from Ford. Always pays to ask.

Dam were they glod plated...for that price thats what i would of expected

5.0 ED · 27-09-2008, 12:30 PM

I purchase an o2 sensor from autopro which is right next door to bayford spare parts section, anyway he went and got one of the genuine ford o2's from next door and put side by side and surprise surprise they were exactly the same, same pn everything, only difference was the box in came in.

Bobman · 27-09-2008, 02:34 PM

Ford parts prices vary from store to store. Just be aware of that.

Like one fool who told me an ECT sensor was $97 (same old guy who said it's dangerous to install aftermarket exhausts), but going to my regular and more sensible Ford dealer, the price was $25.

sly · 27-09-2008, 11:01 PM

The ECT I bought from Ford for my AU was in the middle of that range at $60-odd. Repco wanted $120 for an E-series one but couldn't source an AU one at the time.

5.0 ED · 28-09-2008, 03:09 AM

oh my, sly. that is nasty, i purchase a brand new ECT for my AU v8 from ford for $27, at which i thought was nasty

sly · 28-09-2008, 03:29 PM

The real pain was that Repco sourced 2 from 2 different suppliers, both suppliers' catalogues gave part numbers for the AU item, but the parts with those numbers were E-series items. In the end I had no choice but go to Ford... I suppose I could've gone to a wrecker as I do for many other parts, but I prefer to buy new sensors when I need to replace them.

5.0 ED · 28-09-2008, 07:52 PM

Bobman seems to be correct their, different store, different price. It's almost like the salesman goes, oh this much and just pulls some rediculous figure out of his head.

Hords · 29-09-2008, 08:29 AM

Back to thread starter. Got pax side charcoal speaker grille at local wreckers for $5.