DirtyComanche Posted September 19, 2019 Posted September 19, 2019 The TPS in my XJ is iffy, so I figured I'd order a couple of RockAuto. They had the SMP TH67:P listed in a private label package (typically no returns as it's wholesale stock they bought for cheap from closing stores or whatever) for $14.21 CAD, which is about $11 USD. SMP is okay as long as it's not the T-series stuff, so I figured for the price I'd grab two, and they only charged $8 to ship them by USPS. They showed up today and... They're MOPAR. Yup, they didn't feel like putting the MOPAR sensor into inventory under it's own P/N since they're last of stock and will never have them again, so they put a sticker on them saying they're a direct replacement for the SMP TH67:P and sold them as that. They show they still have more of them, but the price has gone up, so I would not guarantee they're the same.
DirtyComanche Posted September 19, 2019 Author Posted September 19, 2019 Oh, actually I was wrong, the invoice is in USD. So they were $14.21 USD, $20~ CAD. So the price is the same. I'd still say order at your own risk, but I'm happy with what I got.
eaglescout526 Posted September 19, 2019 Posted September 19, 2019 They probably buy out old inventory from dealers and turn around and sell them to people who are looking for them and wouldn’t know and wiser
DirtyComanche Posted September 19, 2019 Author Posted September 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: They probably buy out old inventory from dealers and turn around and sell them to people who are looking for them and wouldn’t know and wiser They buy out inventory from anywhere they can. One time I got a bunch of valve cover gaskets for a buck each, they all came in NAPA boxes. I'm sure they still made a pretty big profit margin selling these for $14 each.
eaglescout526 Posted September 19, 2019 Posted September 19, 2019 I'll admit. Those are the glory days of Chrysler packaging though.
cruiser54 Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 Remember when they sold NSSs for the price of reverse light switches? about $7 or so.
Knucklehead97 Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 I ordered one and just received it and it is a Mopar as well. Thanks for posting this up! This one feels much better than the aftermarket one I had installed.
DirtyComanche Posted September 24, 2019 Author Posted September 24, 2019 7 hours ago, cruiser54 said: Remember when they sold NSSs for the price of reverse light switches? about $7 or so. I wish I'd got in on that one.
DirtyComanche Posted September 24, 2019 Author Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Knucklehead97 said: I ordered one and just received it and it is a Mopar as well. Thanks for posting this up! This one feels much better than the aftermarket one I had installed.
JMO413 Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 Got a pair of them today with another magnet! What a deal! Thanks for posting this. At less than $20 a piece this is an amazing deal!
eaglescout526 Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 And here I am looking for NOS the hard way. Lol.
DirtyComanche Posted October 1, 2019 Author Posted October 1, 2019 Not gonna lie, I bought two more myself.
nknapp16 Posted October 2, 2019 Posted October 2, 2019 These come with new bolts? Snapped the top one....
JMO413 Posted October 2, 2019 Posted October 2, 2019 19 minutes ago, nknapp16 said: These come with new bolts? Snapped the top one.... Yes they do.
buxmj Posted October 2, 2019 Posted October 2, 2019 Just ordered 2, thanks for sharing the find! Buck.
JMO413 Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 On 9/30/2019 at 10:15 PM, DirtyComanche said: Not gonna lie, I bought two more myself. I did the same thing. I know have 4 and for no apparent reason want to buy more. I think I have an addiction!
JMO413 Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 4.0 Renix. They are for an auto but you can use them on the manual also. Read about that on cruiser54 site. It's at the bottom of the TPS adjustment tip. http://cruiser54.com/?p=54
JMO413 Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 I can now definitely say they will work on a manual. Just installed one.
eaglescout526 Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: This is what I get for the $15 ones: Lol. Ship it to me at my dealer and I’ll send it right to ya fiat. No charge on the shipping.
fiatslug87 Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 3 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: Lol. Ship it to me at my dealer and I’ll send it right to ya fiat. No charge on the shipping. Done! Expect a FedEx package. Thanks
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