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lucky, and good job on that. which car?
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Ridgeline. Curiously I believe all my part failures have been with non OE parts.
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Don't know what the aftermarket support for OE - equivalent (same supplier to OEM) is for Honda and specifically the Ridgeline but this is what I look for first as the middle ground (best value especially if I can source them from RA).
In my case, for the Outlander, the support is very scarce hence I typically end up with OEM parts (expensive). On the other hand for BMW the support is very good for both info and parts; so far I didn't have to buy any major OEM part. Still, to your point, the very few small/cheap parts I bought from non-OE equivalent brands, all made in China, are the only ones I have/had issues with.