Originally Posted By: The Critic
The quality is comparable - so it's up to you. My experience is that the price difference between the two are minimal so I am a bit surprised to see such a large difference.
The dealer doesn't stock items that they do not sell a lot of. Toyota has a very good distribution system so if an item is in stock at the local distribution center (most fast moving items are), you can get it either same day or overnight. Sometimes another dealer in the area has the part in stock, and partsvoice.com will usually give you that info.
Yeah, the parts guy said if I called back before 5pm then the truck would drop off the seals first thing tomorrow morning. So no issue there (and the dealer is 2-3 miles from work, no problems getting there).
I would have ordered stuff off eBay/Amazon, price shopped that is, to get OEM; but it just dawned on me today (as spurred by the other thread) that this weekend would be a perfect time to dig into this job.