Car parts
Sep 9th 2010, 5:48 pm
#16
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Re: Car parts
Do you have the optional driver's info display? Looking at car-parts.com, which is a site for breakers yards all over the USA to sell their parts online, a 2003 Envoy speedo with info display will run you anything from $72-$225 for a Grade A part.
A GMC dealer will make you pay blood for a brand-new speedo... and are you sure that you need a whole new speedo anyway? might be a connector or your speed sensor or something like that... much cheaper to fix... buy the factory service manual for your model and it will list the tests you need to do to check whether you need to replace the whole speedo module or not.
A GMC dealer will make you pay blood for a brand-new speedo... and are you sure that you need a whole new speedo anyway? might be a connector or your speed sensor or something like that... much cheaper to fix... buy the factory service manual for your model and it will list the tests you need to do to check whether you need to replace the whole speedo module or not.
... any reputable folks that could give a second quote?Writing from the sandpitCoz i havnae got a clue, how do i even begin to check what you have recommended?
Sep 9th 2010, 5:52 pm
#17
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Re: Car parts
My Ford Mondeo just keeled over and died. Alternator is shot.
Al Tayer wanted 3,400 just for the part
The damn thing would cost less than 150 quid in the UK, I'm not paying over 600 for it.
Any ideas of trustworthy places who'll fit a new and real third party alternator (maybe a Bosch)?
Al Tayer wanted 3,400 just for the part
The damn thing would cost less than 150 quid in the UK, I'm not paying over 600 for it.Any ideas of trustworthy places who'll fit a new and real third party alternator (maybe a Bosch)?
Sorry to hijack your post... but you have highlighted a common problem in the UAE for those of us who are sticking to their old faithfuls.
Hope you are closer to getting your own problem sorted
Sep 10th 2010, 3:34 pm
#18
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Posts: 160
Re: Car parts
if you're not confident about getting busy with spanners and socket sets and using the factory service manual to diagnose and fix problems then I guess you have no choice but to go to a dealer... so you just have to expect to pay the big money... sorry...
