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Not because they are a sponsor but because I really like buying from them I mainly buy from Paragon-Products.com . I sometimes buy from Sunset when they have a much lower price, but typically Paragon has a similar or better price and can ship today vs a several week wait from Sunset.
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Quote:I hear you on the several week wait but is the product the same?
Paragon will typically be able to supply the original Porsche part or the same thing from the original manufacturer. I.e. a clutch kit in a box that is labeled "Sachs" instead of being labeled "Porsche". Both boxes contain the same thing.
Quote:Faster shipper I've seen is Pelican.
I have never ordered from Pelican. Paragon is physically close to me so ground shipping from them gets to me in a day or two. When I have ordered they have always had the product in stock or been able to ship it the next day.
Quote:Sunset shipping can be a bit slow. But in my experience their prices for OEM parts are unbeatable
Sunset does have the best prices I have found on Porsche branded parts. Although if you need the parts quickly their fees to expedite shipping can make them more expensive than other vendors.
Perhaps I am misunderstanding the original question but I group parts into two categories;
Factory - parts that come with a Porsche label on them
OEM - parts that come from the "Original Equipment Manufacturer" without a Porsche label.
As far as I know Sunset only sells factory parts with Porsche labels.
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I started out buying from Zim who would often tell me that they had not seen many 968s. In comparison Chuck and Jason at Paragon own 968s and will go have a look at theirs when I have a question. Zims is the only place that I am aware of that will rebuild clutch forks and has a drilling service for brake rotors.
