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Old 08-23-2020, 05:08 PM   #17
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I wouldn't buy any electrical part used, but that's me.

You may be fine for a year or two, but it's still an electrical part that is @ 20 years old..."tail-light warranty". lol

My resistors may not be OEM, but they are certainly equivalent in quality and function.

I relocated them up and out of harm's way as well...the factory location sets them up for splashes and failure. (ergo...hot resistor + water from puddle = damage and ultimate failure)

To each his own.
I've never had good luck long-term with aftermarket parts. Be it a water pump, fan, fuel pump, etc. They just don't last as long as the OE used parts I put in. Fans, in particular, tend to be poorly-balanced so you may even feel vibrations when they come on.

For critical parts, I either good used OE, or new OEM.

Starter's car is a 98, which means they lasted 22 years and I don't know how many miles. The ones I showed him are from a 2004 with 60K miles. That makes them 16 years old. So if his OE fans lasted 22 years, there's no reason they shouldn't give him 6 good years or more.
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