oem parts

Hi,

I can see lot of internet sites selling oem parts, are these really the same part that we can get from nissan/infiniti dealer or they are similar product but from other companies. I am looking to buy muffler,brakes etc for 01 i30 and proce difference is big between dealer and internet?

Thanks
--rubs

Car plants build only some of the parts they assemble, mostly they buy outside from big parts makers. These actual part manufacturers sell also in their own brand names, cheaper (stealership costs are higher for various reasons like: greed, need to quarentee availability eg stock size/cost is big, greed, "original" stamped packagin 'costs', plus greed, etc).

'Noname' products may sometimes be also cheaper due to shoddy quality and cheaper raw material, take care.

The big sparepart brand names /shop chains have similar interest keeping up quality (=keeping customers) as dealerships but generally are cheaper; they sell only hi volume products. I go to Nissan only if price is on par - or angrily when it$ the only source. Here locally this means that I will only buy oil filters, o-ring seals from Nissan...

Here the 'made in germany' -stamp means +20% spareprice, but mostly it doesnt give any surplus value. In parts needing laborous replacement procedure, I recommed buing best available, but parts like muffler or battery where the cost of swapping is minuscle to the actual product, the lower price is more cost efficient.