Kizashi Club

My favorite is rockauto.com. I have used them for years for various cars and they are always shipping the correct item in a timely manner. I have not bought anything for the Kizashi yet because it has not needed parts like that yet.

I have tried other sites like partsgeek and autowarehouse, but rockauto is far better. Partsgeek once sent me the wrong parts and did not pay for return shipping. I no longer use them. Autowarehouse took too long to process an order. It took them longer to process an order than it took rockauto to ship something to me.
The winner is obvious: rockauto.

Rockauto carries a wide array of brands and also features photos of the exact part a lot of the time. They also have useful info on the parts.
The only setback is their rather archaic webpage layout, but it's easy to use. I think it was geared towards people who aren't computer savvy like older mechanics.

I am restoring the family's 1976 VW Westfalia Camper and I am doing it with parts mostly from rockauto.

Otherwise, buying through the website of a dealer's parts department is good. They often sell the same thing as the dealer (as most ARE dealer part depts) but for much less than if you were to buy from them at the actual dealership. I did this all the time with my former Mazda. This is also how I bought my hood deflector, roof rack, and bike mount for my Kizashi.
The one I used was http://www.oemsuzukiparts.com/

For things like spark plugs, brake pads, etc. (especially years from now) I'd use http://www.rockauto.com/

Thanks for the heads up on Rock Auto. They definitely have a wide selection with decent prices. I didn't expect the air filter and cabin filter to be so expensive though ($30 and $39 respectively for Wix)

The air filter is $43.89 on http://www.oemsuzukiparts.com/.

Things like air filters, oil filters, motor oil, etc. I just try to find and buy at auto parts stores in person if they have them (the oil filter is a very common type and sold everywhere).

KuroNekko wrote:My favorite is rockauto.com. I have used them for years for various cars and they are always shipping the correct item in a timely manner. I have not bought anything for the Kizashi yet because it has not needed parts like that yet.

I have tried other sites like partsgeek and autowarehouse, but rockauto is far better. Partsgeek once sent me the wrong parts and did not pay for return shipping. I no longer use them. Autowarehouse took too long to process an order. It took them longer to process an order than it took rockauto to ship something to me.
The winner is obvious: rockauto.

Rockauto carries a wide array of brands and also features photos of the exact part a lot of the time. They also have useful info on the parts.
The only setback is their rather archaic webpage layout, but it's easy to use. I think it was geared towards people who aren't computer savvy like older mechanics.

I am restoring the family's 1976 VW Westfalia Camper and I am doing it with parts mostly from rockauto.

Otherwise, buying through the website of a dealer's parts department is good. They often sell the same thing as the dealer (as most ARE dealer part depts) but for much less than if you were to buy from them at the actual dealership. I did this all the time with my former Mazda. This is also how I bought my hood deflector, roof rack, and bike mount for my Kizashi.
The one I used was http://www.oemsuzukiparts.com/

For things like spark plugs, brake pads, etc. (especially years from now) I'd use http://www.rockauto.com/

Hey Kuro, if you ever have any questions about your Westfalia let me know. My brother works at a place that fixes them up. http://www.peacevansseattle.com/

WIKizashi wrote: Hey Kuro, if you ever have any questions about your Westfalia let me know. My brother works at a place that fixes them up. http://www.peacevansseattle.com/

Cool. I checked out the site. Looks like his shop focuses on the later models that were water-cooled called Vanagons. The VW camper I have is the generation before that with air-cooled engines. Basically the hippie bus.