Opinions on Parts! Aftermarket v OEM?

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by Babytank

Rockauto axle is $50 hard to beat.

He needs a drive shaft, not a half shaft.

[Joshdub]

I still have it but OP is prefacelift.

[Joshdub]

Originally Posted by upallnight

An extended spline will cost you $140.00.

BMW x5 Front Drive Shaft Repair Kit with 1" Extended Splines Made in USA | eBay

A complete new extended drive shaft is $240

BMW x5 Front Drive Shaft 00 03 1"Extended Splines BMW Part 26207508629 | eBay

For the extra $100.00 bucks I'll go with a new shaft. Both includes Free Shipping.

I tried going with that extended length driveshaft from Derwang. After purchase he demanded I send him more money(I think about $1-200) as a gift on paypal. I passed and reported him to paypal. Buyer beware

[jfoj]

Driveshaft Specialist Inc

Driveshaft Supplier - Wholesale Import Parts

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by SeanIngstrum

I'm needing to get a front drive shaft/flex disc/boot repair or just both cv replaced, all very soon.

So Sean... your problem/fault has now migrated from a blown front diff, to a possible front drive shaft/giubo and now involves CVs?

Folk here are trying REALLY hard to help you but you gotta do a couple of things for us if you want our help: -

1. Follow up on questions put to you.
2. Follow up on threads you start.

I'm NOT digging at ya - just keen to help you out as much as we can but you gotta help us help you.

So have you looked under the car yet? What's the damage.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by Joshdub

I tried going with that extended length driveshaft from Derwang. After purchase he demanded I send him more money(I think about $1-200) as a gift on paypal. I passed and reported him to paypal. Buyer beware

He charges a 150 core fee so that you will send back your old core and when he receive your straight core, he will refund the core charge.

If you prefer not to send him the core fee you can send him the old core and he will send you the extended drive shaft once he receive your core.

[Joshdub]

Originally Posted by upallnight

He charges a 150 core fee so that you will send back your old core and when he receive your straight core, he will refund the core charge.

If you prefer not to send him the core fee you can send him the old core and he will send you the extended drive shaft once he receive your core.

That should be included in the original transaction. It isn't and the separate transaction is not protected by ebay nor paypal. Not to mention derwangs communications skills are less than stellar.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by Joshdub

That should be included in the original transaction. It isn't and the separate transaction is not protected by ebay nor paypal. Not to mention derwangs communications skills are less than stellar.

It was listed in the eBay page about the core charge. You could have sent him your old core and then you wouldn't had needed to send a core charge, that was the other option listed. \

If he included the core charge with the original listing he would have to paid a Paypal fee for that 150.00. Paypal charges about 3% fee so that would amount to $4.50. If he return your core charge will you expect him to return the total core charge or the core charge -$4.50?

Don't know when you ordered the shaft, but Paypal use to not charge a fee for gifts. I think they have since revised their policy to charge the sender a fee for transferring funds as a gift.

I'm not taking side on this, but most places that rebuild or refurbish car parts always charge a core fee until the core is return. Hell even my local pick n pull charges a core charge on most items plus an environmental fee and local taxes.

[Joshdub]

I understand what a core charge is and i agree is common practice. It doesn't matter in this case. I don't care who eats the fees, sending money as a part of an ebay transaction outside of the original purchase (let alone as a gift) is asking to get scammed. Case closed.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by Joshdub

I understand what a core charge is and i agree is common practice. It doesn't matter in this case. I don't care who eats the fees, sending money as a part of an ebay transaction outside of the original purchase (let alone as a gift) is asking to get scammed. Case closed.

I read his reviews and except for one bad review all the other reviews were good. It appears that he only sell the extended spline or a manufactured drive shaft with the extended spline on ebay. The pictures that he supplied on his eBay listing show the professional welds that he does on the re-manufactured drive shaft. If I needed an extended drive shaft I would have no hesitation ordering from him. I would inform him to add the core charge to the invoice and I would pay the Paypal fee for the core charge.