We tell you which grade you are buying
Replacement parts sold with the fitment data, the manufacturing grade and the expected life printed on the listing.
The catalogue
Every listing carries the grade, the expected life and the fitment. Filter by system.
FeaturedFront Brake Disc, Vented
Three grades. The economy one is honest about lasting 25,000 km.
FeaturedFront Shock Absorber
Gas-charged, and the valving is stated rather than implied.
Clutch Kit, Three Piece
Plate, cover and bearing. Never sold as a plate alone.
Alternator, Reconditioned
Rebuilt here, tested under load, and labelled as reconditioned.
Wheel Bearing Kit
With the hub nut, which is single-use and always forgotten.
Timing Belt Kit
Belt, tensioner and idler. The water pump is listed separately.
The trade agrees not to name the grade
This trade runs on an unspoken agreement that nobody names the grade. The same part number arrives at three price points, the cheapest lasts a fifth as long, and the seller lets the buyer assume they are equivalent — which is why a workshop that fits the cheap one gets blamed for the failure. Every listing here states the grade plainly, gives the expected life in kilometres alongside it, and prices all three where all three exist.
The counter, measured
What a workshop account gets
Terms rather than a discount card.
Why the returns rate matters more than the price
They ask for the engine code rather than the car name, which sounds pedantic until you have had a disc arrive for the wrong platform twice in a week. In four years I have had two wrong parts and both were my error on the phone. They also talk me down to the economy grade when the customer is selling the car, which costs them money and is why they get all of mine.
Send the engine code, not the car name
A model name covers four platforms and that is where wrong parts come from. Message the code and the year and the fitment desk will confirm before you pay for anything.
