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Originally Posted by Deserion
Recently, I found the top on my '04 wouldn't lower before I realized that the parking brake warning light wasn't on even though the brake was. Well, time to replace that switch. 
I ended up ordering it from Brumos on Friday, and had it overnighted from Atlanta to pick up on Saturday (paid about $9.32 out the door). Got to see a Carrera GT and a 918 Spyder, but that's a different story.
Once I looked at the switch, I noticed VW/Audi logos and part number on it, 1H0 947 561 A. For kicks, I plugged that into parts.com and the price came back as $18.10 list, $10.86 sale; the Porsche part number 996 613 112 02 came back as $6.85 list, $5.18 sale. 
What kind of bizzaro world is this were a part in a Porsche package costs less than the identical part in a VW/Audi package?  |
I'm going to guess that the average Porsche enthusiast going to the parts counter is more likely to replace his own switch than the far bigger scale of VW/Audi drivers who take their car in for service. Maybe the VW/Audi mechanic makes a little margin for himself on the part as well.
A Porsche enthusiast prints out the part number from Pelican and asks his shop why he got charged extra. LOL.