Hi- Not sure whether this is the correct forum for this matter, but my rig is a '95 FZJ80, 223k, in amazingly original (though rather neglected) condition. I need LOTS of parts, and would like to keep to OEM as much as possible.
I see many such parts on eBay offered by sellers in the United Arab Emirates, usually at very competitive prices. I've tried to research this by Googling, using various search terms. Most of what I saw (aside from ads) were news articles about tens of thousands of counterfeit Toyota parts being discovered there. Looking for a lock cylinder/key set on eBay, I found one in the UAE in what looked like gennie Toyota packaging except: the nice crisp red letters spelled "SILINDER"!
What do you guys say? Yea? Nea? What has your experience been?
I see many such parts on eBay offered by sellers in the United Arab Emirates, usually at very competitive prices. I've tried to research this by Googling, using various search terms. Most of what I saw (aside from ads) were news articles about tens of thousands of counterfeit Toyota parts being discovered there. Looking for a lock cylinder/key set on eBay, I found one in the UAE in what looked like gennie Toyota packaging except: the nice crisp red letters spelled "SILINDER"!
What do you guys say? Yea? Nea? What has your experience been?