Idiot sold me a short belt.
05-31-2006, 02:26 PM
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I think I need to come over Pete and assess this situation, drink beer, point to erroneous parts on your car and yell TIMMMMAY! for no valid reason.
05-31-2006, 02:53 PM
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Since no one else has mentioned this I will.
Advanced Auto Parts is NOT A GOOD PLACE to shop for belts and parts for a 20 YEAR OLD PORSCHE! There are tons of places online that are knowledgeable and that will sell you the correct part for your car. I suggest you use them.
Good luck.
Advanced Auto Parts is NOT A GOOD PLACE to shop for belts and parts for a 20 YEAR OLD PORSCHE! There are tons of places online that are knowledgeable and that will sell you the correct part for your car. I suggest you use them.
Good luck.
05-31-2006, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 75ohm
I think I need to come over Pete and assess this situation, drink beer, point to erroneous parts on your car and yell TIMMMMAY! for no valid reason.
05-31-2006, 06:25 PM
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It must be an odd thing with Accessory Belts. Everystore that sells belts for my Miata sells a different size. Not just slight differences, but very diverse sizes!
None of them know sizes either, so you can't just say you need a 14mm x 955mm or whatever, you have to compare it to your old one or get a measure out.
None of them know sizes either, so you can't just say you need a 14mm x 955mm or whatever, you have to compare it to your old one or get a measure out.
05-31-2006, 07:14 PM
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Since no one else has stated it I'll go ahead and highlight that Porsche lists two belts for the 944 series - one with A/C and one without.
From memory the one with AC is 6PK1000 but without it is 6PK870 (???). You probably got the belt for a car without A/C and that's why it won't fit.
From memory the one with AC is 6PK1000 but without it is 6PK870 (???). You probably got the belt for a car without A/C and that's why it won't fit.
05-31-2006, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill Lucas
Since no one else has mentioned this I will.
Advanced Auto Parts is NOT A GOOD PLACE to shop for belts and parts for a 20 YEAR OLD PORSCHE! There are tons of places online that are knowledgeable and that will sell you the correct part for your car. I suggest you use them.
Good luck.
Advanced Auto Parts is NOT A GOOD PLACE to shop for belts and parts for a 20 YEAR OLD PORSCHE! There are tons of places online that are knowledgeable and that will sell you the correct part for your car. I suggest you use them.
Good luck.
I ended up spending $25 to get the right wiper blades at NAPA. It was pouring rain and I ask which wiper blades fit my car, mine are SHOT, I can't see a thing. They hand me a set, blades and blade arms, for like 15 bucks. I take them outside and try to put them on. they were wrong. Take them inside, i supposedly bent a clip on them so they refused the return. So I go outside and get the original wiper, and the guy looks at it, and goes and gets me a blade insert (because I only have $10 in cash left,) and hands me that. Well, guess what? It was an inch too short the shelf was mislabled. I returned that then finally got my wiper insert for the drivers side and left with a pair of blades i couldn't use.
