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Re: Parts Prices
Posted by speedlaw (more from speedlaw) on Fri, 5 May 2000 12:40:02
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

$125.00 for a fog is not too bad, actually.

They are charging this because it's a damage item and you can't get it
anywhere else.
My 91 VW golf GTi (16v, Recaro package) had a headlight for $285.00, a
unique 9004 based 7' round.  The fogs were $180.00 each, again unique to
this car (Hella).  The BBS wheels were $550 EACH, which was why they were
sold and new non BBS wheels bought.  BBS-USA informed me that they were VW
exclusives and as such could not sell me a set directly.

My 99 Mercury Mystique has the cheapest possible fog lights, injection
molded plastic with a tiny 23 watt bulb.  Had them replaced under
warranty....$50 each without labor- for trash.  At least the 9-3 fog light
is a quality piece.

Parts prices drop drastically as soon as there are enough cars out there to
interest the aftermarket.  Only then does the OE get competitive.   Saabs
won't see much of this, and I could always tell when my 16v (rare engine)
Volkswagen needed a 16v only part---it was always 3 times the normal price,
and this was always my cue that no matter how hard I looked, it was NOT
findable elsewhere.

Saab fogs, lights, et. al will never be aftermarket....

Casey Raskob
9-3 5 door
Mercury Mystique 24v
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