skyway 76 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Having changed my pulleys and belt on my celsior last year I am starting to get a little squealing on start up which I thought was a little too soon and as it is time for an oil change I would see about both jobs ( I would like to wait for 20 degrees mind you). Youtube's analytics seem to have read my mind and showed me this video in my feed.... what do you guys think? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ambermarine 726 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 30 minutes ago, skyway said: Having changed my pulleys and belt on my celsior last year I am starting to get a little squealing on start up which I thought was a little too soon and as it is time for an oil change I would see about both jobs ( I would like to wait for 20 degrees mind you). Youtube's analytics seem to have read my mind and showed me this video in my feed.... what do you guys think? That video is very informative and a good indicator of the state of the world, you just cannot trust anybody . 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cruisermark 625 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I think this video has been mentioned here before - I have stopped buying branded parts from ebay for this reason. Best to pay a little more and by from dealer for piece of mind 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColinBarber 2,087 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 30 minutes ago, cruisermark said: I think this video has been mentioned here before - I have stopped buying branded parts from ebay for this reason. Best to pay a little more and by from dealer for piece of mind Toyota and some dealers have a presence on ebay - it's who you are purchasing from that is important, not the platform you use. amazon is the same - look who the seller is. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_Mac 14 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 22 hours ago, cruisermark said: I think this video has been mentioned here before - I have stopped buying branded parts from ebay for this reason. Best to pay a little more and by from dealer for piece of mind Couldn’t agree more - been burned too many times with utter garbage from eBay and some of the other ‘low cost’ Auto parts websites. I now go main dealer unless it’s a proven aftermarket alternative. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LexusPartsDirect 82 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 At Lexus Parts Direct, all of the parts we supply are genuine Lexus Parts all at discounted prices so you can be absolutely sure of the quality that you are receiving! https://lexuspartsdirect.co.uk/ 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Vlad 273 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Eye opening video and personally I think it should be pasted in every subsection of the forum so as many folk as possible can see it and make them think before they buy. Excellent post Skyway 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Herbie 1,817 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago On 2/17/2021 at 10:16 AM, cruisermark said: I think this video has been mentioned here before - I have stopped buying branded parts from ebay for this reason. Best to pay a little more and by from dealer for piece of mind I have to disagree, unless it's a part that only Lexus can provide. We have a couple of motor factors here in Preston who supply parts to the trade, Far cheaper than main dealer but a supply chain that can be traced and you know you're getting good quality components. Both of them have been in business for decades - if they were supplying dodgy stuff they wouldn't have built up such good reputations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluesman 1,275 Posted 57 minutes ago Share Posted 57 minutes ago 3 hours ago, Herbie said: I have to disagree, unless it's a part that only Lexus can provide. We have a couple of motor factors here in Preston who supply parts to the trade, Far cheaper than main dealer but a supply chain that can be traced and you know you're getting good quality components. Both of them have been in business for decades - if they were supplying dodgy stuff they wouldn't have built up such good reputations. Have you got their name etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Herbie 1,817 Posted 3 minutes ago Share Posted 3 minutes ago 45 minutes ago, Bluesman said: Have you got their name etc One of them is: Dodgsons of Preston 143-155 Fylde Rd, Preston PR1 2XP Tel: 01772 257337 Unfortunately they don't have a website but they are very helpful on the phone. The other is: Well, the other one I was thinking of was Andrew Page, but while just looking for contact details I've just discovered that AP has been bought out be EuroCarParts. We do have other motor factors around here but Dodgsons and Andrew Page are/were the two I dealt with most. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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