micksgarage.ie

hawker

Has anyone had any dealings with micksgarage.ie. They are a good bit cheaper than your ordinary main dealer for spare parts. I'm considering buying a couple of tail lamps off them for my car. Any reasons why I shouldn't?

Seth Brundle

They have been around for a good few years now and I don't recall any complaints!

Gumbo

hawker wrote: »

Has anyone had any dealings with micksgarage.ie. They are a good bit cheaper than your ordinary main dealer for spare parts. I'm considering buying a couple of tail lamps off them for my car. Any reasons why I shouldn't?

No, aslong as there the correct parts and the price is right, go for it.
fairly well establised company afaik.

have bought silly little things from them before but nothing major.

fifth

I bought an osram light from them about 2 or 3 years ago and they sent me the wrong colour because the one I ordered wasn't in stock.

But much of a muchness really nothing serious to report.

mumblin deaf ro

I bought a boot liner from them and it was no hassle.

hawker

Well I'm hoping they are the right parts. Can't see there being much of a problem if they say they are the tail lamps for my specific car. I'll go for it so. NCT is soon so need to get 'em anyway. Cheers lads.

Hooch

Bought a few items from them. Great service, next day delievery unless out of stock. No hassle found here.

BrianD3

Bought some stuff off them, no problems, quick delivery.

Just on tail lights, I once bought a tailight from a different online shop and assumed it included the bulb holder (which I needed) but it didn't, was just the lens. I then went to the main dealer to get a bulb holder but they wouldn't sell it separately to the lens....

biko

Do shop around - when looking around for discs/pads I compared micks to others and 4 brake discs and 8 pads comes to about twice the price I paid on ebay for comline parts.

JHMEG

The raised quite a bit of venture capital a while back.

Might explain why they were advertising parts via google ads that they don't actually sell

yungb

dont think they actually have anything in stock themselves, they just buy it from a supplier in dublin and get them to ship it to the customer. clever no store, no stock.

Ferris

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/ and www.camskill.co.uk are far cheaper for parts in my experience (albeit recent and buying for a jap car).

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/ delivery was particluarly quick.

Cionád

Ferris wrote: »

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/ delivery was particluarly quick.

How did you get them to deliver to the republic? The options when I went to the checkout were Mainland UK, Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands...

TomMc

yungb wrote: »

dont think they actually have anything in stock themselves, they just buy it from a supplier in dublin and get them to ship it to the customer. clever no store, no stock.

http://www.micksgarage.ie/aboutus.aspx

They do hold stock themselves as I have bought stuff off them that no one else in Ireland sells and it always arrived the next day with Fastway.

lifer_sean

micksgarage seem to be about the same price as any motor factor, no major difference. Cheaper than the main dealers, but so is your local motor factor that you can walk into. It's down to "real" shop vs online shop ... no right or wrong, just whichever you prefer.

Ferris

Cionád wrote: »

How did you get them to deliver to the republic? The options when I went to the checkout were Mainland UK, Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands...

Just ring them, they were very businesslike - and cheap. New disks for a 200sx from Micksgarage were 200quid each :eek: (albeit maybe OE). They were 30quid each from buypartsbuy (Nipparts brand).

yungb

TomMc wrote: »

http://www.micksgarage.ie/aboutus.aspx

They do hold stock themselves as I have bought stuff off them that no one else in Ireland sells and it always arrived the next day with Fastway.

they dont. they buy from a supplier in dublin who sends it directly from their warehouse to the customer. they just act as a middle man, the same as a motor factor except its an on-line motor factor. regular motor factor are supplied by the same supplier.

danjo

I would certainly recommend them. I have bought a few items from them and the service was excellent.
I returned an item I did not need and got immediate credit back on my card.

Yes micksgarage is well worth a try.

TomMc

yungb wrote: »

they dont. they buy from a supplier in dublin who sends it directly from their warehouse to the customer. they just act as a middle man, the same as a motor factor except its an on-line motor factor. regular motor factor are supplied by the same supplier.

Initially, they were a middle man with no stock but since then they have expanded and invested in many items themselves, which they hold in their own warehouse.

http://www.micksgarage.ie/News.aspx - Listen to the RTE podcast half way down this page. Reporter was brought for a tour of their premises.

