How 'Bout a Contest?
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 3,306
From: Houston, TX
How 'Bout a Contest?
Who can spend the most money on little, insignificant crap at the dealer?
The bolts were $3.45 a piece, although I thought I was buying bolts WITH the rubber spacers (these are timing bolt cover bolts). The total on these was $14.96. Apparently, the spacers are a separate part and since the bolts were special order, I had to eat that cost, as well. The other two little rubber pieces are bump stops for the fuel door, I figured as long as I was getting raped on dealer prices I would order a set of these. The originals have long since rotted and fallen off.
The spacers were something like $3.55 a piece and the bump stops were around $2.60 a piece. The order for these totaled $19.17.
So my total for that handful of parts was $34.13...Just thought I'd share!
The bolts were $3.45 a piece, although I thought I was buying bolts WITH the rubber spacers (these are timing bolt cover bolts). The total on these was $14.96. Apparently, the spacers are a separate part and since the bolts were special order, I had to eat that cost, as well. The other two little rubber pieces are bump stops for the fuel door, I figured as long as I was getting raped on dealer prices I would order a set of these. The originals have long since rotted and fallen off.
The spacers were something like $3.55 a piece and the bump stops were around $2.60 a piece. The order for these totaled $19.17.
So my total for that handful of parts was $34.13...Just thought I'd share!
letsee... i spent something like $20 on some bolts and washers from my front brake kit.. i spent $10 for four c-clips and 2 retaining pins that are going in another member's transmission..
worst thing i ever saw was the shifter return spring bracket.. $60 at my local dealer!!! it's an inch and a half long!
worst thing i ever saw was the shifter return spring bracket.. $60 at my local dealer!!! it's an inch and a half long!
I think I've got the opposite 
Hinges for the driver's door (it was slightly sagging when I got the car) were $40 something for the pair; seemed like a very worthwhile expenditure since the door has shut like a new car's door ever since.
Hinges for the driver's door (it was slightly sagging when I got the car) were $40 something for the pair; seemed like a very worthwhile expenditure since the door has shut like a new car's door ever since.
does trim pieces count? cuz thats what im buying from the dealer and so far i have bought the ones for the front drivers side door. spent close to $160 for the trim pieces on that door. and i still need the ones for the other doors and rear glass.
Who can spend the most money on little, insignificant crap at the dealer?
The bolts were $3.45 a piece, although I thought I was buying bolts WITH the rubber spacers (these are timing bolt cover bolts). The total on these was $14.96. Apparently, the spacers are a separate part and since the bolts were special order, I had to eat that cost, as well. The other two little rubber pieces are bump stops for the fuel door, I figured as long as I was getting raped on dealer prices I would order a set of these. The originals have long since rotted and fallen off.
The spacers were something like $3.55 a piece and the bump stops were around $2.60 a piece. The order for these totaled $19.17.
So my total for that handful of parts was $34.13...Just thought I'd share!
The bolts were $3.45 a piece, although I thought I was buying bolts WITH the rubber spacers (these are timing bolt cover bolts). The total on these was $14.96. Apparently, the spacers are a separate part and since the bolts were special order, I had to eat that cost, as well. The other two little rubber pieces are bump stops for the fuel door, I figured as long as I was getting raped on dealer prices I would order a set of these. The originals have long since rotted and fallen off.
The spacers were something like $3.55 a piece and the bump stops were around $2.60 a piece. The order for these totaled $19.17.
So my total for that handful of parts was $34.13...Just thought I'd share!
yeah, i have a ton of assorted nuts/bolts/washers/grommets/etc. from various 3rd gens that have come my way over the years...
Haven't spent much, but did get some things priced.
Digital Speedometer Cluster - $3000 (Even the parts guy was freaked out about the price when he saw it)
Sonar Suspension Shocks - $400- A PIECE
Digital Speedometer Cluster - $3000 (Even the parts guy was freaked out about the price when he saw it)
Sonar Suspension Shocks - $400- A PIECE
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 475
From: NJ
i found a working digital speedo in the YR one day and when i went back to grab it to throw on ebay it was gone. car wasnt even there 24 hours. would have been 20 to 30 bucks at pick a part. i wanted to sell it for about $150
Yea those clusters are super rare to find. I have never seen another 3rd gen with the options I have around here or in any JY's.
wait... why the hell would ups send stuff from dallas through tulsa to houston... or were you up here, then?
