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Here is my newly purchased Toyota dealer serpentine belt. It is different from the oem belt that I took off my truck just now, which is interesting (the old oem one was a dayco but got discontinued im assuming, old oem is second picture). The new one looks more stout and higher quality. Notice how it’s a bando belt? Well the bando belts I held in my hand at the auto parts stores felt and looked nothing like the one I got from the dealership. Even the same exact 6pk2230 belt from Napa was nothing like the dealership 6pk2230 I bought. Want the highest quality and best fit? You buy it from the dealer or online parts store official Toyota. I love when people spout “just buy the Aisin kit it’s the same as oem but without the Toyota badge” or “just buy dayco/ gates/denso, it’s the same as what Toyota uses but just cheaper” from my experience that’s not true at all. It’s still aftermarket parts. The belt on the tundra before I swapped it was a dayco Toyota stamped belt made in the usa, the one I got from advanced auto and returned was the same part number but made in china. The discontinued belt that was on my truck was a dayco 6pk2230 Belt stamped Toyota on it, made in usa. Went to the parts store cause I still believed the lie that you can just buy the same brand from the auto store and it’s the same as the dealer part, bought the same exact part number belt and it’s made in china. There’s a definite difference. Just throwing this info out there for those who don’t know