Sources for finding and buying parts. Aftermarket or oem?

[jcbthaname]

Just bought a 99 1500 v8, and it needs work. First truck I've ever owned. I want to know if I should stick with oem, or if aftermarket agrees with this truck and good places to find parts. For starters, I need a new radiator, possibly various transmission gaskets, and I believe the plenum gasket. Thoughts/Advice?


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[dapepper9]

Rockauto is one of the places with the best prices if you're willing to wait on shipping. They often send out discount codes through email too

 

[bigred74]

Autoanything is also great if they have the parts you are looking for

 

[dapepper9]

Autoanything is decent for a few exterior things like window visors and grille guards. Nearly everything else can be had cheaper elsewhere

 

[bigred74]

Sometimes but they price match up to a year after purchase so if I ever see somebody having a huge sale on something I already bought from autoanything I call them up and they credit me back the difference. Don't know any other site that does that.

 

[DodgeTx]

I use parts train for parts I'm willing to wait for. Autozone or Oreilly or another chain store for anything I need now.

Most places will pricematch these days, including the local stores, however the local stores will only match with other local stores, no online providers. (some you can convince but it wont last long, once a manager catches on)

 

[ouch1011]

OEM stuff is hard to find for these trucks because Dodge doesn't sell much for them anymore. That being said, you can find parts from the original manufacturer for some things since most of the smaller drivetrain parts and electronics are not made by Dodge. For the most part, if you use names you recognize for parts and don't just buy the cheapest things you can find, you'll be good.

 

[Casper]

http://www.car-part.com/index.htm
Good for used (sometimes abused) parts.

 

[Gr8bawana]

I've used Rockauto numerous times and they are great. Parts always arrive on time and you can pick from budget to top of the line parts.

 

[Shadow_Death]

I use parts train for parts I'm willing to wait for. Autozone or Oreilly or another chain store for anything I need now.

Most places will pricematch these days, including the local stores, however the local stores will only match with other local stores, no online providers. (some you can convince but it wont last long, once a manager catches on)

Yup.. I tend to stick to autozone for our electronic stuff that I need right now. They use the exact same part number as the manufacturer that made the product you're buying. Usually it's a Wells product rebranded as a Duralast.

Amazon is also a good option if you have Prime. I use Rockauto to look up the part I need and cross reference the part number on Amazon.

OEM stuff is hard to find for these trucks because Dodge doesn't sell much for them anymore. That being said, you can find parts from the original manufacturer for some things since most of the smaller drivetrain parts and electronics are not made by Dodge. For the most part, if you use names you recognize for parts and don't just buy the cheapest things you can find, you'll be good.

Most of the OEM Mopar stuff we can get for these trucks are parts that work on the newer models. If they're exclusive to pre-98 they don't sell them. Like the TPS.. Dodge doesn't make a 96 Mopar TPS anymore and you can't get them... but you can get a 98 model which has different pins.