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 3,306
From: Houston, TX
Lets see, here's my list of dealership purchased items and their prices:
18 Exhaust/y pipe studs = $115 after my 20% discount
6 wheel well splashshield retainer clips = $8
1 Alternator tension bolt (the really long one)= $4
1 rear sway bar bolt (bolts to strut assy) =$8
4 crossmember bushings =$14 after my 20% discount
2 driver door hinges = $22 after my 20% discount
3 radiator support/fender hood bumpstops = $20 after my 20% discount
18 Exhaust/y pipe studs = $115 after my 20% discount
6 wheel well splashshield retainer clips = $8
1 Alternator tension bolt (the really long one)= $4
1 rear sway bar bolt (bolts to strut assy) =$8
4 crossmember bushings =$14 after my 20% discount
2 driver door hinges = $22 after my 20% discount
3 radiator support/fender hood bumpstops = $20 after my 20% discount
It's not Nissan stuff, but I had to buy a handful of Swagelok fittings a while back for work.
316 stainless steel 90 deg adaptors, male-male 3/8".. like $36 each. I needed 12 of them.
also needed 1/4"NPT to 3/8 tube adaptor for them. also in 316SS. They were $24 each. I needed 60 of them.
$1872 for the parts, and when they showed up, they came in a "check box". (you know, the little boxes you get when you order checks in the mail...)
:blink:
316 stainless steel 90 deg adaptors, male-male 3/8".. like $36 each. I needed 12 of them.
also needed 1/4"NPT to 3/8 tube adaptor for them. also in 316SS. They were $24 each. I needed 60 of them.
$1872 for the parts, and when they showed up, they came in a "check box". (you know, the little boxes you get when you order checks in the mail...)
:blink:
It's not Nissan stuff, but I had to buy a handful of Swagelok fittings a while back for work.
316 stainless steel 90 deg adaptors, male-male 3/8".. like $36 each. I needed 12 of them.
also needed 1/4"NPT to 3/8 tube adaptor for them. also in 316SS. They were $24 each. I needed 60 of them.
$1872 for the parts, and when they showed up, they came in a "check box". (you know, the little boxes you get when you order checks in the mail...)
:blink:
316 stainless steel 90 deg adaptors, male-male 3/8".. like $36 each. I needed 12 of them.
also needed 1/4"NPT to 3/8 tube adaptor for them. also in 316SS. They were $24 each. I needed 60 of them.
$1872 for the parts, and when they showed up, they came in a "check box". (you know, the little boxes you get when you order checks in the mail...)
:blink:
but jeez man what were you building with 60 and 12 fittings?My brother just spent like $100 on oil seals and gaskets for his car tho.
Do you know what a GCMS is? (Gas Chromatograph + Mass Spectrometer)..
It's some of the stuff they use on CSI.. stick an unknown chemical in it and it tells you what it is.
That's one of the parts of the lab I was building. We were also doing hydrocarbon testing with about 15 different gases. Had to run lines from all the high pressure tanks of gas into our testing lab and then we had valving and whatnot to mix them as needed inside.
.... and the 60+12 was only the stuff I had to purchase because we ran out of those parts from the order my boss made for the initial installation. eeek.
(That lab was worth about $3mil, so that little box was a drop in the bucket!)
It's some of the stuff they use on CSI.. stick an unknown chemical in it and it tells you what it is.
That's one of the parts of the lab I was building. We were also doing hydrocarbon testing with about 15 different gases. Had to run lines from all the high pressure tanks of gas into our testing lab and then we had valving and whatnot to mix them as needed inside.
.... and the 60+12 was only the stuff I had to purchase because we ran out of those parts from the order my boss made for the initial installation. eeek.
(That lab was worth about $3mil, so that little box was a drop in the bucket!)
Do you know what a GCMS is? (Gas Chromatograph + Mass Spectrometer)..
It's some of the stuff they use on CSI.. stick an unknown chemical in it and it tells you what it is.
That's one of the parts of the lab I was building. We were also doing hydrocarbon testing with about 15 different gases. Had to run lines from all the high pressure tanks of gas into our testing lab and then we had valving and whatnot to mix them as needed inside.
