Partsouq - Genuine? (2 Viewers)

[IndroCruise]

Well, here's the rear differential for the 100 series:

For Esaever 41110-60a30 Differential For Land Cruiser Hiace Clutch Assembly Faw Car Condition Used & New - Buy Esaever Differential 41110-60a30 Used esaever Differential 41110-60a30 New esaever 4111060881 Differential esaever 41110-60a30 Clutch Assem

For Esaever 41110-60a30 Differential For Land Cruiser Hiace Clutch Assembly Faw Car Condition Used & New - Buy Esaever Differential 41110-60a30 Used esaever Differential 41110-60a30 New esaever 4111060881 Differential esaever 41110-60a30 Clutch Assembly esaever Differential For Faw Car Product...

www.alibaba.com

No problem -- it is the buyer's choice. This item is represented on the website and sold and packaged as a substitute part by manufacturer Eseaver -- as occurs with many suppliers of many parts, for example, steering racks, UCA's, other suspension parts, brake components, alternators, radiators, water pumps, fuel injectors, diesel turbos, etc, etc. The point is that the quoted diff is not fraudulently misrepresented as a Toyota/Lexus OEM part.

 

[suprarx7nut]

Well, here's the rear differential for the 100 series:

For Esaever 41110-60a30 Differential For Land Cruiser Hiace Clutch Assembly Faw Car Condition Used & New - Buy Esaever Differential 41110-60a30 Used esaever Differential 41110-60a30 New esaever 4111060881 Differential esaever 41110-60a30 Clutch Assem

For Esaever 41110-60a30 Differential For Land Cruiser Hiace Clutch Assembly Faw Car Condition Used & New - Buy Esaever Differential 41110-60a30 Used esaever Differential 41110-60a30 New esaever 4111060881 Differential esaever 41110-60a30 Clutch Assembly esaever Differential For Faw Car Product...

www.alibaba.com

IMO, to @Eyedaho 's point, that listing isn't for a real differential. That seller doesn't have differentials to sell. They haven't gone through the trouble to create a duplicate part, or at least they haven't shown that they have. They've created a generic listing on Alibaba using repurposed photos to try to attract contact info of potential buyers who would commit to 50 units of a part they think they might be able to recreate.

You can't even buy anything from the listing. Try again.

 

[JunkCrzr89]

that listing isn't for a real differential

Probably for a tiny Wish diff

 

[scanderson76]

Ordered a few coil packs today. My local dealer wanted $110 a piece. They would price match locally but not nationwide. I decided to see what these guys could offer. They were $68 each. With shipping I'm looking good. I will follow up if they aren't legit.

 

[ramangain]

I kinda feel sorry for the guy talking about his penis like that. Courageous though!

 

[AnthonyLX570]

I just placed an order with them for a pump I need for my LX. Communication has been excellent up to this point and short of a massive surprise when the bill for the duty appears, I'm miles ahead of what I would have spent trying to buy it from a local dealer. ( I live in Toronto, Canada). ETA for the part is this coming Monday, March 1st. I will update again once the part is in hand.

UPDATE: UPS just dropped off my part. List was $4400 CDN plus taxes, I was getting a discount of roughly $1100 CDN. (dealer prices). Ordered the identical item from these folks for $1000 USD plus $69 USD for shipping. Duties came to $236 CDN. Major win right there.

Communication with the vendor was painless, part looks to be 100 % legit. They'll have my business in the future on the more expensive stuff for sure, no doubt about it. I wouldn't have dare taken this chance had I not read so many good things about them in this forum, so thanks folks!

 

[Whiskerz]

If you want to see fake parts in action Truck Pro a chain of truck parts stores sells Armada brand Chinese garbage air brake parts with Bendix part numbers as legit parts. If you order a Bendix part by the number they will usually send you an Armada brand part. The Armada stuff is hot steaming poop. They have been sued at least once by Bendix and Bendix won.

 

[scanderson76]

Ordered a few coil packs today. My local dealer wanted $110 a piece. They would price match locally but not nationwide. I decided to see what these guys could offer. They were $68 each. With shipping I'm looking good. I will follow up if they aren't legit.

Got my order Thursday and inspected the new with the old. They are exact copies albeit with the new part number. Good experience and quick shipping!

 

[shtbrwn86]

So has anyone ever ordered from other eBay sellers with any luck? I ordered all four front control arms from PartsLane and they were a couple hundred dollars cheaper than from PartsSouq. For something like a door hinge or something I wouldn't be that worried. But the control arms are pretty important. All the bushings look to be OEM as far as the part number stamped on them, and the numbers stamped on the ball joints, etc. Now I am worried about fakes. They don't have a website or anything, but they have 100% positive feedback with (based on 2,300 sales).

