I was recently shopping for some tie rod ends for my brother’s 1995 Ford Escort. This car is obviously older, has high miles and isn’t in the greatest shape, so it was hard to justify spending a lot on the parts. But, I also wanted something with good quality and was safe. After doing some research and comparing prices I settled on Deeza components.
I purchased one inner and one outer tie rod for his car, which came to $37 shipped from Rock Auto. The only things in that price range locally were Chinese or Taiwanese store-brand parts. RA seemed to have a very good price on these parts. These same Deeza parts were considerably more expensive on Amazon and ebay.
For those who don’t know, Deeza is a Turkish company. They have a couple plants in Turkey where they make most of their parts.
http://www.deezachassis.com/manufacture.html
http://www.deezachassis.com/newPlant.html
A seemingly credible person claiming to be a Deeza rep also made a very interesting post on a Lexus forum when someone made a comment bashing Deeza. The rep said they don’t have any parts that are made in China, and 95% of their parts are made in-house. He claims the parts that aren’t made in-house are sourced from European suppliers in Italy, Belgium and the UK.
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls400/49...e-in-korea.html
Quote:
- All Deeza products are manufactured in ISO9001 or TS16949 quality certified high technology facilities in Turkey, Italy, Belgium and U.K. We do not put products Made in China, Taiwan or any other Far-Eastern country in our boxes.
- Deeza has 2 years/40,000 miles limited warranty on all parts. If something happens to the part you purchased/installed during this time period, it is replaced for no additional cost or your money is refunded, without any questions asked. http://www.deezachassis.com/warranty.asp
- Deeza products are fairly cheaper than other premium brands because Deeza is the direct manufacturer and manufactures over 95% of its products in its own production plants.
- Deeza is not a re-packager who tries to find the cheapest products through its supplier base. Likewise, Deeza does not source products by country of origin to find the cheapest option.
Read more: http://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls400/49...l#ixzz2MM5qHFjU
I’m a country of origin nerd, and the fact that they don’t use Chinese parts is a plus to me.
Here are my initial impressions just looking at the parts. They appear good quality, but I won’t try to pass any judgement on their performance, as I obviously haven’t installed them yet.
The parts
The parts came in standard packaging and were clearly marked as made in Turkey. Both parts are pre-greased.
The outer tie rod is greasable and has a metal retaining ring that holds the boot in place.
The inner tie rod had a nice feature. It came with a plastic tube over the threads to protect them during shipping. I think I’ve only bought inner tie rods once before, and if memory serves they didn’t have a cover like this, but perhaps other brands do.
I purchased one inner and one outer tie rod for his car, which came to $37 shipped from Rock Auto. The only things in that price range locally were Chinese or Taiwanese store-brand parts. RA seemed to have a very good price on these parts. These same Deeza parts were considerably more expensive on Amazon and ebay.
For those who don’t know, Deeza is a Turkish company. They have a couple plants in Turkey where they make most of their parts.
http://www.deezachassis.com/manufacture.html
http://www.deezachassis.com/newPlant.html
A seemingly credible person claiming to be a Deeza rep also made a very interesting post on a Lexus forum when someone made a comment bashing Deeza. The rep said they don’t have any parts that are made in China, and 95% of their parts are made in-house. He claims the parts that aren’t made in-house are sourced from European suppliers in Italy, Belgium and the UK.
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls400/49...e-in-korea.html
Quote:
- All Deeza products are manufactured in ISO9001 or TS16949 quality certified high technology facilities in Turkey, Italy, Belgium and U.K. We do not put products Made in China, Taiwan or any other Far-Eastern country in our boxes.
- Deeza has 2 years/40,000 miles limited warranty on all parts. If something happens to the part you purchased/installed during this time period, it is replaced for no additional cost or your money is refunded, without any questions asked. http://www.deezachassis.com/warranty.asp
- Deeza products are fairly cheaper than other premium brands because Deeza is the direct manufacturer and manufactures over 95% of its products in its own production plants.
- Deeza is not a re-packager who tries to find the cheapest products through its supplier base. Likewise, Deeza does not source products by country of origin to find the cheapest option.
Read more: http://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls400/49...l#ixzz2MM5qHFjU
I’m a country of origin nerd, and the fact that they don’t use Chinese parts is a plus to me.
Here are my initial impressions just looking at the parts. They appear good quality, but I won’t try to pass any judgement on their performance, as I obviously haven’t installed them yet.
The parts
The parts came in standard packaging and were clearly marked as made in Turkey. Both parts are pre-greased.
The outer tie rod is greasable and has a metal retaining ring that holds the boot in place.
The inner tie rod had a nice feature. It came with a plastic tube over the threads to protect them during shipping. I think I’ve only bought inner tie rods once before, and if memory serves they didn’t have a cover like this, but perhaps other brands do.