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ebay struts

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:10 pm
by silver03
our 92L beater needs new rears...~$65 pair shipped from autopartswarehouse...any strong feelings one way or another on these? thanks

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:13 pm
by Legacy777
What particular brand are they?

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:10 pm
by Apex3
At $65 a pair you'll likely be needing new struts shortly.

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:16 pm
by silver03
Brand is the mystery.

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:36 am
by mazda ej22t
I've bought from them before with parts. Everything arrived as scheduled. I ordered headlights, grille, front bumper and turns for my s10. product was alright. doesn't help with your question though i guess. for $65 though its cheap and if they blow in a year or 2 would it be worth the little money invested? or go to a junkyard

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:21 am
by Legacy777
Email or send them a message and ask what brand they are.

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:42 pm
by silver03
I called. They are made in Taiwan or China (no fooling!)...and they come with a 1 year warranty. I'm going to go with them and see what happens.

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:20 am
by vrg3
Keep us posted; I'd imagine they work fine out of the box but it'd be nice to know if they keep it up after a few dozen thousands of miles.

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:17 pm
by silver03
Heck, I havent even installed them yet. I not only buy them, but offer to install them and dispose of the old ones and the kid blows off our appointment twice...and its MY kid! And, (now I'm rolling) I have 4 snow tires, which I bought, in our garage for him to get mounted and balanced...which I would even pay 1/2 of! ARRRRGGGGH! I'm better now...thanks

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:09 pm
by vrg3
Kids...

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:10 pm
by Dave_J
Other Poeples Kids. :twisted: :mrgreen:

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:13 am
by silver03
back on topic...I digressed. The fitment is CRAP! I had to cut a fair amount of metal off the bottom tab of each strut so there would be enough clearance for the mounting holes to line up. That sucked!...but wait, theres more. the stock tires were rubbing on the strut! A number of healthy angry swings with a 3 pound sledge and multiple tire fittings finally did the trick. I will contact the ebayer and post their response here.

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:24 am
by vrg3
Wow. I wonder if they were built from a design for a different car.

Do you have a link to the auction listing? I'm curious to see what it looks like.

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:44 pm
by silver03

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:23 pm
by vrg3
Huh, that listing actually doesn't look so unreasonable... I would have expected cheap build quality but still a decent fit. Did the part number on the packaging they sent you match the one in the listing?

I hope you at least get some money back from them for your frustration.

Re: ebay struts

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:09 am
by Apex3
Lesson learned, you get what you pay for with struts.