How much luck do you have buying at the local auto parts? For my high end cars Mercedes and BMW I usually use Peach Parts (pelican parts) and have always had very good luck. This weekend I needed to change out upper control arms on my 02 Honda accord and decided to use the local store. One side fit perfect the other side I needed to return because the ball joint bottomed out and never tightened properly. The same brand replacement came in much higher quality than the first, grease fitting and heavy duty. So 2 parts, same part number, same box, totally different?

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