Hear hear - a strong second to that!
A few years ago a Ferrari 250GT I had burned a front wheel bearing and when I
checked on the official Ferrari bearing it was $25 - my mechanic said whoa -
checked his cross reference book and low and behold the bearing was made by RIV
for Fiat and available for $5.
Ferrari restamps purchased parts with their own numbers as do several other
mfrs. So, the message is once again - buyer beware!
Ford used to do this with radios. A Lincoln radio with a different face plate
had the same chassis as a Pinto or Falcon in many instances - at a
significantly higher price!
Brian
D500s in MI now warming up!
Dirt Rider wrote:
> For those who don't know, wheel bearings are quite often similiar between
> many cars, so don't ever buy bearing from the old car people. I needed them
> for my 56 Savoy. Kanter was about $25 each. I went down to the local auto
> store, about $10 each and they were in stock. I believe they are the same
> bearing as a ford escort.
>
> Nick
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