Fantastic Price and Fast Shipping. So glad I found...

Fantastic Price and Fast Shipping. So glad I found Rock Auto. The number of parts you can choose from different manufactures is fantastic and they offered First Class shipping (1-4 days) as it comes by Air to Hawaii. Standard shipping (3-5 weeks on the boat to HI) like so many others. Do yourself a favor and just compare prices of the exact same parts being sold by other vendors; you'll be glad you did, I was. Why pay more for the exact same part? All you got to lose is money ;-)

. . .. Just some advice to those who purchase Auto Parts from any vendor, do your homework on the part(s) first. Example, my 2001 F150 has so many variables when it comes to parts that I always verify with the dealer what the actual part number is and I get a price. Once you get the actual dealer part# you can type it into any web site and see who else makes it. Rock Auto is a distributor, not a manufacturer. Ford used 3 different fuel pumps on this year depending on Engine Size, Cab Size (2-4 door) and bed length that assuming you can just go on the internet and get the correct part is a shot in the dark. One can not expect any Vendor (except for the maker of the vehicle) to know all of this information. It is impossible. Ford is very tight with their information. Just try and go on any of Ford's Parts websites and you will not see a picture of the part, if you are lucky, they may show you the parts diagram with the part highlighted in yellow which does not mean much because a lot of times the part has been modified over the years. If you are unwilling to verify that the part you are ordering is the correct one, you have only yourself to blame. I say this because all car manufactures can/will use different parts for the same model and years at their discretion, so do yourself a favor and do the research first. It takes all of 10 minutes to email 5 different dealers with your VIN# for verification of the correct part for your ride. Simple as that. Another example for my truck is Ford recommended 5W-30W oil for it when it was brand new but over time they realized that the 30W was to thick and would gum up the tensioner for the timing chains so Ford issued a TBS (Technical Service Bulletin) and changed the recommendation to 5W-20W oil. Their are hundreds of TBS's released every years by the dealers and the only way to know is to look them up. If you just read your owners manual, you would never know this. I only buy the FSM, (Factory Service Manual) the ones the Dealer Mechanics use as they contain the parts diagram with the part number (which will be different from the web site) but be aware you are not completely informed and if a TBS is issued, it will render that information as outdated. How do I know these things? I used to be a Mechanic before I retired ;-) One must learn to play the game as the dealer wants you to get frustrated and take the car to them. One must also remember that the dealer makes very few of their parts, others do, it's like oils, it all comes from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, North Dakota, etc, you pay more for the additives that put into it or the brand name, nothing more. If it meets OEM specs, then you should be good to go. I hope I have helped with this information. - Mahalo