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Australia
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Whats on the box!
September 14, 2023

I have been a user of Pelican parts for my two early european cars for some time now. Over the years I have always experienced prompt and efficient service. This has covered tech queries, advice regarding left and right hand drive anomalies, and even using their tech knowledge pool for help on doing things. I am not one to right reviews but given the service has always matched what they said they would do 'on the box' I thought I would put my views into print. This has not always been my experience with online suppliers. I will be using Pelican for the forseeable future.

Date of experience: September 13, 2023
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Just wanted to thank you for the great service in supplying the throttle body to my overseas location this week. It arrived within about 36 hours of ordering it! I suspect the time zone difference worked in our favour but I was impressed nonetheless in how quickly you processed the order and shipped the item. Thank you also for the voucher and PelicanParts sticker - nice touch!
Thanks again legends, I'll be back!

Date of experience: May 16, 2024
Wyoming
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Excellent Experience
March 17, 2023

Excellent service! Had a very hard time finding the correct part on my own so Sales helped me choose the correct part. Delivery was fast! Price was more than fair for Genuine Parts and I'm very glad I called Pelican!
I tried to take pictures of the installed part and the invoice- but there was a lame error about file size being over 5.

Date of experience: March 16, 2023
Rhode Island
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Happy Customer
April 17, 2024

I buy a lot of products from a lot of different online websites as I'm sure we all do. When i purchase from Pelican Parts I never worry if it's going to arrive on time or if it's the right part. Worry free and great info on the parts on your site. Always a please to deal with.

Date of experience: April 17, 2024
Washington
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Awesome service
July 29, 2023

They have delivered all parts in a timely fashion. I would recommend this website to all my friends and family. I now want to order parts for my 2003 Toyota and expect the same great results from my past orders.

Date of experience: July 28, 2023
New Jersey
2 reviews
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Fantastic to woek with!
January 16, 2024

Pelican Parts was amazing. I had blown my head gasket in my 1989 Mercedes. The car is over 30 years old and I was not only able to get the parts needed, the ordering was easy and the service fast. I am totally 100% a big fam of Pelican parts.

Date of experience: January 16, 2024
California
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The website said free shipping, and when I went to check out, the cart added 16.99 shipping. I called and they said I did not order enough. And if I did not like it to buy somewhere else! So I did. I feel like they tried to cheat me and really dont care... BAD customer service...

Date of experience: September 25, 2023
Michael M. Pelican Parts Rep
over a year old

Hey Ron,

Thanks for stopping by to leave a review. My apologies for the confusion on our free shipping policy. We try and message our $99 free economy shipping program as clearly as possible. Currently we display it on the header of our website, catalog pages, and in every product detail page. You can also find more information about the program https://www.pelicanparts.com/support/pelican_parts_shipping_FAQ.htm under our “account info” tab.

The cost of shipping continues to rise year after year. We have tried to produce a program that is advantageous to the largest group of enthusiasts that visit our site. It sounds like for your review the items placed in your care are bellow the $99 minimum. That is why shipping was added at check out.

I would like to look at your order and see if there is anything I can do to help. If you are open to giving us an opportunity to earn your business, please reach out to me directly. My email information is listed below. I can personally assist you and see if there are any additional ways we can help.

Take Care,

Michael Morita | Vice President of eCommerce
Pelican Parts LLC.
1600 240th Street | Harbor City, CA 90710 | USA
Office: 310-626-8765 x320 | Fax: 310-626-8764
Email: mmorita@pelicanparts.com

Washington
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No refund
February 8, 2024

They sent the wrong part and wouldn't refund my money because they could only refund it to the card that I used to purchase the part. But I lost that card, and canceled it, after paying for the part. Giving them the replacement card number wouldn't do. A curious business model.

Date of experience: February 8, 2024
Michael M. Pelican Parts Rep
over a year old

UPDATE: 2/12/24
Kevin,

I haven't heard back from you. I'm still here if you need anything.

