Anyone gotten control arms from this place...says they are OEM, can anyone confirm their quality? Seems like pretty good price for the set of lower rear control arms.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-A...spagenameZWDVW

 

I've bought many parts off eBay, but not from this seller. The parts look OK, and with his feedback of 99.7% positive, he can't be selling junk. I say go for it, that's just my opinion.

 

jchaffee1
They look good, but with the majority of eBay items they might be re-manufactured. Contact the seller and verify authenticity. Ask him specifically, if they are remanufactured. It qualifies as new because it has never been used. See were I'm going here. Anyway, it’s your cash and your call. I myself, stay clear of eBay for anything that I am not definitely sure is authentic.

Good Luck

 

what does remanufactured mean?

 

They rebuild old (core) parts. Nothing wrong with that. It is sometimes misrepresented as new, when in fact it is not.

 

Probably NOT remanufactured, it costs the same just to make new ones. I bought them for my A6 and had great success with them....

 

I usually get my control arm set off ebay. I had ok luck with them. Most of us on the site Drive our cars like we are escaping hell so we replace alot of parts year over year. I Live in the northeast and winters are rough so control arms usually last me 1.5 years. I see no need to buy the 1500 dollar or more set from the dealer if I replace them every 1.5 years. I think I have changed out the control arms 3 times now. I am getting ready to do them again in a few weeks along with my driveshaft carrier bearing and rear wheel bearings. Should be a fun day at my friends shop.