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[quote=Anonymous]A lot of OEM stuff is overrated. Sometimes it matters, other times it doesn’t. OEM also doesn’t necessarily mean “highest quality” either. It actually means “mass produced to factory specs by the lowest bidder and provided direct to the manufacturer instead of being offered for sale under the vendor brand name”.

A lot of aftermarket parts (brakes being just one) are vastly superior to OEM parts. Look at Brembo, for example. They’re a huge upgrade over OEM, so much so they’re offered as more expensive options over OEM.

The biggest difference is with remanufactured parts- especially things with bearings. In that regard, a new OEM part is more desirable, simply because the bearings used are usually better tolerance and hardness. Things like alternators, water pumps, hubs, etc - no matter how good the rest of the part is, if the bearings are junk, it’s a lesser quality part.

But for stuff like brakes? M’eh. The aftermarket is all over the place, from sub-par to vastly superior.

You get what you pay for. [/quote]

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