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 Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:29 am Post subject: vertex? Rock Auto? |
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Hey everyone,
I was shopping for 4 lug brake parts and I came across some fairly good prices at vertex and rock auto.
I haven't dealt with either of them and wondered if anyone has ordered from them recently. If so, would either be a place you would recommend?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Sean
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:49 am Post subject: |
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I have used Rock Auto quite a few times and never had any problems.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:44 am Post subject: |
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I've had good success with Vertex from time to time.
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I got my clutch from rock auto and everything went well and it was cheaper than everyone else by about $20
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Rockauto is fairly reliable, they buy surplus and closeout parts from other retailers, and manufacturers, and offer low closeout prices occasionally on that stuff. But watch out for the shipping charges. Rockauto ships from multipe warehouses and if you order more than one part, shipment may come from more than one warehouse, and there's a shipping charge from each warehouse. Basic shipping charge from each warehouse is $8, plus for weight and distance. You can find discount codes on the Internet, and each time you place an order, you get a code good for 5% off an unlimited number of purchases for a limited period of time.
Vertex is a small company, and they will give you a quote for a product, and run some big ads. And they have virtually no inventory. When you place an order, it may take a long time for them to fill it, and they may charge your credit card immediately. This is a case where a good deal is not what it seems. |
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ideola
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| gohim wrote: | | they have virtually no inventory. When you place an order, it may take a long time for them to fill it, and they may charge your credit card immediately. This is a case where a good deal is not what it seems. |
Dude, there ain't too many folks stocking 924 parts these days. Based on my experience retailing these parts for the past 18 months, almost EVERYTHING from PET comes directly from Germany, even the Victor Reinz, Goetz, and Bosch parts. Some of the more common items might be in stock at places like Pelican and AutoHausAZ, but more and more, these parts are supplied just-in-time.
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| ideola wrote: | | gohim wrote: | | they have virtually no inventory. When you place an order, it may take a long time for them to fill it, and they may charge your credit card immediately. This is a case where a good deal is not what it seems. |
Dude, there ain't too many folks stocking 924 parts these days. Based on my experience retailing these parts for the past 18 months, almost EVERYTHING from PET comes directly from Germany, even the Victor Reinz, Goetz, and Bosch parts. Some of the more common items might be in stock at places like Pelican and AutoHausAZ, but more and more, these parts are supplied just-in-time. |
The problem with Vertex is that they were like this with the stocking over 20 years ago when the cars and the parts were much more abundant. Sellers should not take your order, and your money claiming that they have the parts in stock when they don't. When I was ordering from Vertex they had the best prices, and reasonable shipping charges, but the 2nd slowest delivery. Eventually Vertex always sends the parts you may for, but it took a couple of months even way back when, for orders I placed from Vertex to arrive, and usually they were dropped shipped, and sometimes the parts were in very poor condition (although they were always new). We're talking a couple months for delivery in some cases, when I was told the parts were in stock and would ship the next day. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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I have had very good experience with Rock Auto. Reasonable delivery times and very good prices, often with several source options for each part. On the rare occasion when an item was not right, they took care of my problem straight away. They often have very good depth of parts - often items that are hard to find elsewhere.
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thanks everyone
I usually deal more with ebs, paragon, autohausaz, etc. when I saw these had similar items, for quite a bit less in some cases, I thought I might try them - but I wanted to check a little first. I am not always the most trusting with all of the on-line companies that we might encounter.
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I've bought from Vertex many times without any problems.
I buy most of the parts for everything from Rock Auto. You just need to watch the shipping. Sometimes you need to change your order to a different brans to get everything shipped from one place. For the most part they are cheaper that Advance Auto, Auto Zone and O'reilly's.
But I shop around for everything I buy.
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| gohim wrote: | | The problem with Vertex is that they were like this with the stocking over 20 years ago when the cars and the parts were much more abundant. Sellers should not take your order, and your money claiming that they have the parts in stock when they don't. When I was ordering from Vertex they had the best prices, and reasonable shipping charges, but the 2nd slowest delivery. Eventually Vertex always sends the parts you may for, but it took a couple of months even way back when, for orders I placed from Vertex to arrive, and usually they were dropped shipped, and sometimes the parts were in very poor condition (although they were always new). We're talking a couple months for delivery in some cases, when I was told the parts were in stock and would ship the next day. |
Fair enough. I haven't had that experience with them...my orders have always been fulfilled promptly and arrived in good condition.
Key point to remember is that parts for the 924 are getting harder to source. On top of that, Porsche's fulfillment of OEM parts is extremely unpredictable. I've had orders for common things like cam oiler tubes and elbows fulfilled overnight on one order, and then take 3 weeks on the next order. All based on Porsche's archane fulfillment system. It's not isolated to one supplier or reseller, so I lay most of the blame with Porsche in Germany.
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thanks again
not to divert this too much but does anyone have experience with the Beck/Arnley line of brake parts?
Sean
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BeckArnley parts quality is spotty. When you order a part, an OEM part may be in the box, or a part from some obscure little Mom and Pap Factory in Italy with poor quality control. If you order three of the same part, you may get three parts from three different companies, all with different dimensional specs.
My recommendation if you are interested in buying some BeckArnley parts is to order them from a local auto parts store where you can see them before you buy them. If the part/s in the box/es are UNSAT, you can walk away. OR, only order BeckArnley Parts when you know what's in the box in advance.
Like ordering BackArnley brake pads from RockAuto, where the part description read like: BeckArnley semi-metallic Axxis/PBR MetalMaster brake pads. That way you know what it says on the outside of the box, and what's inside of the box.
Many Italian replacement parts suffer from QC or dimension problems, be carefull if you use any. An example would be the poorly dimensioned Italian made ignition distributor caps for VW MKIII ABAs (2.0L) sold as the House Brand at AutoZone and Kragen'Oreillys. Caps are too tall to snap on correctly stressing the hold down clips, and the terminals are made from aluminum which burns away quickly. Another example would be Beck Arnley brake rotors. I got four BeckArnley Premium VW MKIII rear rotors from RockAuto. Two different Italian Manufacturers, in three different boxes. Some with directions, and some without. None of them had the same thickness dimension, and one was too thin right out of the box.
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thanks Gohim - that is a big help - sounds like something to try to avoid ordering from a distance
Sean
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I swore off Beck Arnley shit 20 years ago when I was stuck using their junk to try to keep my VW alive. Never again. 
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