Spare parts on e-bay?

[Birk]

Hi
I'm going to change the timingbelt on my 2000 Ranger 2,5, and v-belt since that most come off anyway. Anything else I should consider change as I tear this apart?
Where do you guys buy parts?
I live in Norway, and the usual partstores don't have parts for US Ford. I've bought some parts at the Ford dealer, but that's too expensive. Maybe I could try Mazda, since it's a Mazda engine?
Anyway, is it safe to buy from e-bay stores?
Or do you have any other suggestions?

Thanx

 

[myranger26105]

i have bought parts of ebay many times and never had a problem just takes longer to get to you and if you dont feel comfortable buying parts of ebay you can always google for internet part stores.

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

Always check the rating of the person or company youre buying from on ebay.
I have almost 300 buys online with no real problems.

 

[Birk]

Some different brands (and prices) shows up. How do they compere?
- Dayco
- Gates
- Beck Arnley
- ContiTech
- Al Delco
I found those on partstrain.com. Price ranges from 44.95 to 99.95!

I'm also looking for fanbelt, or what do you call it? The belt that runs alternator and ac.