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Re: Clutch replace (be careful where you buy ) I got taken Posted by vsfoxe [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Clutch replace (be careful where you buy ) I got taken, itsaabouttime!, Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:56:55 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
"Genuine Saab" parts had better come in a Saab box or bag, and better be the same ones you get at a Saab dealer. There is no other way.
There are basically only two ways to go (not counting salvage yards):
(1) Saab = OEM = same as car was built with, same as Saab dealer would get from Saab & sell to you.
(2) Aftermarket = NOT a real Saab part, NOT from Saab. It IS a replacement "equivalent" part, made (or re-manufactured) by a company OTHER than Saab. These parts are USUALLY - BUT NOT ALWAYS of decent quality, and on occasion might actually be made by the same Vendor who made the part for Saab. Bosch might be a good example of this. I've worked in non-Saab Parts Department (manager) for 15 years, and have seen some "good" Aftermarket parts, and I've seen some "junk", also.
Almost anyone can take a real dealership part to Taiwan, and get an Aftermarket part made pretty cheaply, but nothing really guarantees the quality of the materials that are used (hence, counterfeit aircraft bolts/etc. which are unsafe, and EMGO oil filters for motorcycles).
In most cases, the quality difference can be somewhat apparent, but not always. If someone is unable to tell a good part from a not-as-good part (depending on where it goes & what it does), that individual should only buy parts at the real Dealership.
If it didn't come from the NEW Car dealership (NOT NAPA, Advance Auto, VIP, Kragens, Western Auto, or any other place that doesn't sell NEW cars), it is an Aftermarket Part, not OEM. Same goes for Mercedes, Chevy, Geo, and all other brands of motor vehicles, snowmobiles, and so on.
Parts is Parts!
So, enought of a RANT !!
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