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Hey,

I rung Nissan today and was surprised how much they are charging for genuine idler bearing(331!!) and tensioner pulley bearings(112).

I'm just wondering if you guys have used some aftermarket parts which are a lot cheaper, but still do just as good of a job? If you can post some part numbers, approximate prices and where you got them from, it would be greatly appreciated.

I have read a few thread of ppl buying aftermarket ones and they seem happy with it.

I just can't justify paying $450ish for bloody bearings...

Cheers

Andy

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Hey,

I rung Nissan today and was surprised how much they are charging for genuine idler bearing(331!!) and tensioner pulley bearings(112).

I'm just wondering if you guys have used some aftermarket parts which are a lot cheaper, but still do just as good of a job? If you can post some part numbers, approximate prices and where you got them from, it would be greatly appreciated.

I have read a few thread of ppl buying aftermarket ones and they seem happy with it.

I just can't justify paying $450ish for bloody bearings...

Cheers

Andy

All RB ones are the same (? confirm?), and therefore VL ones are.

I got mine done yesterday, and the bearings were cheap compared to the radiator hoses ($45 and $75 for bottom and top respectively).

If someone can confirm that they are the same bearings, you should be able to do much better getting one from holden, or for an r31 etc, if they are essentially the same. (As i am pretty sure they are)

contact Adam at FEAST auto export [email protected]

i ordered mine through him... for both plus shipping it came to i think 150$. I don't know how much more shipping would be to Australia versus Canada, but i couldn't imagine it being 300$ to equal out the dealer price :pwned:

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