Auto Parts Guides

Guides & Buying Help

Jamaica-specific parts advice for Toyota, Honda and Japanese vehicles — fitment by year and chassis, what to check on used parts, and how to order right the first time.

Honda Civic ES

Honda Civic ES (2001–2005): Which Parts Fit Your Year

The 7th-gen Civic ES had a 2004 facelift. Learn which headlights, bumpers, grille and taillights fit 2001–2003 vs 2004–2005 — and why the wrong year is a costly mistake.

5 min read →
Honda Fit

Honda Fit Radiator: GE vs GP Fitment in Jamaica

Honda Fit radiators are not all the same. GE6/GE8 petrol and GP1/GP5 hybrid radiators differ — here is how to buy the right one and what to check on a used unit.

4 min read →
Buying Guide

How to Find and Use Your Chassis Number (Jamaica)

Your chassis number is the key to ordering the right part the first time. Here is where to find it on a Japanese car and why it matters more than the model name.

3 min read →
Gearboxes

Buying a Used Honda Automatic Gearbox in Jamaica

Automatic gearboxes are the most common Honda drivetrain part we supply. Here is what to check and confirm before you buy a used one.

4 min read →
Toyota Crown

Toyota Crown S210 (2012–2018): Buying Parts in Jamaica

Royal, Athlete and the hybrid are not the same car underneath. Here is what changes between them, and what to confirm before you buy a Crown part.

5 min read →
Toyota Mark X

Toyota Mark X: X120 vs X130 Parts Fitment

The Mark X ran in two distinct generations with a facelift in each. Getting the generation right is the difference between a part that bolts on and one that goes back in the box.

4 min read →
Honda Shuttle

Honda Shuttle & Grace Hybrid: What to Know Before You Buy Parts

The Shuttle and Grace share a hybrid system and many parts. Here is what carries across, what does not, and what to check on the dual-clutch gearbox.

4 min read →
Honda Stream

Honda Stream: RN Chassis Codes and Parts Fitment

The Stream ran in two generations with different engines and body parts. Your RN code is the fastest way to get the right part first time.

4 min read →
Toyota Axio

Toyota Axio & Fielder: Parts Buying Guide (Jamaica)

The Axio saloon and Fielder wagon share most mechanical parts but almost no body parts. Here is how to order the right one.

4 min read →
Nissan Note

Nissan Note E12: Which Engine Do You Have, and Why It Matters

The E12 Note came with two very different 1.2 litre engines — one plain, one supercharged. Order the wrong parts and nothing lines up. Here is how to tell them apart.

5 min read →
Honda Civic

Honda Civic (2016 on): Sport, Turbo, and What Actually Fits

The newer Civic comes turbo and non-turbo, in more than one body. The engine bay parts do not cross. Here is what to check before you order.

4 min read →
Buying Guide

"Removed to Order": How Dismantle Parts Work

Some parts sit on our shelf. Others come off a vehicle when you order them. Here is the difference, why it matters, and what to expect.

4 min read →
Buying Guide

Buying a Used CVT in Jamaica: What to Check First

CVT failures are the most common big repair on Japanese cars here. Before you buy a replacement box, read this — half the time the problem is not the whole unit.

5 min read →
Buying Guide

Buying a Used Engine in Jamaica: The Questions to Ask

A used engine is the biggest single thing most people buy from a parts shop. Here is what separates a good one from an expensive mistake.

5 min read →
Buying Guide

Headlights: Left, Right, Halogen or LED — Getting It Right First Time

More wrong parts get ordered on headlights than anything else. Four things decide which one you need, and none of them is the model name.

4 min read →
Buying Guide

Bumpers and Body Panels: What to Check Before You Buy

A used panel can save you a fortune or cost you twice. The difference is usually four checks you can do from a photo.

4 min read →
Buying Guide

What to Send Us So We Get It Right First Time

Four things turn a guess into a certainty. Send these and you will not make a wasted trip.

3 min read →