Of course it doesn't help that one of the lower control arm ball joint boots has a hole in it. :-(

 

[OwnerCS]

So has anyone ever ordered from other eBay sellers with any luck? I ordered all four front control arms from PartsLane and they were a couple hundred dollars cheaper than from PartsSouq. For something like a door hinge or something I wouldn't be that worried. But the control arms are pretty important. All the bushings look to be OEM as far as the part number stamped on them, and the numbers stamped on the ball joints, etc. Now I am worried about fakes. They don't have a website or anything, but they have 100% positive feedback with (based on 2,300 sales).

Of course it doesn't help that one of the lower control arm ball joint boots has a hole in it. :-(

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You can order new OEM lower ball joint boots. Be sure to save the spring clip from the original boot for use with the new OEM boot. You may be able to get the seller to send you a new part.

As with any lower control arm replacement, you want the vehicle to be sitting at normal ride height before the final torque up. Otherwise, the bushings will be constantly in a bind from being in an unnatural resting position. That will shorten the life of the bushings.

 

[suprarx7nut]

So has anyone ever ordered from other eBay sellers with any luck? I ordered all four front control arms from PartsLane and they were a couple hundred dollars cheaper than from PartsSouq. For something like a door hinge or something I wouldn't be that worried. But the control arms are pretty important. All the bushings look to be OEM as far as the part number stamped on them, and the numbers stamped on the ball joints, etc. Now I am worried about fakes. They don't have a website or anything, but they have 100% positive feedback with (based on 2,300 sales).

Of course it doesn't help that one of the lower control arm ball joint boots has a hole in it. :-(

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Anytime an ebay seller is significantly lower than Partsouq and McGeorge I get suspicious. It doesn't necessarily mean they're fakes, but it raises alarm bells. I would try to send that back to the seller for replacement.

 

[IndroCruise]

So has anyone ever ordered from other eBay sellers with any luck? I ordered all four front control arms from PartsLane and they were a couple hundred dollars cheaper than from PartsSouq. For something like a door hinge or something I wouldn't be that worried. But the control arms are pretty important. All the bushings look to be OEM as far as the part number stamped on them, and the numbers stamped on the ball joints, etc. Now I am worried about fakes. They don't have a website or anything, but they have 100% positive feedback with (based on 2,300 sales).

Of course it doesn't help that one of the lower control arm ball joint boots has a hole in it. :-(

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Hey @shtbrwn86 – please don’t beat up on yourself! You tried to find yourself a good deal – nothing wrong with that!

How to go forward?

Suggest make two comparisons:

• Detailed comparison by very close inspection of the existing parts on your vehicle (assuming these parts are OEM) and compare them with the items delivered by PartsLane,

• Look up front LCA assemblies 48640-60010 (LH) and 4862060010 (RH) on reliable websites and compare their pictures with the items delivered by PartsLane. For example, partsouq.com offer various OEM Toyota/Lexus and non-OEM illustrated alternatives on their well-illustrated website (including Febhest, a reliable Australian supplier -- 48620-60010 — RIGHT LOWER FRONT ARM - Febest #0124-333RH - One year warranty) . Other parts suppliers may do this as well?

As we all know, alternative suspension parts for LC100/LX470 are common and often of excellent quality, sometimes better than OEM -- think springs, torsion bars, shock absorbers, bushes, control arms, sway bars, bearings, ball joints, the list goes on and on. These are not ‘fakes’ provided that they carry their own brand and are not fraudulently misrepresented as Toyota or Lexus OEM.

If the received parts are of different manufacture from the OEM Toyota/Lexus approved design, then that will be obvious – there will be minor, although maybe significant, visible differences in the LCA’s in the cutouts, holes, welds, metal folds, maybe metal thickness, etc, etc.

If the conclusion is that the parts are unacceptable, then attempt return or discard them, in the interests of safety don’t use them, write the episode off to experience, unpleasant and expensive as that may be.

If the parts are acceptable (which seems much more likely), buy some replacement ball joint covers, use such experience and advice as IH8Mud Members may offer concerning fitment, and move on with confidence.

Going forward, suggest avoid Sellers whose advertising provides an eBay connection but no address, no phone number, no e-mail address and few if any visuals to give confidence and enable follow up -- as in the case of PartsLane.

 

[JunkCrzr89]

So has anyone ever ordered from other eBay sellers with any luck? I ordered all four front control arms from PartsLane and they were a couple hundred dollars cheaper than from PartsSouq. For something like a door hinge or something I wouldn't be that worried. But the control arms are pretty important. All the bushings look to be OEM as far as the part number stamped on them, and the numbers stamped on the ball joints, etc. Now I am worried about fakes. They don't have a website or anything, but they have 100% positive feedback with (based on 2,300 sales).

