"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
news:Xns9872BA7EAB13Etegger@207.14.116.130...
> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns9872B75D64182tegger@207.14.116.130:
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>> "Grey-hound" <grey-hound@"removethis"verizon.net> wrote in
>> news:Sus3h.2293$Wd5.1319@trnddc05:
>>
>>> I'm looking at installing foglights in my 2005 Acura RSX. Factory can
>>> be had for about $280 while the E-bay clones for around $100
>>> uninstalled. Any opinions on the quality difference?
>>
>>
>>
>> Aftermarket will be dismal quality compared to OEM.
>>
>> Provided the dealer-sold lamps are actually FACTORY and not just some
>> dealer-sold aftermarket puffery, it's worth the extra cost to use OEM.
>>
>> However, many dealers sell aftermarket accessories. Doesn't make them
>> any better quality. Ask your dealer for the official *Honda* part
>> number of their fog lamps. Report that here.
>>
>> By the way, genuine Honda OEM part numbers will be in this format:
> xxxxx-xxx-xxx
> where the first five positions are numbers, the next three will be two
> letters and a number (or 3 letters), and the final three are usually
> three numbers, or one letter and two numbers.
> Examples:
> 15400-PLM-A02
> 22910-SK7-A02
> 90173-SR3-003
>
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> TeGGeR®
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/


Now that info is definitely need to know and I have verified the numbers as
08v31-s6m-211 so it checks out from what I see so far.
Thanks!
Greyhound