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Old 10-29-2011, 09:09 PM
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Like the title says, do you have a specific place you turn to for your after market goodies?
I've found a few places but don't know who's GTG and who to avoid.
 

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Old 10-29-2011, 10:37 PM
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As in where to buy stuff?
I use Craig's List for all of my aftermarket stuff so far with great success.
 
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Old 10-30-2011, 01:06 AM
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Yeah craigslist, some ebay, and roverlandparts.com. They are one of several places to find "barely used" parts. I have used them for ac blower and small body parts. Off craigslist I found, and drive 4 hours round trip, a 72x50 surco safari rack with 2 7" driving lights and rear ladder. Paid 300 for the parts all together. I chose to redo the whole thing with new paint and wiring, but still a hell of a deal.
 
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Lucky 8 - OME Lift Kit

The Rover Barn - Warn Winch Tray/A-Bar (Brand New), great place for genuine, hard to find aftermarket accessories.

Also, I'll 3rd the above comments about checking the "pre-owned" market in your area...

Craigslist - Genuine LR Roof Rack Basket
Craigslist - Safety Devices Rack
 
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Cool, thanks guys.
Guess I'll keep watching Craigslist then.
 
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And www.statwidelist.com will seach all of craigslist for your state and group by city, search for rover in auto parts, your price ranges. Works for whole vehicles also.
 
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Depends on what you are looking for, there are many on-line shops and they all have their stong and weak areas, what exactly are you looking for and be specific?
 
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Originally Posted by Disco Mike
Depends on what you are looking for, there are many on-line shops and they all have their stong and weak areas, what exactly are you looking for and be specific?
Mainly roof racks, right now but in the near future I'll be looking for lift kits, winches, possibly snorkels and such. We love the outdoors but don't do any serious off-roading (yet), so right now I'm mainly interested in upping our cargo space.
I have a good place for winch bumpers and already have one so I just need the other.
Just checking to see if there was a "go to" spot for Discos.
 
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I have found most of my items using saved searches on eBay.
I am a PowerSeller and spend alot of time on eBay. That being said I also have check out these places regularly.

Rovers North - The Source for Classic Land Rover Parts Great prices on LR brake pads and specific LR tools

RovahFarm - Parts for Land Rover Cars and Accessories - Land Rover Discovery, Range Rover, LR3, LR2, Land Rover Defender, Freelander and Land Rover Series Has a nice selection of AllMakes aftermarket parts

Land Rover Discovery Parts and Discovery Accessories Available at RoverParts.com --- Great place to find parts and compare prices. Also good for kits for the whole job.

British Parts of Utah-Land Range Rover Sport LR4 LR3 LR2 Discovery Defender Freelander Genuine OEM Accessories Parts This place has a old website but they ship fast and have good customer service.

Expedition Exchange Incorporated :: Discovery
Great place to browse and they have a ton of outdoor gear. Pricey!
 

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All of those mentioned above, plus Lucky 8 LLC, or you could call PT Schram...
 


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