.... and the 60+12 was only the stuff I had to purchase because we ran out of those parts from the order my boss made for the initial installation. eeek.
(That lab was worth about $3mil, so that little box was a drop in the bucket!)
It's some of the stuff they use on CSI.. stick an unknown chemical in it and it tells you what it is.
That's one of the parts of the lab I was building. We were also doing hydrocarbon testing with about 15 different gases. Had to run lines from all the high pressure tanks of gas into our testing lab and then we had valving and whatnot to mix them as needed inside.
.... and the 60+12 was only the stuff I had to purchase because we ran out of those parts from the order my boss made for the initial installation. eeek.
(That lab was worth about $3mil, so that little box was a drop in the bucket!)
I'm an Electrical Engineer. Well, that's what my degree says anyway. I'm more of a field/project engineer for an oceanography firm. Mainly, we monitor water currents for the oil industry, but do many other things as well.
Take whatever path that suits you, but just realize you'll never get very far ahead working at McD's or the Jiffy Lube. If that's your calling, then so be it, but turning wrenches or flipping burgers or workign in retail sales will never pay extremely well. (And no, I'm not trying to be condescending or holier-than-thou... Just telling it like it is. Too many people think they're going to make millions selling cell phones or cars or working at Grease Monkey.. Reality sucks. It ain't gonna happen.)
Take whatever path that suits you, but just realize you'll never get very far ahead working at McD's or the Jiffy Lube. If that's your calling, then so be it, but turning wrenches or flipping burgers or workign in retail sales will never pay extremely well. (And no, I'm not trying to be condescending or holier-than-thou... Just telling it like it is. Too many people think they're going to make millions selling cell phones or cars or working at Grease Monkey.. Reality sucks. It ain't gonna happen.)
heh. not precisely the path i'm taking, but the path i'm taking will have me playing with some pretty cool stuff too (namely, airplanes). and should pay pretty well too... not a killing but enough to where i won't mind spending $700 on black window trim or something crazy like that
working on cars is a hobby for me not a career. im actually taking advantage of getting my certification for BMW's since its free through my job and i get to travel out of state for the training as well for free. of course my degree is not in the automotive field. currently i have about 7 months left to get my bachelors in graphic design.
Heheheh you speak a language that I understand. My brother has a PhD in chemistry and does surface science with Mass Spectrometers (Raman spectroscopy to be specific), UHV chambers, etc. He's working on new - and at this point still classified - explosives detection techniques for the Navy these days. Interesting stuff.
You are most right - knowledge equals money. The smaller your niche, the bigger your bank.
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I'm an Electrical Engineer. Well, that's what my degree says anyway. I'm more of a field/project engineer for an oceanography firm. Mainly, we monitor water currents for the oil industry, but do many other things as well.
Take whatever path that suits you, but just realize you'll never get very far ahead working at McD's or the Jiffy Lube. If that's your calling, then so be it, but turning wrenches or flipping burgers or workign in retail sales will never pay extremely well. (And no, I'm not trying to be condescending or holier-than-thou... Just telling it like it is. Too many people think they're going to make millions selling cell phones or cars or working at Grease Monkey.. Reality sucks. It ain't gonna happen.)
Take whatever path that suits you, but just realize you'll never get very far ahead working at McD's or the Jiffy Lube. If that's your calling, then so be it, but turning wrenches or flipping burgers or workign in retail sales will never pay extremely well. (And no, I'm not trying to be condescending or holier-than-thou... Just telling it like it is. Too many people think they're going to make millions selling cell phones or cars or working at Grease Monkey.. Reality sucks. It ain't gonna happen.)
Gotta be careful now from matt about electrical stuff lol
hey, im in that path already. i still need to buy the rest of the black window trim. working on cars is a hobby for me not a career. im actually taking advantage of getting my certification for BMW's since its free through my job and i get to travel out of state for the training as well for free. of course my degree is not in the automotive field. currently i have about 7 months left to get my bachelors in graphic design.
working on cars is a hobby for me not a career. im actually taking advantage of getting my certification for BMW's since its free through my job and i get to travel out of state for the training as well for free. of course my degree is not in the automotive field. currently i have about 7 months left to get my bachelors in graphic design.