ORIGINAL REVIEW: 2/8/24
Hey Kevin,

Thanks for stopping by to leave a review. I could not look up your order based on the name of the review. My apologies for the confusion on your order. Unfortunately, we are only able to refund the credit card used during the purchase of the order. If you cancel the card used on your original transaction, the card issuer is still under obligation to return your refund to you. In many cases I have seen the card issuer provide a check for the refunded amount if the account had been closed.

Would you mind providing me with your order information or the email address used to place the order? I would like to see what I can do to assist.

Take Care,

Michael Morita | Vice President of eCommerce
Pelican Parts LLC.
1600 240th Street | Harbor City, CA 90710 | USA
Office: 310-626-8765 x320 | Fax: 310-626-8764
Email: mmorita@pelicanparts.com

Oregon
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The Sales Engineers and Customer Service/Help Desk folks at Pelican Parts are great! Easy to work with, technically astute and completely up-front about their products and policies. They handled parts exchanges, shipping updates and advice on using the tools they sell, from the mundane (Brake Fluid management when bleeding the brakes on my Syncro Vanagon without a Helper to pump the brake pedal) to the esoteric (Proper sizing and bend radius on offset wrenches for ignition and fuel injection component replacement). These folks know their stuff!

Date of experience: November 29, 2023
Oregon
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10/10
February 9, 2024

Comments = 10/10. Always able to find what I need, prompt order filling and quick delivery. Appreciate the site's ability to confirm that the part fits my vehicle.

Date of experience: February 9, 2024
Lithuania
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Fantastic company and prices that no other companies can beat it, I've order original Mercedes-Benz filter and paid $16 when same exact filter sells on EBay in Italy and Germany for $500, thank you Pelican Parts.

Date of experience: March 31, 2023
Mexico
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My package has been stuck at customs because these "geniuses" wrote a different amount in declared value for customs from what I paid so when I sent the invoice to DHL because they asked for it it didn't coincide with what was declared. They wrote down a higher amount which means I will pay higher import fees! The only option for customs is to send them an invoice that has the same amount as the one declared. When I talked on the phone with Pelican Parts they just acted like nothing. Not even a sorry for the inconvenience! Word of advice if you care about customer satisfaction: in declared value for customs write down the amount that was paid including whatever discount that was given for whatever reason and don't include shipping and handling in the declared amount. If you don't do this you're making your client pay more! Import fees for Mexico are very high so thank you for screwing me and not caring about it.

Date of experience: September 14, 2022
Michael M. Pelican Parts Rep
over a year old

UPDATE: 9/16/22
Hey Piercarlo,

I haven't heard back form you but wanted to let you know I'm still here if you would like to chat. Hope you have a great weekend!

Original Reply:
Hey Piercarlo,

I am sorry that there was a mistake on the declared customs forms. The amount is automatically generated from our system into DHL. I am very curious to review the order to understand what went wrong. We should have done a better job assisting you when you called in. My apologies for not making it right at that time. I tried to locate your order under the name used in the review. Unfortunately, I could not find it. Would you mind shooting me a direct email at mmorita@pelicanparts.com? I would be happy to step in and see what I could do to assist. Again, my apologies and I’m committed to working with you to find a good solution.

Take Care,

Michael Morita | Vice President of eCommerce
Pelican Parts LLC.
1600 240th Street | Harbor City, CA 90710 | USA
Office: 310-626-8765 x320 | Fax: 310-626-8764
Email: mmorita@pelicanparts.com

Georgia
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Horrendous company
September 11, 2020

Horrendous experience. Their website says the parts were in stock but they're not. Gave me run around for 2 weeks. Had to cancel. WORST customer service as well. Just put you on hold for 20 to 40 min at a time with zero resolve.

Date of experience: September 11, 2020
Michael M. Pelican Parts Rep
over a year old

Ryan S.

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I am sorry we did not live up to expectation on your order. I just sent you a PM requesting your order information. Would you mind responding to it when you get a free moment. I would like to take a look at it and see if there is anything I can do to assist.

Thank you,

Michael Morita | Vice President of eCommerce
Pelican Parts LLC.
1600 240th Street | Harbor City, CA 90710 | USA
Office: 310-626-8765 x320 | Fax: 310-626-8764
Email: mmorita@pelicanparts.com

North Carolina
5 reviews
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Very good option if you are searching for a foreign car part. I have been ordering items from them at least a few times per year for several years now and have no complaints. Excellent selection, fairly responsive customer service and competitive prices.

