I used those cheap ebay parts for my upper ball joints. After a year and a half, the boots were already rotted away. Had I waited another 6 months, I'd be looking at failed ball joints. I'd also probably be looking at the wrong end of a semi for the last .5 seconds of my life.
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Well I guarantee those ebay new parts are 1000x safer than your 18 year old honda parts on your car now!
These aren't cheaper because they are lower quality, these are cheaper because it is cheaper to manufacture aftermarket parts in smaller quantities than even just a few years ago. Back in the day all the parts for cars were made at the same time and stored in big warehouses until they were needed. That is how most manufactures work. You are paying for a part that has been sitting on a shelf for 18 years and that costs a lot of money. The ebay companies are selling new parts that are small batch produced from the designs that they get from Honda.
The kits are cheaper because they have everything packaged all together so you save on shipping and packaging, you are saving on time in having to order 10 or so different parts. They are doing DIYers like us a huge favor. I have mainly used these parts for larger truck parts (control arms, ball joints, tie rods, springs, shocks) and have had great results.
I just don't want anyone to think that they are going to die or kill some kid cause they bought critical car parts from a retailer on ebay instead of the dealer. But if you race or drive your car like a crazy kid or a ricer than you better go better than OEM!AD5OS
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Originally posted by ChIoVnIdCa View PostYes they are... I put on two upper control arms at the same tie.. One honda .. One "Ebay" ....... "Ebay" one lasted 2 months before the rubber was dry rotted... Honda one is still good.
The cheap ebay stuff is most certainly cheap. The joints may be fine, but the rubber is indeed what goes. When the rubber goes, the grease leaks out, and your joint dries. When the joint dries, it fails. Those cheap ebay parts ARE inferior. I'm saying this from firsthand experience as well as talking to others with the same parts. This is not anti-ebay snobbery, trust me. (as I'm about to install my ebay motherboard, getting hit in the feet with my ebay roomba, and hoping i win a much needed cell phone on ebay this afternoon...)
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rubber rotting out after 2 months? What retailer did you get that from? Did you go back and get a honda part to replace it? take some pictures?
All the ebay stuff I have gotten has had good rubber or it was Polyurethane stuff. I always try to get PolyU for any thing that was OEM rubber.
Sway bar links are usually the first rubber parts to go for me... I usually about 2x a year take a grease gun and coat anything rubber like ball joints, links.. anything rubber with a good glob of grease to keep the moisture in the rubber or vice versa. Got to use your hands and make sure it is 100% covered.AD5OS
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I wish I could tell you that you are getting what you are paying for with auto parts but it is basically charge as much as you can get away with at auto parts stores... they get the same stuff as the ebayers but they have a huge overhead with shipping and storage... the ebay system is just almost as good as getting stuff drop shipped from the manufacturers. Keeps things cheapAD5OS
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