No starters in Canada - it seems

dogdude · 06-03-2006

Does anyone know where i can get a new starter for my 72 GT, napa doesnt have one in alberta, and all other checks at part stores have failed. Is there another starter from a different vehicle that would fit? Ive searched the forums and drawn a blank.
I know i can order one from the USA, but dont want to wait and pay all the duty and shipping charges.
So close to getting the car on the road...but dead in the garage for now.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Mike

BQS4 · 06-03-2006

I have a spare one or two, it'd have to be shipped from GA.

dogdude · 06-03-2006

Appreciate the thought, but i think the shipping and customs would be outrageous. I will give you a holler if i dont get any other posts that may help.

Hoping to get a cross reference number so i can just get a new starter.

Thanks
Mike

RallyBob · 06-03-2006

Originally Posted by dogdude

Hoping to get a cross reference number so i can just get a new starter.

No cross reference I'm afraid. Fits Opel only!

1969-1973 GT
1969-1973 Kadett
1971-1975 1900 Sedan (Ascona)
1971-1975 Manta

All with 1900 cc engine BTW. The earlier blocks (pre-'69) were different and had a 3-bolt starter...it won't fit the later engines!

Bob

kevinfier · 06-03-2006

Have you tried getting your current starter rebuilt?
I have had several of mine rebuilt over the years by the local auto electric shop.
good luck,
Kevin

kwilford · 06-03-2006

Mike,

Alberta Generator and Starter Service in Calgary ( 4081 Ogden Road, 403-265-1010) rebuilt mine a few years ago. It was $135 CAD, and that included a new solenoid. You might give them a call.

Since then, I have bought another re-manufactured starter from the States and had it shipped up. I just looked back at my records, and on eBay it was $50 USD, and cost $26.35 USD to ship, along with a reman alternator. There is no import duty on car parts (NAFTA) just a $5 handing fee (if it comes via Canada Post) plus 7% GST.

I MIGHT have a spare, if you are interested. Give me a call tomorrow (Sunday June 4) by which time I hope to have had time to dig through my parts. My number is 403-239-4523

HTH

dogdude · 06-04-2006

Thanks a bunch for the responses, too bad about no cross reference starters, but at least i know now. Didnt know there wasnt duty on parts...good to know, as far as getting it rebuilt, that was my next step. Im up in edmonton, and there are a couple of starter rebuild shops here, will call on Monday. And third, thanks for the generous offer, and I will give you a call tomorrow about the starter.
Mike

PS. Pardon my newbie inexperience, but HTH i dont know your first name or how to find it on the forum.

kwilford · 06-04-2006

Mike,

Sorry, my name used to be in my auto-signature, but I might have deleted it. Look again in a minute and it should be back. "HTH" means "Hope That Helps" in web-speak

kwilford · 06-05-2006

Mike,
I looked through my stash of Opel parts tonight. I found one starter that I "think" is surplus, but it might actually be the one for the SportWagon. It seems to have a different solenoid than the one for my GT, so I had better not be selling something that I would regret later. I am pretty sure I have another rebuilt starter somewhere, but it wasn't in the boxes I thought it was. That's what happens when one GT gets disassembled TOTALLY, and a SportWagon partially, and a bunch of "...I might need that someday.." parts get bought off eBay. And then a bunch of years pass by. I know I REALLY need to sort through everything I have, and probably catalogue it all as well. I seem to have bought a few items more than once....

If you can't get your starter rebuilt in Edmonton, let me know and I will take another trip through the parts boxes to see what I actually have.

dogdude · 06-05-2006

Thanks for the thought Keith, I appreciate your help.
P.S. Check out my GT, posted pics today in members albums.
Mike

rudby · 06-05-2006

Hi

If the send will state that the part is for an antique Opel GT 19XX
there is no duty.

rob

dogdude · 06-05-2006

Hi Rob

Thanks for the tip on the duty thing...found a place called joes electric in edmonton..says he should be able to rebuild it ..no problem....keeping my fingers crossed.

