The other day my wife came home from Walmart with a busted headlight cover (the clear plastic cover was busted) on our 04 Impala SS!!!! Clearly it was caused in the parking lot by by a shopping basket. Of course, it was impossible to know who was the guilty person!
So, I started checking around on a replacement for the plastic cover. NOT!!!!!!! You have to buy the ENTIRE headlight module------just to replace the clear plastic cover! It's $260+from Chev parts dept! My cost at O'Reilly Auto Parts was $201! A local salvage yard wanted $125! Still tooooooooooooo much!
Well, I just got on line with Rock Auto Parts. They had 3 different versions available ($55, $56, $74), so I called and talked to the sales person. The $56 was the "economy", the $74 was the standard (both with lifetime warranty) and the $55 was EXACTLY the same as the $74 standard, but it was a wholesaler closeout with a 30day warranty.
So, I rolled the dice and went with the $55 wholesaler closeout.

I have ordered numerous parts (lots of rearend and rear axle bearings for EARLY Chevys) in the past from Rock and have NEVER been disappointed. Soooooooooooo, hopefully my $260 headlight module for $55 will be just as satisfactory! :thumbsup:

I used RockAuto for a Chevelle Y-Pipe and was very pleased.

Hi Tom,
That is a good recommendation. Next time I am shopping for an expensive item, I will give them a call. I wonder what Rock would charge for a LS7?

I hope you used the Rockauto 5% off coupon too. A google search will usually find a good code.

http://www.retailmenot.com/view/rockauto.com

Congrats on the find Tom. I was hoping you were going to say how you found the person who broke your cover and how the Wal Mart video caught you doing some Bruce Lee moves on the culprit...:D

Shopping around via the net has saved me a lot of money , time and gasoline. The difference in prices for the same brand and part number item at Checker and Autozone can be quite interesting. An example would be Bosch spark plug wires at Checker $55, at Autozone $35. And you can never predict who will have the lower price.

I've used Rockauto several times. I've been very happy with them.