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YOUR RESEARCHAOS replacement: OEM equivalent or Porsche?
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Use are made by others and it you buy them
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i do know that a lot of parts/components that Porsche uses are made by others and it you buy them from a dealer you are just paying a premium for the Porsche label on a box.
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Use are made by others and it you buy them
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i do know that a lot of parts/components that Porsche uses are made by others and it you buy them from a dealer you are just paying a premium for the Porsche label on a box.
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I've read elsewhere there is no difference, other than the package the part comes in.
Not sure about this one, I have heard that the URO part may no last as long but ne real statistics on this. Wonder who makes the OEM unit, not Porsche I am sure.
i do know that a lot of parts/components that Porsche uses are made by others and it you buy them from a dealer you are just paying a premium for the Porsche label on a box. A primary one I can attest to is the AC compressor. A coup,e of years ago I had to replace mine. The price from Porsche is $1,663 today. I ordered one from Rock Auto. It was a Denso unit, the exact same model as the one I replaced. I think it was $279!
Don't short change yourself on the AOS. It's under $150. from various places other than Porsche dealerships. I just got one from Vertex for $140.00
Shop around, ebay, Amazon and Rock Auto.
Not in all cases (from what I understand) best you make sure that both parts are indeed made by the same company. In this case, you don't want to do this job twice.
On that note, has this mechanic every done an AOS replacement on an 02 - 05? If not he's in for a big surprise!