Of course it doesn't help that one of the lower control arm ball joint boots has a hole in it. :-(

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I looked at the photos you posted in the ball joint thread. Those arms look like genuine Toyota parts to me. Here’s part number for the $8 replacement LBJ boot: 4334569015

 

[OwnerCS]

I am very careful about what I buy from eBay. So my bad experiences are few if any. I've actually been burned more on Amazon with counterfeit parts until I learned how to identify them. It's sometimes impossible to repeat but I have purchased a few OEM parts from eBay that were overstock and the dealer just needed to unload the part. Because the purchase cannot be repeated, I don't talk about it.

The craziest OEM purchase that I made on eBay some 10 years ago was to buy a new rear leather seat back in the box (cushion and all) for an Infiniti. I bought it for $0.99. on an eBay auction. The list price was over $1,200. Someone had ordered and prepaid for it from a dealer in Mathews NC and never picked it up. Seven years passed after the purchase. The dealer auctioned it off as abandoned property. I bought the seat to harvest the original leather to use for restoring other parts of the seats.

Your eBay mileage may vary.

 

[shtbrwn86]

I looked at the photos you posted in the ball joint thread. Those arms look like genuine Toyota parts to me. Here’s part number for the $8 replacement LBJ boot: 4334569015

Thanks for looking at them and sharing the part number for the boot.

 

[shtbrwn86]

Hey @shtbrwn86 – please don’t beat up on yourself! You tried to find yourself a good deal – nothing wrong with that!

How to go forward?

Suggest make two comparisons:

• Detailed comparison by very close inspection of the existing parts on your vehicle (assuming these parts are OEM) and compare them with the items delivered by PartsLane,

• Look up front LCA assemblies 48640-60010 (LH) and 4862060010 (RH) on reliable websites and compare their pictures with the items delivered by PartsLane. For example, partsouq.com offer various OEM Toyota/Lexus and non-OEM illustrated alternatives on their well-illustrated website (including Febhest, a reliable Australian supplier -- 48620-60010 — RIGHT LOWER FRONT ARM - Febest #0124-333RH - One year warranty) . Other parts suppliers may do this as well?

As we all know, alternative suspension parts for LC100/LX470 are common and often of excellent quality, sometimes better than OEM -- think springs, torsion bars, shock absorbers, bushes, control arms, sway bars, bearings, ball joints, the list goes on and on. These are not ‘fakes’ provided that they carry their own brand and are not fraudulently misrepresented as Toyota or Lexus OEM.

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If the received parts are of different manufacture from the OEM Toyota/Lexus approved design, then that will be obvious – there will be minor, although maybe significant, visible differences in the LCA’s in the cutouts, holes, welds, metal folds, maybe metal thickness, etc, etc.

If the conclusion is that the parts are unacceptable, then attempt return or discard them, in the interests of safety don’t use them, write the episode off to experience, unpleasant and expensive as that may be.

If the parts are acceptable (which seems much more likely), buy some replacement ball joint covers, use such experience and advice as IH8Mud Members may offer concerning fitment, and move on with confidence.

Going forward, suggest avoid Sellers whose advertising provides an eBay connection but no address, no phone number, no e-mail address and few if any visuals to give confidence and enable follow up -- as in the case of PartsLane.

I think these parts are indeed genuine...too many little details that seem to appear in the stock photos on partsouq that I think they are legit. For those interested I posted a ton of pictures on this thread... I would love another set of eyes on these before I install them.

 

[shtbrwn86]

Anytime an ebay seller is significantly lower than Partsouq and McGeorge I get suspicious. It doesn't necessarily mean they're fakes, but it raises alarm bells. I would try to send that back to the seller for replacement.

I think they were like $100 cheaper. I guess that's not significantly. Really wish I bought on Partsouq just so I wouldn't have to even think about it and waste people's time looking that them.

 

[medtro]

I think these parts are indeed genuine...too many little details that seem to appear in the stock photos on partsouq that I think they are legit. For those interested I posted a ton of pictures on this thread... I would love another set of eyes on these before I install them.

Go to your local dealer, ask to look at one or buy one to look at home and take a lot of pictures.

 

[shtbrwn86]

Go to your local dealer, ask to look at one or buy one to look at home and take a lot of pictures.

That’s a good idea!

 

[IndroCruise]

That’s a good idea!

Alternatively, remove a front wheel and take a lot of pictures from above/below/around existing LCA and UCA, and, make side-by-side comparison with new parts with existing parts still in place.