Various Topics on Dodge Trucks

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2003 QC 1500 with 17" tires. Noticed yesterday I was missing the
small "hub cap" in the center of the wheel. This is the small
circular cap with a Ram symbol on it. It is about 2 1/2 inches
in diameter. Checked other three and noticed another one that was
a bit loose. Went to Auto Zone and no luck. Very reluctantly paid
the Dodge dealer $19.50 for one!!!!!!! Are they this high all over
the country or just here in Atlanta? Anybody know an alternate
source for this item?

Thanks,

Ned

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You gotta know buy now....all the dealers rip us consumers of tremendously,
they know you want it, and their the ones that have it (OE) parts that is!

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don't know if this is what your looking for but check this out on ebay Item
number: 2480572013

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No, not the same item but similar. Thanks anyway.


"T&L" <greeks@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:Pibwc.53585$Np3.2376379@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> don't know if this is what your looking for but check this out on ebay
Item
> number: 2480572013
>
>

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On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 23:09:13 -0400, "Ned" <ned@nonexanon.org> wrote:

>2003 QC 1500 with 17" tires. Noticed yesterday I was missing the
>small "hub cap" in the center of the wheel. This is the small
>circular cap with a Ram symbol on it. It is about 2 1/2 inches
>in diameter. Checked other three and noticed another one that was
>a bit loose. Went to Auto Zone and no luck. Very reluctantly paid
>the Dodge dealer $19.50 for one!!!!!!! Are they this high all over
>the country or just here in Atlanta? Anybody know an alternate
>source for this item?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ned
>
>
Consider yourself lucky that it didn't have a Harley emblem on it!

beekeep

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"Ned" <ned@nonexanon.org> wrote in message news:c9rdbt$jkg$0@pita.alt.net...
> 2003 QC 1500 with 17" tires. Noticed yesterday I was missing the
> small "hub cap" in the center of the wheel. This is the small
> circular cap with a Ram symbol on it. It is about 2 1/2 inches
> in diameter. Checked other three and noticed another one that was
> a bit loose. Went to Auto Zone and no luck. Very reluctantly paid
> the Dodge dealer $19.50 for one!!!!!!! Are they this high all over
> the country or just here in Atlanta? Anybody know an alternate
> source for this item?

I lost one of these when I got new tires awhile back. I've had a seach for
them on e-Bay for some time now, but they don't come up very often. When I
have seen them, they were for a set of 4, and I didn't bid high enough. I'm
about to go to the dealer and eat it.

..dNe.. ..okOv.. ....

>
>You gotta know buy now....all the dealers rip us consumers of tremendously,
>they know you want it, and their the ones that have it

Whoever you paid to educate you, ripped you off



Politics, the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from
the rich.

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"Ned" <ned@nonexanon.org> wrote in message news:c9rdbt$jkg$0@pita.alt.net...
> 2003 QC 1500 with 17" tires. Noticed yesterday I was missing the
> small "hub cap" in the center of the wheel. This is the small
> circular cap with a Ram symbol on it. It is about 2 1/2 inches
> in diameter. Checked other three and noticed another one that was
> a bit loose. Went to Auto Zone and no luck. Very reluctantly paid
> the Dodge dealer $19.50 for one!!!!!!! Are they this high all over
> the country or just here in Atlanta? Anybody know an alternate
> source for this item?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ned
>
>
I lost one on my truck, got it replaced, then lost it again. I now have one
wheel without the cap, it will remain that way for the next five years until
I go to sell the truck. I will buy one on ebay, pop it in, sell the truck,
then it will fall out again.

..NBUNNY..

"Paul Jensen" <pjensennospam@gnt.net> wrote in message news:<c9to5l$9j5$1@news.utelfla.com>...
> "Ned" <ned@nonexanon.org> wrote in message news:c9rdbt$jkg$0@pita.alt.net...
> > 2003 QC 1500 with 17" tires. Noticed yesterday I was missing the
> > small "hub cap" in the center of the wheel. This is the small
> > circular cap with a Ram symbol on it. It is about 2 1/2 inches
> > in diameter. Checked other three and noticed another one that was
> > a bit loose. Went to Auto Zone and no luck. Very reluctantly paid
> > the Dodge dealer $19.50 for one!!!!!!! Are they this high all over
> > the country or just here in Atlanta? Anybody know an alternate
> > source for this item?
>
> I lost one of these when I got new tires awhile back. I've had a seach for
> them on e-Bay for some time now, but they don't come up very often. When I
> have seen them, they were for a set of 4, and I didn't bid high enough. I'm
> about to go to the dealer and eat it.

Whoa,
now don't go pickin on the dealers. There is no law that says Autozone
can't make and sell these center caps. In fact they can pretty much do
what they want short of infringe on copywrite laws. The fact is that
there is a thing called supply and demand. They keep what they can
sell, if there is olny going to be a demand for 200 of these caps a
year then the demand is not as great as it is for the 2 million of the
oil filters they are going to sell.
When you go to the dealer you are paying for several things. You get
quality, how long did the OEM part last? You got 72000 miles out of a
(insert part here) and you ***** about the fact the dealer wants
$10.00 more for their part. How many times do you want to re-do the
job?
If your local parts house don't have the part, then don't blame the
dealer. The parts house could have had, they choose not to.
By the way, I had to price brake rotors today for a caravan, Dealer
price $58.00 each for Mopar, parts house $72.84 for raybestos. Most
Mopar parts are competitive.
As for the center cap, yep you got ripped, I will sell you that cap
all day long for $13.85. But once again there is no law that says a
bussiness has to sell at MSRP. I do, but I know of several dealers
(ALL LINES) that sell on a curve. I am not intrested in that.
I would suggest that you call around and find a place that will quote
you the MSRP on that center cap. That is the guy you want to deal
with. Ask me the MSRP on anything, I will be straight with it. I am
not hiding anything.

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Just for the heck of it today, I called around to other dealers.
Lowest I could find was $19.00 What a friggin' racket!

Volkswagon pulled this same **** in the 60s & 70s, until
J.C. Whitney broke their back with reasonably priced parts.

Is there any national company that sells Dodge parts for
reasonable prices?

Thanks,

Ned