"Genuine BMW" my ass

"ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability" (italianjobr53) 02/17/2019 at 16:27 • Filed to: None

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Exhibit 1 on the left: old, Genuine BMW lower engine mount. Exhibit 2 on the right: new, mount made by Lemförder.

On the new mount:

Old mount:

So, you genuine bmw is made by a supplier. Nothing new there. But lets look at the price difference on FCPEuro :

Supplier part: $30

BMW: $110

Hahahahahah!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/17/2019 at 16:40

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Someone pencil ground the fuck out of the new one.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/17/2019 at 16:43

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Looks like a used casting cleaned up  with new bushings installed. 

Sovande > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/17/2019 at 16:50

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Plus they have a lifetime free replacement policy on everything they sell. Including wipers, brake pads, rotors, etc. FCP is great. 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Sovande 02/17/2019 at 16:52

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They are pretty nice. I've never had to replace stuff tho

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 02/17/2019 at 16:53

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Could be.

Nick Has an Exocet > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/17/2019 at 17:24

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Yeah, it’s pretty common for OEM parts to be made by the same supplier who sells them with the OEM mark ground off for 1/3 the price. 

His Stigness > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/17/2019 at 17:31

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This is par for the course. The markup between the OEM and “Genuine” is the dealer. I think they mark it up at least 100%. 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Nick Has an Exocet 02/17/2019 at 17:41

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I knew about it, but this was my 1st practical experience with it.

A friend who works for ZF said that they literally pull components from the line and grind off the OEM branding.

jimz > Nick Has an Exocet 02/17/2019 at 17:51

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that can actually be breach of contract.  Automakers generally pay all of the supplier’s engineering, development, and testing (ED&T) costs as well as the tooling costs.  Which means the automaker- not the supplier- owns the rights to the part.  it’s possible their agreement with BMW lets them do that, but I’ve not seen it.  a supplier selling parts “out the door” to other parties would cause litigation to ensue. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/17/2019 at 18:30

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I bought a vacuum pump for a Jetta recently that had the part number ground off as well. The story from the supplier was that the parts maker sells excess parts and grinds off the part numbers in order to allow the OEMs to keep their vibe. At $30 versus $115, I’d be inclined to congratulate myself and move on.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 02/17/2019 at 18:31

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At a third of the price.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Sovande 02/17/2019 at 18:31

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What is FCP?

Sovande > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/17/2019 at 18:40

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FCPEuro.com.  

Funktheduck > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/17/2019 at 21:00

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Thank you for this. I’ve never heard of this site. 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Funktheduck 02/17/2019 at 21:12

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FCP is pretty amazing. Lots of choice when it comes to manufacturers and their blog is fairly active. They seem to test OEM vs other brand parts and post about them on the blog.

And they have lifetime replacement!

StudyStudyStudy > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/18/2019 at 00:49

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$27 from ECS :D

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > StudyStudyStudy 02/18/2019 at 00:52

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I think this was the same, it was 30ish with shipping.

Clown Shoe Pilot > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/19/2019 at 20:14

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I just bought a BMW steering angle sensor that was supposed to come w/ the marks removed and I definitely paid the “not BMW marked” price, but I got the part in a BMW box with BMW markings. Hurray!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/19/2019 at 20:16

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:)