Local dealer is a joke
06-24-2003, 01:36 PM
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Local dealer is a joke
I stopped by my local dealer for a new drivers side fog light a few weeks ago and was quoted $220 just for the light assembly. I just got my delivery from GMParts Direct which included a new fog light, 1LE elbow, and two O2 sensors for $218 delivered. Do they think I am that stupid at the dealership? Thank the automobile gods for the internet.
06-24-2003, 01:51 PM
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I've found that almost all local dealers will charge the GMPartsDirect suggested retail price which is typically about 35% to 45% higher than what they (GMPartsDirect) sell them for. Most customers don't know they're getting screwed on the price.
06-24-2003, 04:58 PM
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Do Camaros really need a whole new foglight assembly when one's burnt? I needed a new bulb for my T/A foglight, and the dealer wanted to sell me a whole assemby for $105. I bought a bulb (pair actually) for ten bucks.
06-24-2003, 05:25 PM
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I paid 103 and change at my local dealer for the fog light -- the lens was cracked. After the new one cracked and burnt out, I switched to Hella FF50 clear fogs. Much brighter, they look better with the projector headlights and $85 for the pair plus another $10 for the stone shields. Oh, yeah -- they really work in the fog!
06-24-2003, 05:35 PM
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They are smaller and more oval than the FF75s that some guys are using to replace their junk stock headlights. The FF75s are about the size of a stock light but the corners of the housing are more rounded. Since I have round Hella projectors, the oval foglights don't look out of place like the original boxy stock fogs did.
Edit -- The FF75s would probably look better with stock headlights and I had to make my own brackets. Basically a piece of 3/16 x 3 steel strap with holes drilled in the right spots.
Edit -- The FF75s would probably look better with stock headlights and I had to make my own brackets. Basically a piece of 3/16 x 3 steel strap with holes drilled in the right spots.
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