"John" <welcomehowcome@hotmail.com> wrote
> Some of the parts are OEM. There are a few companies for each part and
some
> have HONDA OEM part in the company name. For the main relay it doesn't say
> so though. That doesn't mean that the OEM part that Honda uses wasn't made
> by the company that sells the main relay for $26.79.

For the main relay, it happens to be easy to check.

> It's a main relay for 91 civic non the less. OEM doesn't mean that it's
the
> best for the job.

I'd say at least nine times out of ten it does. In some cases, the
difference is significant.

Whether the cost justifies the OEM part is another story.