Most motor factors are independent and buy stock from many distributors (or at least on a one-month credit terms basis, providing they meet certain sales targets). One distributor may have a large portfolio of products but even PR Reilly's do not supply or have a monopoly on everything that is sold in most motor factors.

Seanieke

Try also
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/Car-Parts
http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/

prob already mentioned but handy to know

rinarally

Micks garage have both a shop front (located in Dublin 1 near Dublin Port) and an online retailer..

Some of their suppliers ship directly to the customer, some don't.. So ye are all right...

They're aren't that cheap, (especially for body panels and lights) and are about the same as what any good motor fcator would charge... I would reccomend going to your local Motor factor and haggling with them a bit, they can easily knock 10% off if not more...

Stay away from main dealers ase they are robbin' bar stewards, and remember with your rights as a consumer your warranty is not void once you use "OE" certified parts...

solo1484

Seanieke wrote: »

Try also
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/Car-Parts
http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/

prob already mentioned but handy to know

:DAlso have a look at http://www.irishautoparts.ie/

I've got Brake Pads, Discs and a clutch for my 3 series E46-ordered on Tuesday and got it next day by courier.

I called em before ordering and they gave me a savage deal for the lot! Very professional and a heck of a lot cheaper than micksgarage on the braking and they beat my local factors on an luk clutch

solo1484

Come to think of it, i ordered suff from micksgarage before...they chargeed me 8.50euro for a courier and the bits were delivered by an post 4 days later-thats a bit smart isn't it?!:mad: i was robbed!!!!!

Gregor Samsa

JHMEG wrote: »

Might explain why they were advertising parts via google ads that they don't actually sell

Yep I ran into this at the weekend. Do a search for "Thule Roofrack Ireland", and you get an ad saying


"
Thule Roof Racks
Thule Roof Bars, Huge Range
Next Day Delivery in Ireland

www.MicksGarage.ie
"

Now, i understand that companies use generic or rival keywords to trigger their ads (Search for "Ford" and you get an ad for Mazda Ireland and Pixmania), but their ad actually states that they stock the Thule range.
But then you go to the site, and they don't sell Thule stuff at all :rolleyes:

Redderneck

Have bought a few bots & pieces from them and found them to be spot on for service and reasonable on pricing. I was enquiring about roof racks & kayak carrier type yokes for a new model Santa Fé a while back and they admitted up front that they were not sure if their stock units would actually fit the useless b***arding OEM roofbars the SF comes with as standard. I dropped into them at Dublin Port & they measured it up and sure enough, not suitable. Not bad for a crowd I had until then presumed were only an online middleman outfit. I'll definitely give them more business.

solo1484

phutyle wrote: »

Yep I ran into this at the weekend. Do a search for "Thule Roofrack Ireland", and you get an ad saying


"
Thule Roof Racks
Thule Roof Bars, Huge Range
Next Day Delivery in Ireland

www.MicksGarage.ie
"

Now, i understand that companies use generic or rival keywords to trigger their ads (Search for "Ford" and you get an ad for Mazda Ireland and Pixmania), but their ad actually states that they stock the Thule range.
But then you go to the site, and they don't sell Thule stuff at all :rolleyes:

Thats bad form in my book...whats the posint-its jst frustrating!

R.O.R

phutyle wrote: »

Yep I ran into this at the weekend. Do a search for "Thule Roofrack Ireland", and you get an ad saying


"
Thule Roof Racks
Thule Roof Bars, Huge Range
Next Day Delivery in Ireland

www.MicksGarage.ie
"

Now, i understand that companies use generic or rival keywords to trigger their ads (Search for "Ford" and you get an ad for Mazda Ireland and Pixmania), but their ad actually states that they stock the Thule range.
But then you go to the site, and they don't sell Thule stuff at all :rolleyes:

If you are still looking, Towing Equipment stock Thule bars:
http://www.towingequipment.ie/index.asp

patftrears

solo1484 wrote: »

Come to think of it, i ordered suff from micksgarage before...they chargeed me 8.50euro for a courier and the bits were delivered by an post 4 days later-thats a bit smart isn't it?!:mad: i was robbed!!!!!

