Buying parts from Korea ?

[ebod]

Hi all, is there anybody watching KIA-FORUMS who knows any Korean online parts suppliers that I could possibly buy a box full of spares from and import to the UK.
If any Korean group members can spare the time, I would like to get prices for the following ( with approx currency conversion to £GBP or $US )
Parts for '2002' model Sedona ( Carnival ) 2.9 CRDi diesel engine version
- Water pump 25100 4x300
- gasket 25124 4x000
- Aux belt tensioner 25281 4x000
- Aux belt idler 25286 4x000
- Aux belt 0K553 15987
- Air-con belt tensioner pulley 0K552 15P13
- Aircon belt 0K552 15909
- PAS Pump 0K552 32600D
- Timing belt 0K88R 12205
- Timing idler-2 pulley 0K88R 12740
- Timing tensioner pulley 24322 4x000
- Timing idler-1 pulley 0K551 12730A
- Timing touch idler 0K88R 12750

Please either send me a PM or give web details of any alternative suppliers for KIA / Hyundai who recognise the above part numbers.
Thanks
IJ


PS even disregarding the PAS pump price, the rest of the prices are so high in the UK, believe me when I say ...I've bought complete cars for less than the price of the above spares ! I am sure that 90% of the value is just pure profit.

[93fxdl]

i presume you have tried the various auto factors and specialists such as japart and blueprint a possible easier route for spares may be trying france or another european country a few years ago it was cheaper to buy service items for a rover montego in france than the uk and by sourcing within the eu no import tax problems
ttfn glenn

[ebod]

...nope I haven't tried the names you've mentioned as I've never heard of them.

I'll have a google for them.

These pulleys are all REALLY expensive. A full set of pulleys , belts and water pump are £720 quid !!!!! £90 odd quid for a timing belt !!!

I'm sure somebody selling at 25% of this price would still be making a tidy profit.

The last time I saw such mega prices for spares was with a Renault Laguna I once owned , and I swore then never to buy Renault again.

It'll take me some convincing to ever buy KIA again unless they re-think their spares pricing strategy.