Topic: Windshield Wiper motor
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My wipers quit working, troubleshot down to the motor being bad. No problem, pulled the motor and went to vendors and found a price of $175.00 !!! Called Napa, in stock $67.00. I am sure all are rebuilt by the same re builder, how can they justify that price? Just because it's for a Corvette? Sorry for the vent, I would like to patronize our vendors but refuse to pay more than double the price for the same part!
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Todd, where they both rebuilt's?
If so something does not seem right.
eboYou see that a lot,I get my parts locally whenever I can.no offense to our sponsors,but seems like just because we own Vettes,everybody thinks we got money comin out our A$$, 
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Actually, they are rebuilt by several different places, depending on your location.
Most of the larger Corvette vendors prolly use the same reman companies, but places like NAPA, Pep-Girls, etc, don't use them...they have their own sources. They also sell more of them(think volume), so their price is lower to start with.
Another thing is, parts from a Corvette vendor might also be a little better quality, both in performance, and cosmetically...just an observation.
If you(or anyone, for that matter) are not trying to keep your car as stock/factory as possible, then the NAPA motor will function, and fit(theoretically) just fine, so there's really no need for the high $$$ repro parts.
Most of the larger Corvette vendors prolly use the same reman companies, but places like NAPA, Pep-Girls, etc, don't use them...they have their own sources. They also sell more of them(think volume), so their price is lower to start with.
Another thing is, parts from a Corvette vendor might also be a little better quality, both in performance, and cosmetically...just an observation.
If you(or anyone, for that matter) are not trying to keep your car as stock/factory as possible, then the NAPA motor will function, and fit(theoretically) just fine, so there's really no need for the high $$$ repro parts.
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Sounds logical to me. I've returned starters, alternators and such several times (per puchase) to Napa, before getting one that's satisfactory. I still shop there, I just try to be careful what I buy
. Someone needs to check into quality control 
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. Someone needs to check into quality control .Jimmy B.
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