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Join Date: Jun 2013
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Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 517
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I just found this thread while searching for brake boosters and wanted to give my 2 cents.
When I bought my 2000 4.5 years ago, the guy told me the only thing he had ever done to it was put a brake booster on it. Two years after I got it, that aftermarket booster went out, not sure what brand it was, but it was a cheapy. I bought one from Oriley's auto parts cause I needed one quick. It wasn't right from day 1. Over the course of a year I exchanged it 3 times for different ones, and every one of them was junk. One the pedal was stiff (some assist but not the right amount), one would feel fine till about half way through the pedal stroke, one felt ok, but would leak off vacum when parked. I finally took it back and told the counter I guy I wanted my $320+ dollars back. They counter guy literly looked at me and said, "Yea, these parts they sell now are all junk".
I found a used one ebay for $100, it wasn't OEM like they told me it was but the thing worked so I ran it. Year and a half later its starting to show some signs of possibly going out.
I can assure you I will be replacing it with a Seiken brand. No way was I going to pay 900+ at the dealer for one (why the heck are they so expensive anyway?) But if I can get a new Japanese built one for the same as a crappy reman I AM IN! All that to say thanks for the heads up!
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