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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: dbug on 25 October 2012, 23:53:25

Title: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: dbug on 25 October 2012, 23:53:25
Noticed above very useful web site @ opeloem.com/ (http://opeloem.com/) no longer up - link goes to a hosting site where domain is parked  :(
Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: YZ250 on 26 October 2012, 07:22:36
Apparently GM were threatening legal action if the site was left up for all to see, which is a shame as it was an excellent site for getting part numbers.  :(
Made life so much easier when you could be armed with the part number before ordering.  :y

Quite ironic really, as most of us probably used Opeloem site to order parts from GM.  :-\
Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: YZ250 on 26 October 2012, 08:02:19
Apparently GM were threatening legal action if the site was left up for all to see, which is a shame as it was an excellent site for getting part numbers.  :(
Made life so much easier when you could be armed with the part number before ordering.  :y

Quite ironic really, as most of us probably used Opeloem site to order parts from GM.  :-\

What I meant ^^^^ was, a lot of us used Opeloem to look up part numbers and then went on to buy parts from GM dealer.  ::)
Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: TheBoy on 26 October 2012, 08:16:53
Although I don't know why its gone, I'm not the slightest bit surprised.

Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: aaronjb on 26 October 2012, 10:59:25
The same thing happened to the Toyota equivalent.. and the Nissan one.. and so on.

Short sightedness on the part of the manufacturers, perhaps, but it seems to be the way of things.
Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: 05omegav6 on 26 October 2012, 11:27:54
Went a couple of weeks ago :'(
Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: andyc on 26 October 2012, 17:11:47
Ok speaking from the other side i'm suprised it took so long. The site was a rouge site that was never upto date

Ok i can see that is a good idea to be able to look the numbers up before going to a less dealer  dealer but what would happen if you looked up the number and either got it wrong or there info was out of date and you get the wrong parts, who are you going to swear at?

I never use a part number given to me by anyone, retail, trade, clubs etc unless i check it first.

Not having a dig at anyone just want people to see it from the other side of the fence, if your stuck for a number or having a problem id'ing something you can always PM me.

Cheers
Andy
Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: YZ250 on 26 October 2012, 17:27:21
Ok speaking from the other side i'm suprised it took so long. The site was a rouge site that was never upto date

Ok i can see that is a good idea to be able to look the numbers up before going to a less dealer  dealer but what would happen if you looked up the number and either got it wrong or there info was out of date and you get the wrong parts, who are you going to swear at?

I never use a part number given to me by anyone, retail, trade, clubs etc unless i check it first.

Not having a dig at anyone just want people to see it from the other side of the fence, if your stuck for a number or having a problem id'ing something you can always PM me.

Cheers
Andy

Cheers for that Andy.  :y
I used to look up part numbers to make it easier for the Parts Counter to know what I was on about and to find it's true part name.
I can see where you are coming from though.  :y
Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: dbug on 26 October 2012, 20:22:54
Irrespective of part nos the exploded diagrams were really helpful
Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: PhilRich on 26 October 2012, 20:31:04
There's this one, not looked right through it though :-\

http://viewer.zmags.com/showmag.php?mid=sttdd#/page0/
Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: feeutfo on 28 October 2012, 09:47:40
The diags, cirtainly on wheel barings, and from memory, some suspension and engine components where a bit misleading in places.
Title: Re: Online Opel parts catalogue
Post by: 2woody on 28 October 2012, 11:05:50
they were the GM diagrams, tho