Sportster
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- Joined
- February 21, 2002
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- 69
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- City, State
- WA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 Sport
THE QUICK:
Name of Manufacturer: Replacement
Model of mirror: FD35EL or FO1320158 (different sellers use different #)
Pictures: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=79T687IJ
<10MB DL - read below>
<To keep the quality of the photos good enough the file ended up 10MB, sorry. It's been virus scanned by 'NOD32 eset' so you can DL without concern.>
THE EXPLANATION:
I decided to post this to help anyone that might be in the same situation as I or if they just want to know information about replacement products.
I had a broken drivers mirror I needed to replace. So I went looking for a decent aftermarket OEM replacement. I decided to buy one from eBay after emailing the company selling it to find out just which aftermarket brand they sell as some are better quality than others.
The mirror I received was not only a different brand. I considered it to be of very poor quality. It seems to me that they could be selling 'blemished' or 'rejects' units as the unit I received was not even consistent in its own finish and texture let alone made the same way a quality OEM replacement mirror would be.
I can't post photos so I zipped all the photos I took and put them on a hosting site that has decent DL speed (100+Kb/sec DL)
The photos have captions and points out all the issues I see with the mirror assembly.
If an elite member or moderator wants to redo the post and add the photos feel free to do so.
Also, in case anyone wanted to know about the seller I bought from see below.
Ebay Seller ID: allnewparts
eBay store: http://stores.ebay.com/ALL-NEW-PARTS-STORE
Product Bought: 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 EXPLORER PWR MIRROR LH W/LITE HEAT
The seller said in a reply email asking what brand they sell that they are shipping TYC mirrors. TYC Genera http://www.genera.com/ is a better brand OEM replacement. What I was sent was the 'Replacement' brand mirror as can be seen from Rock Auto's "Economy Line' part. http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1362440,parttype,1304
Click their 'more info' link by the mirrors to see their description of the 'quality' of their replacement mirrors. TYC is listed as one of the better quality brands.
CONCLUSION: -my opinion-
[FONT="]So lesson learned, you get what you pay for. I feel I was lied to for making a sale. I consider it misrepresentation of product. Since it would end up just costing me more to deal with them as they make the customer pay all shipping charges both ways, as well as the fact they were already dishonest once with me. I'll cut my lose and use this mirror until I can find a quality affordable replacement.
[/FONT]If anyone has knowledge of a quality mirror product they have bought or have access to and want to pass that information onto me and our fellow Explorer fans please do so!
Name of Manufacturer: Replacement
Model of mirror: FD35EL or FO1320158 (different sellers use different #)
Pictures: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=79T687IJ
<10MB DL - read below>
<To keep the quality of the photos good enough the file ended up 10MB, sorry. It's been virus scanned by 'NOD32 eset' so you can DL without concern.>
THE EXPLANATION:
I decided to post this to help anyone that might be in the same situation as I or if they just want to know information about replacement products.
I had a broken drivers mirror I needed to replace. So I went looking for a decent aftermarket OEM replacement. I decided to buy one from eBay after emailing the company selling it to find out just which aftermarket brand they sell as some are better quality than others.
The mirror I received was not only a different brand. I considered it to be of very poor quality. It seems to me that they could be selling 'blemished' or 'rejects' units as the unit I received was not even consistent in its own finish and texture let alone made the same way a quality OEM replacement mirror would be.
I can't post photos so I zipped all the photos I took and put them on a hosting site that has decent DL speed (100+Kb/sec DL)
The photos have captions and points out all the issues I see with the mirror assembly.
If an elite member or moderator wants to redo the post and add the photos feel free to do so.
Also, in case anyone wanted to know about the seller I bought from see below.
Ebay Seller ID: allnewparts
eBay store: http://stores.ebay.com/ALL-NEW-PARTS-STORE
Product Bought: 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 EXPLORER PWR MIRROR LH W/LITE HEAT
The seller said in a reply email asking what brand they sell that they are shipping TYC mirrors. TYC Genera http://www.genera.com/ is a better brand OEM replacement. What I was sent was the 'Replacement' brand mirror as can be seen from Rock Auto's "Economy Line' part. http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1362440,parttype,1304
Click their 'more info' link by the mirrors to see their description of the 'quality' of their replacement mirrors. TYC is listed as one of the better quality brands.
CONCLUSION: -my opinion-
[FONT="]So lesson learned, you get what you pay for. I feel I was lied to for making a sale. I consider it misrepresentation of product. Since it would end up just costing me more to deal with them as they make the customer pay all shipping charges both ways, as well as the fact they were already dishonest once with me. I'll cut my lose and use this mirror until I can find a quality affordable replacement.
[/FONT]If anyone has knowledge of a quality mirror product they have bought or have access to and want to pass that information onto me and our fellow Explorer fans please do so!
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