What's the best place to buy parts online?
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Camelback Toyota. 50% cheaper than my local dealer...free shipping on orders over $150.
I live in Houston so no sales tax.
I live in Houston so no sales tax.
Thank you.
Just need to make clear that there is a important difference between "best" and "cheapest"--which is what folks mean these days when they say "best online" source for such and such.
200 series trucks are a different breed in their technical development... The jump from 100 to 200 was dramatic (IMHO) from the other series changes throughout the past 60 years or so.
My knowledge of them is more informationally-based for OEM parts support vs real life: driven them for thousands of miles, wheeled them, done tons of mods and wrenching on them, know their technical weakness vs their initial engineering.
I've wrenched on some 2008-10 iterations and modded a couple years ago when I was in NM, but I have not really interacted with one intimately in a number of years.
For that, @cruiseroutfit is going to be a much better resource than me. Kurt knows his 200 series well, what works and what doesn't. Hell, the dude is on a race team that blasts the hell out of those trucks and has helped in modding them WAY beyond 99.9% of the MUD population. That's real world authenticity that is not disputed; it's the serious s*** of the truck world.
And you have @sleeoffroad (Christo, Ben, Joe, Amory and team) in Golden who have **significant** understanding of the dynamics of the 200 series in the development of emerging products that are custom-designed, well thought-out and solid from the point of view of ease of use, quality of product and follow through from beginning to end. The perfect combination of potentiality to actuality.
And you have other folks coming up with products for the 200 series as well-- icon, @bjowett, others.
I'm the person you talk to when you need x,y and z and it is a Toyota keiretsu company that conforms to the 10-12 digit Toyota world-wide part numbering system.
Just need to make clear that there is a important difference between "best" and "cheapest"--which is what folks mean these days when they say "best online" source for such and such.
200 series trucks are a different breed in their technical development... The jump from 100 to 200 was dramatic (IMHO) from the other series changes throughout the past 60 years or so.
My knowledge of them is more informationally-based for OEM parts support vs real life: driven them for thousands of miles, wheeled them, done tons of mods and wrenching on them, know their technical weakness vs their initial engineering.
I've wrenched on some 2008-10 iterations and modded a couple years ago when I was in NM, but I have not really interacted with one intimately in a number of years.
For that, @cruiseroutfit is going to be a much better resource than me. Kurt knows his 200 series well, what works and what doesn't. Hell, the dude is on a race team that blasts the hell out of those trucks and has helped in modding them WAY beyond 99.9% of the MUD population. That's real world authenticity that is not disputed; it's the serious s*** of the truck world.
And you have @sleeoffroad (Christo, Ben, Joe, Amory and team) in Golden who have **significant** understanding of the dynamics of the 200 series in the development of emerging products that are custom-designed, well thought-out and solid from the point of view of ease of use, quality of product and follow through from beginning to end. The perfect combination of potentiality to actuality.
And you have other folks coming up with products for the 200 series as well-- icon, @bjowett, others.
I'm the person you talk to when you need x,y and z and it is a Toyota keiretsu company that conforms to the 10-12 digit Toyota world-wide part numbering system.
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Markuson
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Thank you.
Just need to make clear that there is a important difference between "best" and "cheapest"--which is what folks mean these days when they say "best online" source for such and such.
200 series trucks are a different breed in their technical development... The jump from 100 to 200 was dramatic (IMHO) from the other series changes throughout the past 60 years or so.
My knowledge of them is more informationally-based for OEM parts support vs real life: driven them for thousands of miles, wheeled them, done tons of mods and wrenching on them, know their technical weakness vs their initial engineering.
I've wrenched on some 2008-10 iterations and modded a couple years ago when I was in NM, but I have not really interacted with one intimately in a number of years.
For that, @cruiseroutfit is going to be a much better resource than me. Kurt knows his 200 series well, what works and what doesn't. Hell, the dude is on a race team that blasts the hell out of those trucks and has helped in modding them WAY beyond 99.9% of the MUD population. That's real world authenticity that is not disputed; it's the serious s*** of the truck world.
And you have @sleeoffroad (Christo, Ben, Joe, Amory and team) in Golden who have **significant** understanding of the dynamics of the 200 series in the development of emerging products that are custom-designed, well thought-out and solid from the point of view of ease of use, quality of product and follow through from beginning to end. The perfect combination of potentiality to actuality.
I'm the person you talk to when you need x,y and z and it is a Toyota keiretsu company that conforms to the 10-12 digit Toyota world-wide part numbering system.
Only good, trustworthy dudes write the kind of self-analysis & complimentary descriptions of other businesses as you just did.
Bravo, Beno.
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Thank you.
Just need to make clear that there is a important difference between "best" and "cheapest"--which is what folks mean these days when they say "best online" source for such and such.
200 series trucks are a different breed in their technical development... The jump from 100 to 200 was dramatic (IMHO) from the other series changes throughout the past 60 years or so.
My knowledge of them is more informationally-based for OEM parts support vs real life: driven them for thousands of miles, wheeled them, done tons of mods and wrenching on them, know their technical weakness vs their initial engineering.
I've wrenched on some 2008-10 iterations and modded a couple years ago when I was in NM, but I have not really interacted with one intimately in a number of years.
For that, @cruiseroutfit is going to be a much better resource than me. Kurt knows his 200 series well, what works and what doesn't. Hell, the dude is on a race team that blasts the hell out of those trucks and has helped in modding them WAY beyond 99.9% of the MUD population. That's real world authenticity that is not disputed; it's the serious s*** of the truck world.
And you have @sleeoffroad (Christo, Ben, Joe, Amory and team) in Golden who have **significant** understanding of the dynamics of the 200 series in the development of emerging products that are custom-designed, well thought-out and solid from the point of view of ease of use, quality of product and follow through from beginning to end. The perfect combination of potentiality to actuality.
And you have other folks coming up with products for the 200 series at well-- icon, @bjowett, others.
I'm the person you talk to when you need x,y and z and it is a Toyota keiretsu company that conforms to the 10-12 digit Toyota world-wide part numbering system.
Thanks beno for the analysis. Definitely not looking for the cheapest, just recommendations from the community. I'm in sales, so I know cheapest is not always best. I've definitely taken advantage of having Slee locally in my few months of ownership. I just need to replace some parts that were damaged in a gravel shower (grill, camera, etc.) after a truck in front of me had a faulty gate come loose on the highway.
I've even saved one and driven one with a crushed windshield in the depths of the NM mountains:
Christmas Tree Run, Dec 3rd!
Many years ago now. I miss NM and my friends out west.
Christmas Tree Run, Dec 3rd!
Many years ago now. I miss NM and my friends out west.
echoing others, +2 (heck, +1*10^6) for @beno
And @bjowett and @sleeoffroad and @cruiseroutfit
Honest, patient, and as @Markuson said, 'trustworthy dudes' all around - half my truck is a result of their services
And @bjowett and @sleeoffroad and @cruiseroutfit
Honest, patient, and as @Markuson said, 'trustworthy dudes' all around - half my truck is a result of their services
Taco2Cruiser
Crazy American Off Road
Cool Springs Toyota. They are so good, that when I order parts, they call me with special order stuff to make sure everything is still good before they send them out. And they're the cheapest I've found.
