Finding a part
 

Maybe this has been mentioned before but...

I needed a part. It was unavailable/no longer made. Checked
aircooled.net, mamotorworks, etc. Rebuilt part available from big
internet VW site. Bought it. Didn't work right.

So on a whim I typed the bosch part number into Google.

Up popped a backwater autoparts store (and I mean backwater as in
swampy area of US). They have 3 NEW ones, for a price less than what I
paid for the rebuilt.

Is this for real????

I may be a sucker, but I ordered one.

As more and more small parts stores put their inventory online it may
get easier to locate these orphan parts. Least I hope so.

Ted--Sacto

Ok, so what's the site's address in case we're looking for orphan parts
(as I am right now)

Susan S.



"Ted" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Maybe this has been mentioned before but...
>
> I needed a part. It was unavailable/no longer made. Checked
> aircooled.net, mamotorworks, etc. Rebuilt part available from big
> internet VW site. Bought it. Didn't work right.
>
> So on a whim I typed the bosch part number into Google.
>
> Up popped a backwater autoparts store (and I mean backwater as in
> swampy area of US). They have 3 NEW ones, for a price less than what I
> paid for the rebuilt.
>
> Is this for real????
>
> I may be a sucker, but I ordered one.
>
> As more and more small parts stores put their inventory online it may
> get easier to locate these orphan parts. Least I hope so.
>
> Ted--Sacto
>

www.google.com

type in part number.

see what pops up.

(www.sherco-auto.com had the part I was looking for)

Ted