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I buy from the dealer network almost exclusively. You can buy from dealers for a typical discount of 30-35%. I know I'm getting the best quality that's available. "OEM" and" OEM supplier" are often built by different companies in different factories. You used to be able to find the good stuff sold without the dealer packaging for less but it's a crap shoot now. More often than not, it's of lesser quality.
You can even find counterfeit parts in the correct packaging. I found that out 10-15 years ago when I bought a Bosch purge solenoid that looked right, came in the right package but was made in a ****hole (China?) and had no working parts in it. Screw that.
For things like bearings and seals, I'll usually buy those through a bearing house, after first learning the country of manufacture.
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We need not be gracious when our enemy dies. Civility is only afforded those who don't go to their grave trying to destroy us and ours. E. M. Burlingame
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