Origonal vs non-origonal parts

[arc]

Everything ive changed on my car, gaskets etc have been proper fiat parts.

Im now in need of a new outbound CV joint and rear wheel bearing. Fiat prices are £88 for the CV joint and £42 for the bearing.

Local motorfactors prices are £42 for the CV joint and £30 for the bearing. I can't beleive how much cheaper they are, theres not going to anything wrong with non-fiat parts either is there?

Cheers

 

[Liam]

Shouldn't be, try to find the name of the manufacturer and maybe check they're reputation via the web.

Probably not the case with Fiat but Halfruads ran an ad campaign a few years back where they illustrated 2 starter motors "made by John in the same factory" one in a Rover box for £150 and the other in a halfruads box for £100 but they were exactly the same.

Liam

 

[Alex]

I was going to mention the Halfords campiegn, but I think that there is a reason they stopped showing that! Non-oem parts should be OK.

 

[GhostWKD]

non OE will blow up! lol jkin from experience cant say ive had any problems with non OE parts

 

[dave]

in the case of fiats the motor factor bits seem to be better

 

[arc]

3rd party bits it is then