Choice For Aux Fan Replacement?

[razorboy]

Hey Guys,

So it is confirmed that my aux fan is indeed dead and needs to be replaced.

Options of course are pay high dollar for direct BMW replacement which I have no intention of doing.

Buying a used original fan for 300-400 dollars which may last a lifetime or a day.

Purchase OEM replacement fan online which is probably the direction I will take.

There are a number of vendors on ebay selling OEM replacement aux fans. The lowest price I have seen is 149.00 and it goes up from there. I asked one vendor what the origin of his fans were and they wouldn't say. I assume that a lot of these cheaper ones come out of China and would like to avoid that if possible.

Who has replaced their aux fans with OEM and if you went with a cheaper unit like under 350.00, what were the results? I was told that the cheap ones still work but have a habit of throwing the SES light. Just looking for some guidance from others about which ones worked and which ones didn't.

Cheers
Bernie