Where do you get your gaskets?

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Where do you get your gaskets?

Postby toymachine » Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:58 pm

I just got a set of rocker cover gaskets for my Trueno, that's 3 gaskets, all up costing $74 @ repco... is it just me or is that bloody steep? Or is that sort of average now?

Makes me wanna take em back and get a tube of silicon...
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Postby sergei » Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:19 pm

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Postby toymachine » Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:13 pm

Ah, cheers. Emailed.
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Postby pc » Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:04 pm

or Supercheap Auto - same brand as repco, but cheaper

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Postby sergei » Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:08 pm

I would rather go with genuine - far better quality
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Postby l1ttle_d3vil » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:41 pm

yeah those rocker cover gaskets are pretty damn expensive...
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Postby QikStarlie » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:50 pm

sheesh. can get a whole 4age engine gasket kit. for not that much more
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Postby rollaholic » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:51 pm

sergei wrote:I would rather go with genuine - far better quality


quoted for truth

particularly on toyotas where genuine parts are readily avaliable at good prices.
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