Comments on: How to find spare parts for my car online?

Question: How to find spare parts for my car online?

skechada — Tue, 09 May 2006 12:30:56 -0800

Is there an online outlet/store to find spare parts for cars?

Both of my visors on my Nissan Altima just recently broke, and getting replacement visors thru Nissan is going to cost $170 (!). Does anyone know of a decent online resource (or even a junkyard in the Austin, TX area) that might be more affordable?

By: sluggo

sluggo — Tue, 09 May 2006 12:44:16 -0800

Your best bet would be to call around to some salvage yards in the area. As far as online - I've used car-part.com, and heard ok things about getusedparts.com.

By: rolypolyman

rolypolyman — Tue, 09 May 2006 12:48:02 -0800

There's a pretty good junkyard on either South 1st or South Congress just north of William Cannon. I don't know what standard junkyard protocol is... some places seem to get bent out of shape if I go wandering in the yard, others don't care... this one doesn't care.

By: zonkout

zonkout — Tue, 09 May 2006 13:33:39 -0800

I use Ebay for car parts. It has worked wonderfully.

By: phearlez

phearlez — Tue, 09 May 2006 13:44:18 -0800

I don't know that you'll have any luck finding visors there but I buy most of my by-mail car parts at Rock Auto

By: knave

knave — Tue, 09 May 2006 14:01:50 -0800

I get OEM parts for Toyota, Nissan, Honda, etc. from PartzNet, they're pretty good. These are new parts, from the manufacturer, and you pay less than you would at a dealer. They won't be nearly as cheap as a junkyard though.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Tue, 09 May 2006 16:06:43 -0800

Gagel's.

By: fishbulb

fishbulb — Wed, 10 May 2006 02:02:34 -0800

I've used autopartswarehouse, parts were delivered way faster than I thought they would. Don't know how they compare re: price, though.

By: skechada

skechada — Fri, 12 May 2006 16:45:21 -0800

Thanks for the answers!!