First registered poster rehashes a thread about micksgarage.ie saying they are not that cheap.

They you follow up with 3 posts one recommending a different company another knocking micksgarage.ie
Then another post knocking micksgarage.ie

I think you are the first registered poster and where being sneaky to try and use desperate tactics to promote your company.

Know the lads in Micks so checked it out as your comments looked dodgy

Evidence
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=61153798&postcount=20
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60625627&postcount=4
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60625830&postcount=6
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60704372&postcount=1
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60838958&postcount=3
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=61153798&postcount=20

This looks good
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=58674171#post58674171

Gregor Samsa

solo1484 wrote: »

Thats bad form in my book...whats the posint-its jst frustrating!

It is, but going on what patftrears has dug up, it's also frustrating having someone quote and comment on my post without declaring that they have a vested interest. I'd consider that bad form too. :mad:

EDIT: withdrawn due to clarification

mick.fr

Only problem I have with them is that last time I checked they did not seem to have recent sparks for BMW.
Especially the NGK BKR6EQUP, which is used across so many models in the brand...

solo1484

phutyle wrote: »

It is, but going on what patftrears has dug up, it's also frustrating having someone quote and comment on my post without declaring that they have a vested interest. I'd consider that bad form too. :mad:

Sorry guys, I've absolutely no vested interest on this one-genuinely recommending em cos i've found em good.

My comments are in no way dodgey and i don't appreciate any insuniation regardin them.

Gregor Samsa

solo1484 wrote: »

Sorry guys, I've absolutely no vested interest on this one-genuinely recommending em cos i've found em good.

My comments are in no way dodgey and i don't appreciate any insuniation regardin them.

Fair enough, thanks for the clarification.

quattro777

I've dealt with them a few times and had no problems.

faceman

I used them a few months ago for 2 orders. On one of the orders i made a boo boo and ordered the wrong part. Turns out the right part was cheaper. They had no problem swapping parts and refunding the difference.

Id use them again no problem.

Darragh29

Magnus wrote: »

Do shop around - when looking around for discs/pads I compared micks to others and 4 brake discs and 8 pads comes to about twice the price I paid on ebay for comline parts.

JHMEG wrote: »

The raised quite a bit of venture capital a while back.

Might explain why they were advertising parts via google ads that they don't actually sell

Just a question to all you folks here who bought stuff like pads and discs and service parts from www.micksgarage.ie or indeed any online retailer... Do you fit these parts yourself or do you have a mechanic that fits them for you and is happy enough to let you source your own parts???

faceman

Darragh29 wrote: »

Just a question to all you folks here who bought stuff like pads and discs and service parts from www.micksgarage.ie or indeed any online retailer... Do you fit these parts yourself or do you have a mechanic that fits them for you and is happy enough to let you source your own parts???

I had no problems getting a main dealer in Dublin to fit the parts.

BnA

solo1484 wrote: »

Sorry guys, I've absolutely no vested interest on this one-genuinely recommending em cos i've found em good.

My comments are in no way dodgey and i don't appreciate any insuniation regardin them.

I don't believe you

biko

Darragh29 wrote: »

Just a question to all you folks here who bought stuff like pads and discs and service parts from www.micksgarage.ie or indeed any online retailer... Do you fit these parts yourself or do you have a mechanic that fits them for you and is happy enough to let you source your own parts???

Fitted by me with help from a friend that has the hoist and rear caliper retract tool.

moc1

Ordered an LP (La Prealpina) roof rack from Micksgarage.ie and was disappointed with the quality. The metal fixtures and fittings were low grade and the thread on the screws and allen key disintegrated.

Cosmetically the rook rack is very poor and offers no security option (an easy steal). When I called Micksgarage.ie and outlined both issues they were unwilling to let me pay to upgrade to a superior product.

Personally, I know I won't be shopping at Micksgarage.ie again and I've also learnt my lesson when it comes to getting cheap auto parts. The LP roofracks are not up to the job especially for fixed point mounting.

I see that others seem to be quite happy with their experiences, so perhaps this is an exception. I wonder what others think of the LP roof racks?

