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Old 06-03-2003, 11:10 AM
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Question Where do you buy your parts from?

Trying to put together a good list of suppliers and dealers for parts so when I get my car I can get the best deals and best service. I have catalogs from Tweeks, and Auto Atlanta. Have found a few online places.
Old 06-03-2003, 11:25 AM
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Here's a list: <a href="http://www.weissach.net/924-944-968_Suppliers.html" target="_blank">http://www.weissach.net/924-944-968_Suppliers.html</a>

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Jamie,
There are quite a few suppliers out there with parts for our cars.However when it comes to price AND SERVICE I have found Pelican and Paragon to rise among the crowd.Never had a problem with anything from Pelican at all.I did have a minor problem with a part from Paragon (wrong item) but they went overboard to correct their error which in my book ranks them highest on the list.Reason being it's not who sells the cheapest always but who does what they say they will do when you need them to do just that.I check these two before even considering anywhere else.Just my 2% worth.

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Paragon is absolutely the best. Pelican is a very close second. Stay far away from AutoAtlanta. Buy from Tweeks if you have deep pockets.
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I normally order parts from <a href="http://www.allzims.com" target="_blank">www.allzims.com</a> and <a href="http://www.944online.com" target="_blank">www.944online.com</a> These fellas ship parts from the USA to my neck of the woods, Dubai Middle East. Easy people to deal with, serious and no monkey business.
I'm looking forward to dealing with Paragon, as Skip on this board has been very helpfull.
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correction; <a href="http://www.allzim.com" target="_blank">www.allzim.com</a>
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Whatever you do, stay away from Auto Atlanta
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I highly recommend <a href="http://www.paragon-products.com" target="_blank">Paragon</a>!
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Another vote for Paragon!
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Paragon's gotten most of my business, and it'll stay that way. I just ordered an ignition switch yesterday!
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Paragon gets another vote from me. Skip is a stand-up guy and knows his sh*t, at least, as far as I can tell (what do I know???)
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paragon unless i have a PCNA coupon then it is sunset which is cheaper than brumos' special price.
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So far I've bought from 944racing.com (somewhat near you, in Tulsa), and Pelican. I have no complaints about either. With 944racing, I called and the guy I talked to seemed to know more about my car than I do. With Pelican, I just ordered sun-roof gears online, so I can't say whether their people are good or not.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by coupe:
<strong>correction; <a href="http://www.allzim.com" target="_blank">www.allzim.com</a></strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">I like Zims as well. They have very fair prices on normal maintenance items.

I have had better luck getting same day shipping by giving them a call rather than using their web page.

When I lived in Dallas, I took my car there for service as well, very nice guys.
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Ian Riley (944online.com) and Jason Burkett (Paragon) are two of the best, and you should have zero concerns when dealing with them. Tom at Pelican has been very good to me when I have dealt with him, and AJUSA has also been very good to me. I occasionally drop in on Zims in Bedford, TX to pick stuff up, their prices are always good and service is great as well. I have also had great service when dealing with Imagine Auto, but thats more a tuner shop than parts house. My one experience with KLA has also been very good, altho their product line is a bit more limited than Ian and Jason provide.

I know there are other good ones out there and I don't mean to exclude anyone, but the folks list above get the majority of my business for a good reason... they offer top notch service.

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