geez.. i never knew this factory part cost so much :(

[00CericaRuss]

i picked up a new drive belt at the dealer because I want to take out my aem pulley since i need more electrical power for the computer, amp, etc...

$62 for the damn belt!

sux2bme :(

[R K e 1 C A]

Russ I

[Blue Bomber]

Get the Goodyear Gatorback belt while you're at it. No more squealing from a broken belt tensioner.

[00CericaRuss]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by R K e 1 C A
[B] Russ I

[Blue Bomber]

Originally posted by 00CericaRuss
too late... already got the factory one :( I'm sure someone in the FS forum would pick it up. :)

[00CericaRuss]

meh.. i got it... i'll probably just install it since i'm the impatient type

[jimhk1011]

hehe russ, i got the gatorback belt from goodyear for 38 plus tax :D

[pnoygts]

Originally posted by jimhk1011
hehe russ, i got the gatorback belt from goodyear for 38 plus tax :D

thats pretty cheap got mines for 60!

[gts24]

Originally posted by Blue Bomber
Get the Goodyear Gatorback belt while you're at it. No more squealing from a broken belt tensioner.


Could you please elaborate on this. Why would the Goodyear belt be better than an OEM model? What is different? and you have seen first hand a squeaky belt tensioner be "cured" by placing a Goodyear belt on?

thx

[FriedRice]

get some rubber bands, tie them together... will cost u like 10 cents from office depot :)

[Blue Bomber]

Originally posted by gts24
Could you please elaborate on this. Why would the Goodyear belt be better than an OEM model? What is different? and you have seen first hand a squeaky belt tensioner be "cured" by placing a Goodyear belt on?

thx It's specially made to eliminate any noises associated with belts:

http://www.goodyearbeltsandhose.com/cars/gatopoly.html

[gts24]

Originally posted by Blue Bomber
It's specially made to eliminate any noises associated with belts:

http://www.goodyearbeltsandhose.com/cars/gatopoly.html

Thanks for the explanation. I put a gatorback on the wife's car but hadn't looked into things this much.

You have this on your Celica then?

[Blue Bomber]

Originally posted by gts24
You have this on your Celica then? Not yet, but when I get my car fixed, it will go on the next time mine starts squealing. A few people on here have it, and I haven't heard any complaining yet.

[SleekSilve2]

I ordered one for 45 bucks at autozone, hey blue, you think toyota can install it for me when replacing the belt tensioner instead of the oem belt? I'm going in for service this sat.

[cool2miketlu]

Yeah? I desprately needed a set of sparkplug and they charged me $70 for a set of 4 iridium plugs :eek: I would drive somewhere else if it werent for the fact that it is Sunday stores are closed and I desprately needed it :(

[Blue Bomber]

Originally posted by SleekSilve2
I ordered one for 45 bucks at autozone, hey blue, you think toyota can install it for me when replacing the belt tensioner instead of the oem belt? I'm going in for service this sat. Definitely. Just tell them about it before they take the car.

[MeGaXmAn27]

knowing toyota.. they'll probably make an excuse to charge u more for it or either say it wont work with it

[00CericaRuss]

well.. put it in along w/my stock pulley... fixed all my electrical issues i was having w/the carputer... all in all.. wasn't difficult... just a bit time consuming and getting the bottom bolt off the alternator wasn't that easy

[F35-JSF]

Ouch that is alot. But then again my friend had to spend 200 for a O2 sensor from the factory because the auto shops don't have one for it yet.

[F22-Raptor]

Originally posted by F35-JSF
Ouch that is alot. But then again my friend had to spend 200 for a O2 sensor from the factory because the auto shops don't have one for it yet.

Quit using my stories :D

Originally posted by cool2miketlu
Yeah? I desprately needed a set of sparkplug and they charged me $70 for a set of 4 iridium plugs :eek: I would drive somewhere else if it werent for the fact that it is Sunday stores are closed and I desprately needed it :(

What plugs do you use? I just got a set of iridium for free since it took so long to get my coppers shipped to me :D

[F35-JSF]

Originally posted by F22-Raptor
Quit using my stories :D



What plugs do you use? I just got a set of iridium for free since it took so long to get my coppers shipped to me :D


I was there it just wasn't my wallet suffering...

[555 SOUL]

i think i paid more for that stoopid belt. damn.

[F22-Raptor]

Originally posted by F35-JSF
I was there it just wasn't my wallet suffering...

Exactly. Which is why I should get to use my own stories..

[RJAY]

I blew out one of my low beam bulbs and I went to Toyota to get one. One of those bulbs cost $47.00. I was like damn, that's too expensive for one bulb. I went to Autozone and found the same exact bulb for $15.00. Toyota is making a damn profit on their oem products.

[F22-Raptor]

Been done for a while. Sell the main product cheap and mark up the accessories.

[R K e 1 C A]

PM

[F35-JSF]

Originally posted by RJAY
I blew out one of my low beam bulbs and I went to Toyota to get one. One of those bulbs cost $47.00. I was like damn, that's too expensive for one bulb. I went to Autozone and found the same exact bulb for $15.00. Toyota is making a damn profit on their oem products.


Every dealer does. It cost me nearly 125 bucks to get A radiator fluid change when I wanted to know why my old car was over heating. The never did tell me why but the fluid change which they had to perform and the labor still amounted to 124.99 and all they had to do was fill it up:angry:

[cool2miketlu]

Originally posted by F22-Raptor
Quit using my stories :D



What plugs do you use? I just got a set of iridium for free since it took so long to get my coppers shipped to me :D

Toyota's badged Denzo iridium plugs for the GT...
Russ should feel alot better after seeing my story :chuckles:

[00CericaRuss]

not really

[cool2miketlu]

really??? A part that cost less than $15 at any other place sold to me for around $70??? Thats a 5X original "retail price" jack man :eek: I would think anyone who has been jacked would feel better because they were not screwed as badly. :chuckles: