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Five auto parts you should buy online

Here are five parts that the experts at AutoPartsWarehouse.com say make the most sense to buy online:

5. Floor mats and liners

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A floor mat, gas and break pedals are seen inside a Toyota Camry at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. Toyota blamed floor mats for some of its sudden-acceleration problems, which suggests it's important to get the right size and fit for your vehicle.

  • By Ray Cox Contributor

Floor mats and liners are a great online purchase. They don’t need to be professionally installed, plus there is an almost limitless range of choices available. Whether you are looking for a floor mat in a specific color, material (carpet, vinyl, rubber, etc.), with your favorite sports team or character logo on it, personalized with your name, and so on, it would be hard to replicate the range of choices at your local auto-parts store. Going online for something like floor mats and liners gives you the ability to assess pricing and comparison shop.

When it comes to parts that are easy to moderately difficult to install, you can find plenty of manufacturer-grade replacement parts on the Web at substantially lower prices than those sold by dealers, as well as higher grade, quality aftermarket parts to help you enhance the appearance of your car at discount prices.

– Ray Cox is an ASE certified master technician, service consultant, and parts specialist with AutoPartsWarehouse.com, an online auto parts and accessories retailer operated by US Auto Parts Network.

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