optispark
01-15-2008, 12:56 PM
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i need a new optispark TODAY.my car is at the mechanis now. if you can beat summitts price of 395.00 for 93z28 z28 non vented, new delco unit please answer this ad asap. send phone number and place where to get it. thanks snareman
01-15-2008, 01:08 PM
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Sam Taylor Buick and Caddy, do a google search, as for jason cromer.
01-15-2008, 04:11 PM
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01-16-2008, 07:43 AM
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But you have a 95, with the VENTED Opti, which is cheaper. The original poster has a 93, with the more expensive UNVENTED unit.
01-16-2008, 08:25 AM
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I am pretty sure that they sell the unvented ones, too. From my research, this is the best price for the vented opti available (I have a friend who is a parts manager for a local Chevy dealer). I have to believe that the markups would be similar for the unvented.
Ahhh, here we go, looks like $313 shipped for the unvented:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93...em150204687881
Ahhh, here we go, looks like $313 shipped for the unvented:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93...em150204687881
01-16-2008, 08:45 AM
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Delphi brand a little cheaper from the partsladi:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93...spagenameZWDVW
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93...spagenameZWDVW
01-16-2008, 10:10 AM
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01-16-2008, 10:35 AM
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I assumed they were the same, but was curious about the price differential. Maybe there is more marketing, or branding, expense associated with AC/Delco.
01-16-2008, 11:51 AM
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GM sold off a lot of their parts divisions, and formed a company called "Delphi". They have the brand name rights to some AC/Delco parts. From Wikipedia:
In 1985 General Motors purchased Hughes Aircraft and merged it with Delco Electronics to form Hughes Electronics Corporation, an independent subsidiary. In 1997 all of the aerospace and defense businesses of Hughes Electronics (Hughes Aircraft and Delco Systems Operations) were merged with Raytheon, and the commercial portion of Delco Electronics was transferred to GM's Delphi Automotive Systems business. Delphi became a separate publicly-traded company in May 1999, and continued to use the Delco Electronics name for several of its subsidiaries through approximately 2004.
Although Delco Electronics no longer exists as an operating company, GM still retains rights to the Delco name and uses it for some of its subsidiaries including the AC Delco parts division.
Although Delco Electronics no longer exists as an operating company, GM still retains rights to the Delco name and uses it for some of its subsidiaries including the AC Delco parts division.