Since nearly all of my limited knowledge has been based around repairing American brand cars, I now have 2 Mazdas, one 2014 CX-5 and a 2014 Mazda3. Many of the repair parts brands I knew and trusted for my american cars don't necessarily translate into imported car parts. I have been looking around for information on relative replacement parts quality, and have stumbled upon the Beck/Arnley name. Does anyone have much experience with the brand, and are their parts as good as OEM, like advertised?
Beck / Arnley parts?
- Thread starter barfod
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There your basic run of the mill replacement parts from most any Auto parts store. I wouldnt say there up to OEM specs. But there not the cheapest garbage brand either. Id put them about midrange.
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- San Diego, CA
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- 2014 Mazda3 S GT auto, 2008 MX5 6-speed
Have you perused rockauto.com? Bosch and NGK are generally very good but you may also see OEM products which are often made in Japan - an sure sign of quality.That being said, I must also mention that I buy air and cabin filters for my wife's Lexus at NAPA. I get the NAPA Gold versions - their best.
MazdaPartsUSA is typically my go to for parts. If I can't find it there, then typically RockAuto is my next bet, but it's rare they can't get a part.
When I used to own a 2007 Kia Optima I ordered a pair of Beck Arnley lower control arms from Rockauto. After they arrived and I opened them up I was surprised to see a holographic Kia sticker on the parts and a genuine OEM Kia sticker on the bubble wrap. They also had the Kia logo stamped into the metal. As far as I can tell they looked liked Genuine Kia OEM parts and from my research Beck Arnley rebrands OEM parts from certain car manufacturers.
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