G_RIDE

so I have been surfing the internet for sources to purchase OEM Mazda parts for my SA.
I am looking to replace all the rubber seals for the doors/hatch and sunroof since its currently all original and worn beyond its service life.

I was going to use Mazdatrix, but found that they are almost $90.00 more then a few sources on the internet like Genuine Mazda Parts at Wholesale - OEM Mazda Replacement Parts

Mazdatrix wants over $500 includes S/H taxes...etc

GMPW.com wants just over 400 for the same exact parts, which is considerably cheaper

Is it worth going with Mazdatrix??? Have any of you got other sources???

j9fd3s

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since ALL of the OEM parts have to come from Mazda Japan, and then to Mazda USA, from there price just depends on the number of middlemen.

lwrobins

I would go with the wholesaler, or check out Black Dragon..

Cookboy

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Try the dealer. May surprise you. In a good way.

DarrenTRS

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Dealer first. MazdaTrix has the availability but their markups PLUS the way they handle their shipping (post order and far more expensive then it needs to be) has soured my decision to ever order from them unless I absolutely have to.

t_g_farrell

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I've used Mazdatrix and Black Dragon for these kinds of things for the most part. Neither is
cheap. Black Dragon has a better shopping experience online and shipping.

The thing is for an SA you want to make sure your getting the right part. SAs differ slightly in a
number of areas (not sure windows and door seals fall into this category). One thing for
Mazdatrix is they know the difference between and SA and a FB when it comes to those
differences.

Any time I've tried the dealer here in Charlotte the parts guys are useless and just say they
don't have it usually. When I know its not true based on j9fds3 posts I've seen. Every dealer
is different. The newer mazda dealership in Charlotte is better when I called them last, the
guy in parts at least looked it up and offered to bring it in and told me the price as well.

MosesX605

The dealer here in Saskatoon will look up parts and seems willing to bring in anything they can. The prices are good: more than Black Dragon but with shipping and duty, I'll still come out ahead buying locally.

JAFARX7

You'll find some good prices here.

DiscountedMazdaParts.com - Your Online Source for Genuine Mazda Parts and Accessories

j9fd3s

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it used to be kind of understandable when the pre 1986 cars were only on microfishe, but they are in the computer! so its like 5 clicks to see if stuff is available.

i don't know about you, but if i owned a dealership, and my parts guy was too lazy to click on like 5 things, i would be angry.

in this case Mazda has tons of these parts.

G_RIDE

Thanks for all the input. I ended up going with discount mazda parts. It was under 390.00 shipped (Mazdatrix= over 500 shipped) for all the parts. I think thats pretty good deal for OEM parts

BASTARD

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I need a few parts too, i will give it a looksee





I will have to tell the parts guy to click the button 5 more times next time they say the parts aren't listed !!

Cookboy

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When I went to the dealer last summer the parts man shook his head no. When I asked him to look it up, he laughed when the parts were available. Now he smiles when I walk in.

rwatson5651

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are the part numbers mazdatrix uses on their website mazda OEM numbers?

BASTARD

iTrader: (4)

Mazdatrix re- arranges the digits.. sometimes they add a 0 to the end of the mazda number and then they move the first 4 digits to the end.. or they just move the first 4 digits to the end

something like:

887162761D mazda number
62761D8871 mazdatrix number

j9fd3s

iTrader: (3)

in Mazda's system 8871-62-761D is the part number, Mazdatrix put it like this 62-761D-8871 like bastard says.

the first 4 digits, 8871, are the application, 8871 is the US market 79 Rx7, FA01 is the 81+, FB01 are S4 FC, etc etc. there are thousands and don't correlate. for instance 8981 is an SA with a sunroof... the engines get their own numbers too, and very occasionally they have used the same number twice. the FE prefix is either the 80's pickup engine, or an Rx8.

the second, is the section the part is in. for instance if you looked in the parts catalog, the sunroof is section 62. cooling system is 15, driveshaft is 25, etc.

the last three, tell you what the part is. 62-761 is a sunroof seal, 15-200 is a radiator, 10-100 is a rotor housing, etc

the letter code is how they denote revisions, so the 8871-62-761 would have been replaced by the 8871-62-761A which was better, and then they have worked to D. the actual change is sometimes an important one, but often, its just a price change, or ???

there can be 2 digits after the part number, and it can be a color code, or it can be a vendor tag. for instance the canadian oil filters have a CA suffix, B6Y1-14-302A-CA. 9U is another, it means they sourced the part from the US. a color code is usually two numbers, 8871-58-420A-00 or something.

so the way Mazdatrix sorts things actually makes more logical sense

rwatson5651

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Thanks!!

I knew that the mazdatrix numbers had some of the same number sequences that the oem numbers had, but never quite put all that together.

kinda makes my head swim, so I printed your post out and taped it on the wall next to my work bench for reference.....

I am always impressed with the knowledge I find here, amazing!!!

Sgt.Stinkfist

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I usually get my parts directly from Mazda. Funny thing is, Ive actually found it to be a little faster for me to use & re-arrange the mazdatrix #'s back to the mazda factory # when ordering parts from Mazdacomp, as the Mazdacomp no longer directly links parts lists 1st gen or pre '86 stuff

RX-671

apologies for the bump, but this link isn't working for me. Is it dead for anybody else? Are there any alternatives to this site? I tried a few already, prices are INSANE.