A friend of mine works for a company that sells aftermarket parts and supplies major chain parts stores. They knocked off mirrors for my Dodge Ram. scuttlebutt on the forums was that end users still needed to buy a spacer from Dodge for $15. They knocked off the spacer for 15 cents & now have it available for $10 retail. Every stop on the food chain adds margin to the price causing .15 to morph into $10. Sometimes, packaging costs more than the part.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.