Part Online, How To Know They Are Oem

[99lexus]

Hi,

The Ebay seller say the part is OEM, how to figure out it is true?

Thanks,

[leert12]

Hi,

The Ebay seller say the part is OEM, how to figure out it is true?

Thanks,

Got to say something about OEM and Dealer and Direct and Aftermarket and all the fancy wording. Let's be reasonable about this for a moment... An item cost $500 at the dealer, you can get it cheaper say $250, we all can safely, based on common sense, figure that the item will last or work to say 75% to be very very conservative of what the original from dealer will work. Now, you can see how buying the cheaper item will outlast the original one because you can get 2 by which time you would have upgraded the car anyways. So you'd gain 50% at the same price. Now personally, not all the items I would take cheaper items, obviously, you have to consider the overall cost and weigh the benefits against cost, that's my simple formula I use to make that decision.

Another thing about that is, let's think about this for a moment, besides the rigorous testing the dealer products go through. The Cheaper Goods also go through testing to be able to reach market. NOW, FOR THE JUICY STUFF, you know how everyone claims this Chinese product is no good, and that Japanese or American Product is good OR no good and the Germans etc etc., well, remember, businesses will try to produce products the CHEAPEST WAY but EXPECT HIGH QUALITY, so where do you think they'll produce their goods, you guessed it... PROBABLY THE SAME PLACE WHERE YOU ARE SKEPTICAL ABOUT BUYING FROM. Now, how would you know when they use words like, ORIGINAL, DEALER, WE ARE THIS AND WE ARE THAT AND WE ARE BACKED BY THESE PEOPLE AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.

All in all, it is your judgement... but think rational, reason it out, you're smarter than you may think they're telling you you are. You'll know, do your research and you'll be fine.

SO TO QUICKLY ANSWER YOUR POST AFTER THAT LONG LECTURE, you'd have to check the original against theirs, check testing and certification of the product you're interested in. And also keep in mind the above. Afterall, it's your car, your cash.