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Best sites for OEM parts?

engine1navy1

New member
Looking to buy some OEM parts, just looking for recommendations. I know there are a few out there. Looking for best prices, possibly discounted shipping offers etc. Thanks for any help!
 

zrickety

The Fixer
It depends on what you're looking for. People criticize ECS but they are reasonable for quite a few things. Shopdap is good for DSG maintenance. I've ordered from some dealer sites for certain things. Ebay is good for random specific parts if you get oem.
 

MrFancypants

Autocross Champion
Typically I search for part numbers on Google to shop because it frequently reveals new sources for good prices. Of course there’s the well known sources like Deutche, Pelican, ECS, etc. but occasionally a dealership parts department will pop up that’s worth a look. For example, a few months ago I did a lot of suspension work and needed a lot of fresh hardware to bolt everything back together and a Volkswagen dealsership in Marietta, Georgia (Atlanta suburb) offered the best prices with shipping taken into account.

For non specific parts vendors I also really like PartsGeek. They frequently sell OEM parts along with premium and economy brands.
 

smanierre

Autocross Champion
FCP Euro has an unbeatable warranty when it comes to OEM and the smaller selection of aftermarket parts they have.
 

sterkrazzy

Autocross Champion
I use ECS for a parts catalog and then order somewhere else, unless they have the best deal by far.

Jim Ellis is a site I use quite a bit too. https://www.jimellisvwparts.com/
 

clownish

just clowning around
I messaged you directly but I’d also add that I usually just buy through local dealerships that are willing to sell at their cost or through my local shop - I’m paying local sales tax but if I ever need help dealing with a company or finding a part of any installation I have another person to talk to instead of just trying to deal with an internet company. I like dealing with shops and real people. [emoji106]


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TimS

Go Kart Newbie
I use ECS for a parts catalog and then order somewhere else, unless they have the best deal by far.

That what I do, too. I hate ECS, but they have the best web store I've ever seen, so I use them as part number lookup and order from FCP.

My local dealer actually used to be the cheapest option for OEM parts, but they stopped their discount for online orders.
 

Drew8

New member
1stvwpart.com has been good to me. I have used them about 4 times for about $2k worth of stuff. Everything ships fast and is correct.

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GolNat

Autocross Champion
Be careful on eBay. A member here got some eBay NGK spark plugs that were counterfeit.
 

TimS

Go Kart Newbie
I will never understand why anyone who's worried about quality even looks at ebay for parts. And honestly, amazon is getting to be the same way with counterfeit goods.
 

MrFancypants

Autocross Champion
I will never understand why anyone who's worried about quality even looks at ebay for parts. And honestly, amazon is getting to be the same way with counterfeit goods.
Usually if I go to ebay I’m looking for a used OEM part. I got a pair of aluminum spindles that way because they were offered at a better price than I could find on car-part.com and had a lot of good pictures to show the condition of the parts I was ordering.
 
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