BuyAutoParts Any Good??

So I need a new ac clutch for my 2005 Taco and it is $523 at Toyota of Dallas, but I found this compressor with clutch included on EBay for $205. Due to the price difference I am very worried it will not last. Has anyone ever had any experience with stuff from this "BuyAutoParts"?

Link to EBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-P...TOYOTA-TACOMA-/300465106368?fits=Model:Tacoma

Thanks

 

Never heard of them.

But they did sell 69 of them and they have some pretty solid feedback. Looks to be a non oem part, is that a good or bad thing, that's up to you.

 

Hey pm in bound I think I can help you here.

 

I'd avoid that one and go OEM

the ebay posting has loopholes, there really is no guarantee a court would stand behind
(specific wording won't hold up) though they make you think there is

pass

 

Just another WEB seller who also sells on ebay:

http://www.buyautoparts.com/

This site, partsgeek.com and all of the other xxx.com parts sellers have nothing in stock. Car dealers excluded. They all source their parts from 2/3 back-end wholesalers The only difference is they all have their own WEB sites and pricing. They are cheaper simply because most of what they sell comes from China.

The other exception besides the dealer WEB sites is -> rockauto.com

They sell a lot of Beck Arnley parts. All of these have always arrived in a box that said "Made in Japan". To be fair, other WEB sellers carry Beck Arnley parts, I just seem to see more at rockauto.com

rockauto.com has an entire Denso compressor for $359 and change:

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=4717272&cc=1431544&jnid=501&jpid=4

Maybe one of the online dealers can match or beat this.

 

Used Rockauto.com a bunch of times. Never a problem

 

Rockauto is reliable and the price tough to beat. I've also had luck with PartsTrain getting parts for my Ranger.

 

I've had the buyautoparts compressor on the truck for approx 4 years with no problems. There was little chance that a delphi compressor was going back on the truck after a 18,000 mile 3.5 year failure. If my memory is correct buyautoparts sells a delphi compressor for a little more money if oem is the route intended. As for the never ending buy American parts argument, that train left the station (at a high rate of speed) years ago, but seems to linger like the 3000 mile oil change interval. Most components are out sourced overseas. It is all about the the quality control tolerances during the manufacturing of those components. If we took the foreign parts off our vehicles, there would be little to nothing left.