Date of experience: September 17, 2014
California
1 review
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Excellent Service
April 21, 2020

Great service. Prompt follow up and communication. Delivery of needed products met my tight deadline for finishing project.

Would recommend this company and team to anyone.

Customer service attitude excellent!

Date of experience: April 21, 2020
Japan
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Good shop!
December 27, 2023

My car is a Mini Cooper S R53.
I live in Japan, and if I can get the parts domestically, I don't have a problem, but if not, I often use Pelican Parts.
Pelican parts have a wide variety of products, and you can choose from genuine parts and aftermarket parts.
Shipping is fast, and it's a great help when I'm in trouble.
Also, the Pelican Parts website and YouTube explain how to replace parts, and I enjoy using them as a reference while maintaining my own car.
From my experience, I can recommend Pelican Parts.

Date of experience: December 27, 2023
Australia
1 review
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Delay in shipment of the product is at it's worst, Tracking number provided has no update after shipment. You can not tell what is happening with your order. Email from the customer service does not help at all as they appear to be making pandemic as an excuse. Be very aware of this company better stay away from them.

Date of experience: October 2, 2022
Michael M. Pelican Parts Rep
over a year old

UPDATE: 10/4/22
Hey I haven't heard back from you but wanted to let you know I'm still here for you if you need anything.

Original Reply: 10/3/22
Hey Arnold,

Thanks for stopping by to leave a review. Thank you for your over three years of business with us. Our small team does appreciate all the support.

My apologies for not living up to expectation on your recent order. I know when you are in the middle of a build any delay is painful. I am so sorry to be the cause of that pain. I reviewed your order, and it looks like this order was placed on September 19 and shipped out the following day on September 20. It appears that the packages were leaving our facility in Harbor City, California headed to Australia. With the shipping method being USPS priority mail. It is extremely frustrating on our end when we do everything right to get the order out the door only to have a carrier flub the delivery. Unfortunately, with USPS I have seen some instances where tracking is missing or not updated. When we call our rep to get more information, they inform us that it will eventually update and to remain patient. Not the answer either one of us want to hear. Personally, I think USPS’s care factor is zero.

I just shot you an email. If you have time, I would appreciate a note back. I’ll work with you to see if we can make up for this flub.

Take Care,

Michael Morita | Vice President of eCommerce
Pelican Parts LLC.
1600 240th Street | Harbor City, CA 90710 | USA
Office: 310-626-8765 x320 | Fax: 310-626-8764
Email: mmorita@pelicanparts.com

California
1 review
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I have used Pelican parts in the past for Porsche and BMW parts never had a problem always the rite part and fast service. They have the part in stock when no one else did and at a great price. If you need to call them there customer service is first class. As i said before i will always come back. Someone you can trust and these days that BIG.

Dan

Date of experience: July 13, 2020
Indiana
1 review
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I've been using Pelican for parts on my Porsches (2007 997 & 2006 Cayman S) for years now and they never fail. Always better pricing than the competition or my mechanic and deliveries are timely, well packed and always correct.

Date of experience: September 22, 2020
Texas
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It's ONLY a car
January 21, 2020

When I make a purchase I know that I am supporting the business which I have chosen to do business with. My review is simple for this business. I own one of the best cars ever created. I feel confident in doing my own repairs on this car and I know that Pelican Parts has what I need.
One main reason for my dedication to them is the forum which they provide. The members are like family with tons of advice and know how. Five years ago I purchased a 1983 Porsche 911 SC. The clutch cable snapped. I went on the internet to find the fix. I found the forum, then bought Wayne's book 101 projects. I added to the cart the Bentley book. This started my hobby. If you are reading this then the bug has gotten to you too. I know it is only a car but while it is in my care I will do my best at keeping it in proper condition for the next owner.

Date of experience: January 21, 2020

Overview

Pelican Parts has a rating of 4.1 stars from 82 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Pelican Parts most frequently mention and customer service. Pelican Parts ranks 36th among Auto Parts sites.

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