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Should have checked amazon....

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by MNPhildo, Aug 9, 2016.

  1. Aug 9, 2016 at 7:47 PM
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    MNPhildo

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    After my disappointment with the new recall leaf springs I decided to upgrade to the old man emu leaf packs. Should have checked Amazon cuz I paid $540 after shipping from wheelers with the bushings. Could have gotten them for $206 each (without bushings)with free shipping.... *facepalm* :mad:
     
  2. Aug 9, 2016 at 8:12 PM
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    Longboard1110

    Longboard1110 ...................

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    A few things
    Buying from wheelers supports a small business
     
  3. Aug 9, 2016 at 8:16 PM
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    True. But does not support my small bank account haha
     
  4. Aug 9, 2016 at 9:29 PM
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    stickyTaco

    stickyTaco Fuck Cancer

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    Headstrong has a solid deal right now, free shipping too.
     
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  5. Aug 9, 2016 at 11:46 PM
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    DesertDunes

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    Impulse buy? I always check around for the best prices. I got my front 5100's ($158), rear 5100's ($105) and 884's ($139) from Jet.com and saved quite a bit
     
  6. Aug 10, 2016 at 3:40 AM
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    I checked around a few places and was finding pretty much the same prices. Never heard of headstrong. So I just didn't dig deep enough. I'll be happy once they're on my truck and I can ditch these recall packs
     
  7. Aug 10, 2016 at 4:02 AM
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    ChadsPride

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    Cool profile pic
     
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    Anyone know the
    Thanks. Sometimes when the fish aren't biting you gotta toss some plastic. That was 15 miles out on Lake of the Woods.
     
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    Anyone know the best place to order some total chaos UCAs?
     
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    Always check Headstrongoffroad.com first. Generally the cheapest, always free shipping. Warranties on products, and as Marie from Headstrong had quoted herself. When you buy from Fleabay, Amazon, or Jet.com they are not authorized sellers. So no matter how cheap you get it from them, when something goes wrong with the product. The Mother Company will tell you you are shit out of luck as they weren't authorized to sell it in the first place.
     
  13. Aug 10, 2016 at 8:57 AM
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    You could always select one of the vendors on amazon that *is* a small business.
    Try to keep in mind that Amazon is only actually the retailer for those items that say "Amazon.com" under "seller information".
    In fact, a lot of the SMALL BUSINESSES that sell through Amazon are successful BECAUSE of Amazon.
     
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  14. Aug 10, 2016 at 1:27 PM
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    This.
     
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    $512 vs. $540. A whopping $28 difference. Which MAY be able to buy you a large pizza from Dominos delivered to your door.

    This is an expensive sport if you haven't realized it by now. You could throw hundreds of thousands at this truck in "upgrades" and still not be done with it.
     
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    Except $206*2 is $412
     
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    Damn, beat me by minutes. I lol'd.
     
  18. Aug 11, 2016 at 5:38 AM
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    I personally love Amazon, especially prime's two day shipping and sometimes same day/1 day depending on the item. However; sometimes things are too good to be true. I'm not saying all, but yesterdays delivery was the most disappointing one I've ever had with Amazon and I knew I should have went with a supporting vendor.

    I ordered an electric fan to upgrade in my Fox Mustang. Black Magic 185 that is for the Fox Body Mustangs. $379 on most sites and found it on Amazon $339 and free shipping on Amazon. I was a little leery of ordering a fan for my Mustang from a 4wheel store. The fan arrived last night and all of the mounting brackets were not in the box. Plus, the shock boots that I ordered from the same vendor on Amazon was not received when it was supposed to be shipped with my fan. Therefore; I have a fan without the brackets and no shock boots.

    For a lot of stuff I love Amazon for, but I might never order a car/truck part ever again on Amazon. Support the site vendors especially Headstrong. Marie is awesome and always responds to my calls, emails, and messages.
     
  19. Aug 11, 2016 at 6:02 AM
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    taczilla

    taczilla I intend to live forever; so far.... so good!

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    I got rid of my extra 'toy' cars to concentrate on the truck. They just sat, got polished and rubbed, and only driven on occasion to a car show, where I sat around for a couple of hours with other old farts. I drive my Taco every day, so I get to actually enjoy the money that I spend on a daily basis.
     

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