I went to research syncro ball joints and noticed massive price differences. The cheapest I could find front joints from VW was about $90 each. But I noticed that our vendor friends had them for about $25. Unfortunately, there was scant information on who the supplier was of these joints and how they compare to OEM joints. Importedcarparts.com said its joints were from Lemforder, but this name is not familiar to me and I am not sure that is a good thing. Importedcarparts.com also mentions that its lower syncro joints are made by Febi. Is that good? PRICES ON UPPERS Importedcarparts.com Lemforder $32 BusDepot.com $24.95 Bus-Boys.com Ball Joint, Upper $23.65 PRICES ON LOWERS For the syncro lower ball joints, I noticed that while I saw VW joints at $80, the aftermarket friends had them listed for $12 to $25. Importedcarparts Febi $23 Bus Depot $24.95 251 407 187 $19.95 251 407 187 OR Bus Boys B. 251-407-187 Ball Joint, Lower $12.90 QUESTION So my question is whether one is safe to order any of these joints willy nilly and buy by price, or whether there are different manufacturers of the joints and if so, who is the OEM manufacturer of them. Ron, if you are reading this, could you comment on the manufacturer of your joints and what it means OR by the cheaper of your two joints. I tried to find the key to your part numbers to see what OR meant but was not successful. If anyone can make any comments about various ball joint manufacturers or whether to pay up or buy by price it would be appreciated. _______________________________________________ Derek Drew CEO & Co-Founder http://www.ConsumerSearch.com/ New York, NY & Washington DC ============================ Best Consumer Advice Site PC World Magazine, Aug. 2001, ============================ ConsumerSearch is Best Newsweek, Nov. 5, 2001 ============================ derekdrew@rcn.com 212-580-6486 Alternate numbers for the industrious phone caller that wants to try every avenue: 212-580-6486 (best), 703-408-1532 (cell); 202-966-7907 (Work), 212-580-4459 (Home), 202-966-0938 (Home), 978-359-8533 (fax [efax]). |
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