Originally Posted By: inquirer
Originally Posted By: MaximaGuy
OEM is not on the list - any reason you want to stay after market
Beause always (or almost always) OEM parts are overpriced and they are just rebranded parts from other manufacturers. (I bet in this case the original shocks are made by KYB.) And in this case I would like to avoid OEM because they were really soft for my taste.
For some parts yes, maybe you're right. Other parts are identical. For example I was searching for a MAF sensor for a Nissan Almera. The original sensor had a Bosch logo and a Nissan logo engraved on the plastic. The same part bought directly from Bosch had a cost less than 1/3 from the OEM part, if I remember that right. I believe the only difference is that the Bosch part has no Nissan stamp on the body of the sensor.
Originally Posted By: MaximaGuy
OEM is not on the list - any reason you want to stay after market
Beause always (or almost always) OEM parts are overpriced and they are just rebranded parts from other manufacturers. (I bet in this case the original shocks are made by KYB.) And in this case I would like to avoid OEM because they were really soft for my taste.
For some parts yes, maybe you're right. Other parts are identical. For example I was searching for a MAF sensor for a Nissan Almera. The original sensor had a Bosch logo and a Nissan logo engraved on the plastic. The same part bought directly from Bosch had a cost less than 1/3 from the OEM part, if I remember that right. I believe the only difference is that the Bosch part has no Nissan stamp on the body of the sensor.