Best place to buy ford parts online?
Just curious, does anyone know the best place to buy Ford parts online?
For vintage parts IMHO Dennis Carpenter Ford (http://www.dennis-carpenter.com/), if they don't have it I do a search of Hemmings Motor News.
If the Ford is newer then that, about all parts places are the same, unless a real Ford part is needed. Then you have to deal through a dealership any way. Shipping quickly offsets any savings.
Now if you want Ford Racing Parts, Summit Racing is competitive with any body in the business and they have a reputation to maintain. So places that give lower prices don't stay around too long (take the money and run because the parts are counterfeit).
Sometimes obsolete old stock can be found on e-bay and so can new parts. But not all parts are as they appear because importing counterfeits from China is so cheap. However (one more time) shipping costs can quickly eat up any savings.
Now the hard part about dealerships is that some do not want to bother with depot items or those that require a lot of research to find in the system. If you live in a major metropolitan area the odds of finding a good parts person will be difficult. I say this because in 1978 I was looking for parts for a 1968 Falcon in San Diego, all the dealerships there said Ford no longer made parts for them. However in 1984 while living in New Mexico (yes this is part of the US) the dealership there would order parts (depot) for the same car.
So if you can find a good parts person at the dealership and you want Ford parts- that is where to go for Ford parts.
My favorite place for current ford or motorcraft parts is Tousley Ford.
Are you restoring a vintage car or truck, or just need ford parts in general?
I normally get after market parts at rockauto.com, they seem to have the lowest price.
Www.lmctruck.com if its a truck
www.rockauto.com for anything else
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