GM relay 14089936
04-07-2018, 09:15 PM
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GM relay 14089936
What's with the new GM relays.. calling them original parts. They come in a white Chinese box, and then the Chinese box is inserted in an AC Delco box... just to make it look official. When it's just Chinese junk.
I'm going to start buying Standard Motor Products relays. or another brand. The AC Delco is just reboxed garbage...
I'm going to start buying Standard Motor Products relays. or another brand. The AC Delco is just reboxed garbage...
04-07-2018, 09:41 PM
#2
Re: GM relay 14089936
It's been this way for a while now , I learned the same lesson when my "AC Delco" heater control valve showed up with the exact same manufacturer's identification numbers as the far cheaper "Everco" unit it was replacing had . Even made in the very same factory in Mexico , I paid $15 more for a blue & white box with the exact same (crappy , lasts two years at best) valve in it . "Buyer beware" my butt , it's outright scamming thievery from where I'm sitting ....
04-08-2018, 09:18 AM
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Re: GM relay 14089936
You can't really expect GM to still manufacture parts for 25+ year old cars. Gotta look at the descriptions and pics pretty closely, even then you'll still get screwed sometimes.
Even 20+ years ago, GM didn't always use the highest quality relays. Berettas, or Corsicas have a bracket with about six of those relays, easily accessible on the firewall. Pulled a couple at the junkyard for spares, and they're the corny-est Chinesium copies that you've ever seen, and were absolutely original to the car.
Standard generally is decent quality, as long as you stay away from the line with T in the part number. Think it stands for True-Tech or something like that, it's their economy line. Pretty sure they come in a different colored box also, instead of the red and white box the OE grade parts come in.
Worst part about those relays is that they're date coded. So one relay goes bad, and the date code on the replacement doesn't match the other 2 or 3 in the car. Annoying for the OCD types.
Even 20+ years ago, GM didn't always use the highest quality relays. Berettas, or Corsicas have a bracket with about six of those relays, easily accessible on the firewall. Pulled a couple at the junkyard for spares, and they're the corny-est Chinesium copies that you've ever seen, and were absolutely original to the car.
Standard generally is decent quality, as long as you stay away from the line with T in the part number. Think it stands for True-Tech or something like that, it's their economy line. Pretty sure they come in a different colored box also, instead of the red and white box the OE grade parts come in.
Worst part about those relays is that they're date coded. So one relay goes bad, and the date code on the replacement doesn't match the other 2 or 3 in the car. Annoying for the OCD types.
04-16-2018, 05:31 PM
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Those parts will cost more than aftermarket therefore you want to purchase on a case by case basis.
Some aftermarket parts are just as good, better, or inferior.
You must use your mechanical knowledge to determine.
As ThirdGens are at least 26 years old, only a tiny percentage of ThirdGen parts will be available from dealers.
Don’t believe websites when they make themselves look like GM or GM authorized distributors.
In most cases they are selling the same parts, packaged as if they came from GM, as you can get from any walk-in auto parts chain.
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