Thanks
Mike

06-03-2006	#1 (permalink)
dogdude Drop the Top Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: morinville, alberta Posts: 34	Unanswered: No starters in Canada - it seems Does anyone know where i can get a new starter for my 72 GT, napa doesnt have one in alberta, and all other checks at part stores have failed. Is there another starter from a different vehicle that would fit? Ive searched the forums and drawn a blank. I know i can order one from the USA, but dont want to wait and pay all the duty and shipping charges. So close to getting the car on the road...but dead in the garage for now. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Mike

06-03-2006	#2 (permalink)
BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,027 Real Name: Gene Provided Answers: 12	I have a spare one or two, it'd have to be shipped from GA. __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

06-03-2006	#6 (permalink)
kwilford Über OpelGT.com Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,087 Real Name: Keith Wilford Provided Answers: 4	Mike, Alberta Generator and Starter Service in Calgary ( 4081 Ogden Road, 403-265-1010) rebuilt mine a few years ago. It was $135 CAD, and that included a new solenoid. You might give them a call. Since then, I have bought another re-manufactured starter from the States and had it shipped up. I just looked back at my records, and on eBay it was $50 USD, and cost $26.35 USD to ship, along with a reman alternator. There is no import duty on car parts (NAFTA) just a $5 handing fee (if it comes via Canada Post) plus 7% GST. I MIGHT have a spare, if you are interested. Give me a call tomorrow (Sunday June 4) by which time I hope to have had time to dig through my parts. My number is 403-239-4523 HTH __________________ Keith Wilford working on my '71 GT and '75 SportWagon

06-04-2006	#8 (permalink)
kwilford Über OpelGT.com Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,087 Real Name: Keith Wilford Provided Answers: 4	Mike, Sorry, my name used to be in my auto-signature, but I might have deleted it. Look again in a minute and it should be back. "HTH" means "Hope That Helps" in web-speak __________________ Keith Wilford working on my '71 GT and '75 SportWagon Last edited by kwilford; 06-04-2006 at 01:19 AM.

06-05-2006	#9 (permalink)
kwilford Über OpelGT.com Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,087 Real Name: Keith Wilford Provided Answers: 4	Mike, I looked through my stash of Opel parts tonight. I found one starter that I "think" is surplus, but it might actually be the one for the SportWagon. It seems to have a different solenoid than the one for my GT, so I had better not be selling something that I would regret later. I am pretty sure I have another rebuilt starter somewhere, but it wasn't in the boxes I thought it was. That's what happens when one GT gets disassembled TOTALLY, and a SportWagon partially, and a bunch of "...I might need that someday.." parts get bought off eBay. And then a bunch of years pass by. I know I REALLY need to sort through everything I have, and probably catalogue it all as well. I seem to have bought a few items more than once.... If you can't get your starter rebuilt in Edmonton, let me know and I will take another trip through the parts boxes to see what I actually have. __________________ Keith Wilford working on my '71 GT and '75 SportWagon

06-03-2006	#3 (permalink)
dogdude Drop the Top Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: morinville, alberta Posts: 34	Appreciate the thought, but i think the shipping and customs would be outrageous. I will give you a holler if i dont get any other posts that may help. Hoping to get a cross reference number so i can just get a new starter. Thanks Mike

06-03-2006	#5 (permalink)
kevinfier Opel Adventure # 77 NC Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: West Coast of Illinois Posts: 211 Real Name: Kevin	Have you tried getting your current starter rebuilt? I have had several of mine rebuilt over the years by the local auto electric shop. good luck, Kevin

06-04-2006	#7 (permalink)
dogdude Drop the Top Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: morinville, alberta Posts: 34	Thanks a bunch for the responses, too bad about no cross reference starters, but at least i know now. Didnt know there wasnt duty on parts...good to know, as far as getting it rebuilt, that was my next step. Im up in edmonton, and there are a couple of starter rebuild shops here, will call on Monday. And third, thanks for the generous offer, and I will give you a call tomorrow about the starter. Mike PS. Pardon my newbie inexperience, but HTH i dont know your first name or how to find it on the forum.

06-05-2006	#10 (permalink)
dogdude Drop the Top Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: morinville, alberta Posts: 34	Thanks for the thought Keith, I appreciate your help. P.S. Check out my GT, posted pics today in members albums. Mike

06-05-2006	#11 (permalink)
rudby Opeler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 39	Duty on Antique car parts Hi If the send will state that the part is for an antique Opel GT 19XX there is no duty. rob __________________ ______________ Rob "Ottawa" 70 GT working on 71 GT 71 GT

06-05-2006	#12 (permalink)
dogdude Drop the Top Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: morinville, alberta Posts: 34	Hi Rob Thanks for the tip on the duty thing...found a place called joes electric in edmonton..says he should be able to rebuild it ..no problem....keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks Mike

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