Will It Fit My Vehicle?

The single most important question when you buy a used part. Here's how to answer it before you spend a dollar — and how we'll answer it for you if you'd rather just call.

Start with the fitment list

Every listing on this site shows the vehicles that part interchanges with — years, makes, and models, straight out of the industry interchange database. If your vehicle is on that list, the part is a strong candidate: that list is where the answer starts, not where it ends.

Interchange data is a guide, not a guarantee for your specific vehicle — the same thing our Terms say. Engine size, drivetrain, trim, options and mid-year production changes can all still decide whether a part fits, which is what the next section is about. A call with your VIN settles it for certain, and costs nothing.

Interchange is why a part off a Chevrolet Tahoe can be the correct part for a GMC Yukon: the manufacturer used the same component across the platform. The listing tells you which ones.

When the list isn't enough

Some parts vary by things a year/make/model can't capture. When one of these applies, the listing's fitment table calls it out in the Notes column beside your vehicle — read it before you order:

Engine size and drivetrain — 4.8L vs 5.3L, 2WD vs 4WD
Trim and options — heated seats, tow package, upgraded audio, sunroof
Build date — mid-year production changes are common
Casting or part numbers stamped on the component itself

The three numbers on a listing

Salvage listings carry more than one number and they do not mean the same thing. Ours are:

Part ID (also called the R#) — the one number that identifies this part and no other. It is on the part's tag, at the top of the product page, and on your invoice. Use this one when you call, order, or return something.
Vehicle stock number — identifies the car the part came off. Every part removed from that same car shares it, so it is useful for matching a set, but it will never single out one part.
Interchange number — identifies a family of parts that fit the same applications, such as 641-00118L. Several different parts can share one, and it is what tells you a part off another model still fits yours.

When one of these matters, the safest move is to compare the number on your old part to the number in the listing photos. Where the listing shows the part itself, the numbers are usually readable; where it shows the donor vehicle instead (the listing says so), call us and we'll read the number off the part for you.

Send us your VIN — we'll check it

This is the fastest way and it costs you nothing. Call 985-748-7195 or email sales@abmotorsla.com with:

Your VIN (17 characters, on the dash by the windshield or the driver's door jamb)
The part you need
The Part ID of the listing you're looking at, if you have one

We'll run it against our interchange system and tell you yes or no before you order. If it's a no, we'll tell you what we do have that fits.

If it still doesn't fit