January 5, 200719 yr Hey gang, My 99 is on it's way to lunching an alternator and all the local places have foolishly high prices on a replacement. 1stsubaruparts.com doesn't seem to ship outside the US and subarupartsforyou.com wants the price of the alternator for the insane UPS shipping. Anyone got a good lead on a reliable online parts place that doesn't hate Canada as much as the others?
January 5, 200719 yr You could try www.subarugenuineparts.com I don't know what their shipping policy is...but you can try them.
January 5, 200719 yr You could try www.subarugenuineparts.com I don't know what their shipping policy is...but you can try them. Call them ask for Jamie (she is on this board) and she should be able to help you out. nipper
January 5, 200719 yr if it were me, i would bring the alternator to one of your local shops for a rebuild. i heve established a relationship with a local shop owner and he rebuilds starters and alternators, usually overnight, for me for about $60. if you do order from thwe states, you should insist that they ship via the u. s postal service. if they use a courier, you can expect massive taxes, duties and brokerage fees and storage in their brokerage house that will delay delivery. for my orders from the states, i use liberty subaru in new jersey... parts@libertysubaru.com they have treated me right and are one of the few dealers that i have found that will ship via the post office. most insist on a courier service. regards, mark
January 5, 200719 yr Author Also a fine idea. I'll look into that as well but last year when the alternator crapped the bed in my 94 turbo I couldn't find a "local" place within a couple hours to do a rebuild. I'll look around again though before I order anything this time around. You're right about shipping USPS, I've been ebaying for years so I know allll about UPS and FedEx and how they LOVE to screw Canadians pretty hard at the border. if it were me, i would bring the alternator to one of your local shops for a rebuild. i heve established a relationship with a local shop owner and he rebuilds starters and alternators, usually overnight, for me for about $60.if you do order from thwe states, you should insist that they ship via the u. s postal service. if they use a courier, you can expect massive taxes, duties and brokerage fees and storage in their brokerage house that will delay delivery. for my orders from the states, i use liberty subaru in new jersey... parts@libertysubaru.com they have treated me right and are one of the few dealers that i have found that will ship via the post office. most insist on a courier service. regards, mark
January 6, 200719 yr Author Also "eastern". How about Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. where are you located? Where in Canada are you?
January 6, 200719 yr Moncton................... How about "Rafuse Auto Parts", Kentville, or Bridgewater, from "BestBuy auto parts Canada" they can access "Beck Arnley". If that doesn't pan out for you I have a wholesaler in Halifax I can put you in touch with.
January 6, 200719 yr Where in Canada are you? i'm in sudbury ontario. i do occassionally get parts from http://www.pythonparts.ca out of toronto. prices are decent but the shipping is heavy. i do get the parts overnight. alt. from them for my car is about $250 exchange plus shipping. better to get a rebuilt locally. regards, mark
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