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My wifes Mk1 requires a few bits & pieces, primarily a rocker cover gasket an clutch master cylinder. The price difference between genuine Mazda parts and pattern parts is significant.
What is the general consensus on the quality of pattern parts vs. OEM?
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Greetings and welcome to menders, this site was built for every owner that might need her to help keep those bills low and also keep them on the road where they belong, she is run by very passionate enthusiasts owners for passionate enthusiastic owners, see her like a on line garage, there is a lot of tech stuff hopefully explained for everyone to use, if there is something you cannot get your head around, or you feel that there is a strong walk through guide missing that needs creating by one of us or from yourselves, please let us know, we are also on false book and youtube, which as short tech vids to help, and again if you feel there is a vid that would help please get it touch.
the menders is free, but like everything there is a cost to run things and bills( we are just happy its not a heating cost), so if we have saved you hundreds, please throw a small donation in the pot so we can keep on going to carry on helping others in the same way .
*** we are currently looking for a sponsor for this year, so if you have the passion and can see this sites worth to everyone , please get in touch and step forward to help***
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Do You Use OEM or Pattern Parts.
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Re: Do You Use OEM or Pattern Parts.
A bit of both
ABS sensor from Euro car parts about a quarter of the OEM part and is in a box that is very similar to Mazda packaging , brake pads, oil / air filter and so on.
My Mk 2.5 has just consumed its second battery in 16 years, one at about 5 years the last over 10 years old , both mainly due to forgetting to connect Optimate , this time it is an OEM part ,but from MX5 Parts , as Mazda appear to only keep major parts , ever tried to get an alarm/central locking door switch ? according to Mazda does not even exist , they did though have all the parts for a cam belt change , and there I did stick to OEM . so ya pays Ya money ………
ABS sensor from Euro car parts about a quarter of the OEM part and is in a box that is very similar to Mazda packaging , brake pads, oil / air filter and so on.
My Mk 2.5 has just consumed its second battery in 16 years, one at about 5 years the last over 10 years old , both mainly due to forgetting to connect Optimate , this time it is an OEM part ,but from MX5 Parts , as Mazda appear to only keep major parts , ever tried to get an alarm/central locking door switch ? according to Mazda does not even exist , they did though have all the parts for a cam belt change , and there I did stick to OEM . so ya pays Ya money ………
Re: Do You Use OEM or Pattern Parts.
Depends on what I want, general service items oem via either Autolink or Eurocarparts and at times MX5 parts.
Major components I always try for manufacturer parts when I can.
As MXRod says, you pays your money
Major components I always try for manufacturer parts when I can.
As MXRod says, you pays your money
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1998 UK Mk 2 1.6 (gone)
2003 1.8 SVT Sport (shouldnt have sold it)
1991 1.6 Eunos Roadster with a bit of bling.
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1998 UK Mk 2 1.6 (gone)
2003 1.8 SVT Sport (shouldnt have sold it)
1991 1.6 Eunos Roadster with a bit of bling.
Life is a journey, best travelled topless in an MX5!!
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Re: Do You Use OEM or Pattern Parts.
Some are better than Oe parts, but not a lot...remember Mazda themselves do not make the parts, they are branded Mazda for them and bought in.
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Mk 1 Eunos 93 black V.S II 1.8 ,
Mk 2 .1/4 Roadster 99 black & gold V.S 1.8 .
Mk 1 Eunos 90 1.6 soul red ..f/ build
MK 2.1/4 Blue V.S Roadster 1.8 99 ..
MK1 1.8 ,white import.. (Ashleighs)
MK1 1.6 yellow J ltd import.f/build
MK 1 1.8 black Tokyo Ltd..f/build
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