New Old Stock/reconditioned Stock, Prices?

[p0rt]

After hunting around several auto dismantlers/wreckers... ive become aware that sourc'ing parts for my rolla via conventional methods just wasn't working.

 

Simply no wrecker had a starter motor for a KE55, one even had the cheek to laugh at me.

So ive sourced a private auto eletrician who rebuilds them in his spare time, the guy has them lined along his garage walls every for every car.

 

I'm being charged $105 for the new starter, in fully rebuilt and showroom condition ( perfect, shiny :dance: )

and he offered to fit it for an extra $30.

 

By no means am i bragging about the price, but if anyone else has issues like me in sourcing parts, i can supply a number for this starter-motor rebuilder on request.

 

Now, I'm off to spend $135 and pray to god my car starts off the key afterwards.

if not my car is sitting in an auto electricians garage, hehe!! win win.

[Taz_Rx]

You do realise you can buy brand new starter motors from Ashdown Ingrams etc?

I ended up paying $200 (trade) for a reduction starter brand new (5kj). :dance:

[p0rt]

Ah well, $135 fitted and this starter was as good as new.

This guy has starters for damn near every make and model sitting in his garage, quite a sight.

 

O.T - My car now starts off its key, the old starter was in 2 pieces when he pulled it out, problem solved, but omg..

[parrot]

Sounds like you got a good deal to me.

[philbey]

In reality, the price you got was fairly standard. Sounds like you got the going rate for rebuilt/exchange starters to me. I had a Galant one done for 85 bucks, a hilux one for 120.

 

There's plenty of joints that can/will do it.