Useful Website for Parts Info

[apole]

Hi there,

The other day when I was trying to find a part for my car, I found a very useful website in China of all places.

What you do is get the part number you are after from say Lushprojects, and put it into this website.

It then gives you a detailed picture, other cars that use the same part, and who makes the part.

Doesn't work for every single part but it does for a great many.

In my case I was looking for an idle control valve, air filter and a new coil.

This is the example it comes back with on the coil.

http://www.yiparts.com/Part/en/OSHMM

Best to open in a new window otherwise the text doesn't display properly.

Remember mine is a petrol bongo, hence my example but it works for others too.

Hope you find it useful, I did not only as it has pics etc, but also know I know the other cars that use the same part it helps give me alternative places to get hold of it.

Andy

[helen&tony]

Hi Andy
Whoah...go to the top of the class and award yourself a stick of liquorice. If that pans out useful for other parts, we're in business...especially over here...I can print out a picture, and take it with us when trying to order parts....One can speak the language perfectly, and they won't understand.......it's crazy....I speak the lingo with a heavy regional dialect, mixed with some slang, and they often can't understand in the city!!...That may prove really helpful......but it begs the question.....what were you doing browsing Chinese websites....are you a spy
Cheers
Helen

[missfixit70]

Haven't tried it yet myself, but I've stuck it on the bottom of the compatible parts database, nice one

[Ian]

Well done Kirsty, and specially well done Andy. I have just spent 20 minutes on the site, and it looks likr a useful resource.

[apole]

Hi,

Glad it's of use, nice to put something back into this forum.