Closeout on low-end parts at RockAuto

[TobyB]

Their shipping policy is brutal, though...

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[markseven]

Moar!!!

http://www.rockauto.com/RSS/vehiclefeeds.php?carcode=1011711&m=wc&l=en&html=true

[Ocell]

Thanks Mark.

Took me a second to figure out, but here's the link for the 91 318is: http://www.rockauto.com/RSS/vehiclef...l=en&html=true

[15Michaeljoseph]

wait everybody stop buying everything!! I have to get home to my computer!!!!


--Mike

[Colby.325e]

Never bought parts that aren't OEM. Prices are sooooo tempting.

I need to replace my ebrake cables / shoes. Anyone have any experience with this stuff, or should I just pay the $100 vs the $30 RockAuto will cost? $70 could be put towards other stuff.

[AndrewBird]

For those who do not realize, OEM is not the same as OE. OE is what BMW used when new, OEM is a different brand, but of equal quality.

[markseven]

Kind of. 195/50/15 tires (guessing here) were OE on the 318i. Goodyear was the OEM.

[15Michaeljoseph]

Closeout on low-end parts at RockAuto

OE= Original equipment.Any part sold or preinstalled on a car made by BMW

OEM= Original equipment manufacturer.this is the company that makes the OE product for BMW to put their stamp on. ie Meyle, Lemfroder, Mann, Sachs, Bosch, Girling, etc. the list goes on.

That's why it costs less to, for example, buy a shock for an e36, made by Sachs, from a parts supplier like rock auto or another site, than it is to buy a 'BMW' shock from the dealer parts counter.
They are the exact same product, both made by Sachs, even made in the same factory usually, only that dealer shock has a roundel printed somewhere on it, and doesn't have all the same Sachs labels.

that is all. carry on.


--Mike

[Pl3wA]

So confusing. How do i search for closeout parts for lets say a 96 volvo850?

[markseven]

3/9/2016 - New Closeout:

http://www.rockauto.com/RSS/vehiclefeeds.php?carcode=1011711&m=wc&l=en&html=true

[Kershaw]

My wallet is happy that anything I can use says, "EXCEPT 4 WHEEL/ALL WHEEL DRIVE".

I am not happy though. Hahah.

[markseven]

My wallet is happy that anything I can use says, "EXCEPT 4 WHEEL/ALL WHEEL DRIVE".

I am not happy though. Hahah.

Hopefully they'll have something you can use.

You iX guys seem to have a version of the ///M tax.

[roguetoaster]

You iX guys seem to have a version of the ///M tax.

And they love to brag about it...

It's odd that rockauto seems to have done away with Euro parts on the main catalog, but the check box exists on mobile, while not actually adding Euro models.

[BobombETA]

A quick little hack for other cars:

Select your vehicle from the left side menu on rockauto.com, and look for the last digits in the URL after you have it selected. Copy and paste that after the "carcode=" part of the URL that markseven posted.

For example here's the closeouts for a 99 M3:

http://www.rockauto.com/RSS/vehiclefeeds.php?carcode=1352720&m=wc&l=en&html=true

and a 00 Outback:

http://www.rockauto.com/RSS/vehiclefeeds.php?carcode=1434060&m=wc&l=en&html=true

I'm skeptical of putting Rockauto stuff on my M3 but for the outback I'm all for it :) ($17 spark plug wires!)

Thanks for the link markseven.

[Das Delfin]

Picked up some spark plug wires for a song! Thanks OP!