handisnacks
Ready to race!
That's certainly true in some cases, and it varies not only by the aftermarket manufacturer but the make/model of the car as well. Some make better parts for certain cars.
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I'm done with ECS
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handisnacks
Ready to race!
Ok but that's usually pretty obvious, and if it's mismarked on a site like Amazon, you can easily return it to Amazon (I only buy parts from authorized amazon sellers so I can use Prime).
Ok? I never said I knew everything, but you clearly have an irrational jaded/biased view of aftermarket car parts.
iAhhMaze
Go Kart Champion
There are some decent aftermarket parts. As a painter i personally will never buy any i see to much aftermarket stuff just fit like complete garbage. Imho just not worth it.
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NYCSuits
Go Kart Champion
I'm sorry, I don't believe you. I could be completely wrong and I'll retract my statement but I do not believe you bought the same exact aftermarket PCV for $45 that you linked from ECS that sells it for $90.
The reason being, Vaico is a German brand that even supplies OEM parts to German manufactures that then stamps "VW" or "Audi" on the part to sell them at a premium. Vaico parts, like OEM stamped parts will never sell below a certain price point UNLESS they are on closeout, where an argument about prices becomes irrelevant.
Unless you received the PCV in Vaico brand package with their known seal on the box, you did not buy a Vaico branded PCV.
handisnacks
Ready to race!
Well if it was a "clone" it was one the best I've ever seen. Not to mention that it worked just fine after installation and resetting the fuel trims. I'll reiterate what I said earlier, just because something is a "German brand" doesn't mean they don't also have their parts made in China. Almost EVERYTHING comes from China now, whether you choose to accept that or not is up to you.
uglybastard
Autocross Champion
Sorry for bumping an old thread, but I saw this and felt the need to clear something up.
Vaico is not an OEM supplier. Neither are Meyle, Uro, HT, or Rein; these are all the German equivalent of Pep Boys or Autozone brands. ECS lists the factory part number with every part they sell, presumably to help with searches. It doesn't mean it's an OEM part.
Just adding this bit because I've had bad experiences with Vaico, Meyle and Uro parts being garbage.
Annoyed with ECS also. I purchased an item from their website and paid a premium because they advertised "Same day shipping if ordered now". Bit the bullet and placed the order, i ordered the part on Monday, item didn't ship until Wednesday. From there it was delivered the following week on Thursday. East coast to West coast shipping and order processing took 10 days total from the time i placed the order to get to my door. It takes 2-3 days for packages to arrive from china, absolutely ridiculous. I missed a install date because of their shitty shipping. I posted a negative review on their Facebook page and they blamed Fedex for it. Fedex did nothing wrong, ECS did not not touch the package for over 24 hours and didn't have it shipped until Wednesday, shipping info shows all they did was create a label on the Tuesday and it was actually picked up by Fedex on Wednesday. Shitty service for overpriced parts. If i'm overpaying for parts i at least expect top notch service.
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
A lot of stuff, if the total of the order is over $49, ships for free now
I ordered some wheel spacers, lug bolts, strut bearings, and some other miscellaneous hardware....$0 for shipping
Just sayin'
Trytun
Go Kart Champion
Weird. I ordered some bolts and hub rings and the total was over $50 and they wanted $21 in shipping, so I just cancelled the order. Odd that some people get charged heavily and others don't. It's a major deciding factor to pay nearly as much as your purchase for shipping. They have to make a killing on their shipping - I don't know anyone that charges that much to ship small items - I can't and won't support a company that just runs its customers like that. I just got the same products off of Ebay for a significant amount less direct from the manufacturer.
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snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
I agree that shipping costs DO play a role
Well the spacers had free shipping & then I just kept adding shit...so I dunno
Anything that said free shipping or had the little truck shipped free too, so I guess it all was included (the stuff that I picked/bought)
Well the spacers had free shipping & then I just kept adding shit...so I dunno
Anything that said free shipping or had the little truck shipped free too, so I guess it all was included (the stuff that I picked/bought)
lilonespaz
Drag Race Newbie
i bought a downpipe exhaust gasket and some nuts for a downpipe install and i was quoted 5.56 for shipping(per their shipping estimator in the cart).. completed the paypal transaction and it instantly jumped shipping up to like 19.66... i sent a message to their live chat and talked to them and i guess paypal defaults to UPS ground shipping where as they $5 shipping was from fedex economy... so she switched it over to the fedex for me.
They recommended i go through the cart to choose my actual shipping option instead of just hitting the use paypal now from the cart button as paypal just uses certain default shipping methods apparently?
Either way they took care of it for me.
They recommended i go through the cart to choose my actual shipping option instead of just hitting the use paypal now from the cart button as paypal just uses certain default shipping methods apparently?
Either way they took care of it for me.
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
^^I know what you're talking about
On the PayPal site, there is a drop down for the shipping method (& cost) by your shipping address IIRC
On the PayPal site, there is a drop down for the shipping method (& cost) by your shipping address IIRC