With regards to online auto parts, I have have dealt with other suppliers and found their products to be of good quality.

furtzy

solo1484 wrote: »

:DAlso have a look at http://www.irishautoparts.ie/

I've got Brake Pads, Discs and a clutch for my 3 series E46-ordered on Tuesday and got it next day by courier.

I called em before ordering and they gave me a savage deal for the lot! Very professional and a heck of a lot cheaper than micksgarage on the braking and they beat my local factors on an luk clutch

Used these guys a few times and got fantastic service. Also threw in a discount as it was a large order. They even phoned me after delivery to make sure I was happy

CaraFawn

Personally I am now dealing with Irishautoparts.ie

I am not affiliated with them and I do not even know solo1484, so no rant please.

In my experience, Micksgarage can be expensive at time.

Example, oxygen sensors, their website does not give any detail with regards to if they are pre cat or post cat. They do not indicate the technical details and all (Like length of the sensor etc.)
There are many standard parts that they do not do too.

So I never bought from them, everytime I tried I was just confused by the lack of information they provide, so bar from this I can not really comment on them. Other than that I am sure they are good, as many people reported.

Same thing can be said about eurocarparts.com, they have great prices, but lack a bit of information, even though they added a "Check my car fitement" recently.

I have dealt with GSF, they do sell very cheap parts, but those parts are very much the low of the low when it comes to quality. They do sell a lot of unknown brand (You can't even look them up on google, they do not exist). They have a very dodgy policy when it comes to returns and also warranty (They charge you 20% of the part's price if you need to return and they are unable to give you any warranty detail).

I have dealt with Otto, they are friendly people, have most of the parts you need in stock, they only sell quality aftermarket ones, but they can be very expensive too. Much more than other sellers that sell the same parts. While most of those parts can be acquired for at least 50% of the dealer prices from other factors (Same brand, same model).

They quoted me 145 euro for one Oxygen sensor recently. This Bosch is available from eurocarparts for 82.5 euro delivered (60ish pounds).
They did not want to discuss the price.

At the end I got my Bosch sensors for less than 100 euro from Irishautoparts.ie, much more reasonable prices and friendly people too.

Many compare prices to dealers, this is wrong, prices from factors should be compared to other factors.

HawkeyeX

I bought an exhaust from micks garage about a month ago. I gave them my reg number as required and the correct vehicle came up. The item arrived in good time but when I tried to fit it, it was circa 10 inches too short. They told me to send it back for a refund. I did this and they deducted the shipping cost from my refund.
This means that every time you buy from Mick's Garage you must be willing to pay the postage even when the mistake is theirs.
I'm not willing to deal under those conditions so I guess it's back to my local motor factors.

Kenny Logins

HawkeyeX wrote: »

I bought an exhaust from micks garage about a month ago. I gave them my reg number as required and the correct vehicle came up. The item arrived in good time but when I tried to fit it, it was circa 10 inches too short. They told me to send it back for a refund. I did this and they deducted the shipping cost from my refund.
This means that every time you buy from Mick's Garage you must be willing to pay the postage even when the mistake is theirs.
I'm not willing to deal under those conditions so I guess it's back to my local motor factors.

This has been discussed loads of times - the reg number only narrows down the search, it does not (cannot) identify the correct part for your car.

CAR REGISTRATION LOOKUP
The car registration lookup is a very useful tool to help you get at your parts quickly and easily, however it is limited to the accuracy of the data provided by the Vehicle Registrations Office.
As a result we cannot guarantee that any part found using this service will be 100% correct, you must always verify that the attributes of the ordered parts are indeed correct for your vehicle.
PLEASE DO NOT GUESS
In cases where you are not sure of the part you require please do not guess and please do not purchase parts to try and resolve a problem through trial and error.
You might ask, is it worthwhile for me to measure the part I need? The answer is always yes, as it helps you to select the correct part first time. Please bear in mind that you will only ever have to carry out the check once, after that we will have your information stored for you.
Remember we are also at the end of the phone/email or through social media to help. Please contact us and we will help you out.

http://www.micksgarage.com/about/buying-guide.aspx