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Originally Posted by cj847
Most aftermarket parts are made in China, but, that doesn't make them the same. You will notice that parts like starters and alternators are offered with one year or lifetime warranties, yet both are made in China. The difference I find is the lifetime warranty state in the literature that they are made in an ISO 9000 or ISO 16949 facility. The one year are made who knows where. I have noticed a difference when I tried to save a few dollars and ended up regretting it.
All automotive OEM parts are sourced from ISO 16949 facilities (now IATF 16949). If you can find one made in a 16949 facility you will be "safe". A ISO 9000 should be OK. A somewhere in China is a crap shoot.
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Thank you for the insight, always something to learn.