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Originally Posted by clearock
what u all r failing to understand is that Toyota DOES NOT make, most if any, of the parts the stealership are selling you. Toyota uses a list of what they call tier 1 manufacturers to get their parts from, NO vehicle manufacture makes every part that goes onto their vehicle. Toyota seals are generally NOK, wheel bearings KOYO, timing auto tensioner TNT, valve steam seals Ishnio, and the list goes on and on.... and these manufacturers have factories in India, USA, Mexico, and even in China, to name just some.
I have bought a number of parts from the dealership that have China on the bag...
Just to give u all examples I am currently going through my new builds engine and I can pay the stealership price for my intake valve steam seal at 7.49 (this is a discounted price) or I can buy the exact same part/manufacture for 1.50, multi this by 12 and.... If u do some research u can save a lot of $ and get the same quality.
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Except that when you buy from a non dealership source you don't actually know where the parts are coming from. They could be real. They may have come from the same factory on the same equipment. But even if that's the case, they may be parts that failed to pass QC inspection. They could also just be straight up counterfeits. You have no way of knowing. And that is why for some parts you just suck it up and buy from a dealership, because some parts aren't worth the risk of that unknown.