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#2902241 - 08/11/08 02:29 PM 2000 Si bearing hub assembly
Alex_Liu Offline
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Registered: 02/17/04
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Does anybody have experience with after market hub assembly? I need to replace both rear due to wear and tear.

Honda OEM 150 each
After market 90 each (advance autoparts)

The question is does the quality of the after market parts justify the savings? I've been disappointed by after market product quality in the past (rear caliper assembly from Midas) and I'm wondering whether anybody have experience about the quality of after market bearing assembly.

Thanks

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#2903290 - 08/11/08 08:13 PM Re: 2000 Si bearing hub assembly [Re: Alex_Liu]
Import Tuner Offline
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Personally, I'd spend the $120.00 extra and be done with it...
Aftermarket shit is usually inferior and tends to fail prematurely!...
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#2907076 - 08/12/08 10:32 PM Re: 2000 Si bearing hub assembly [Re: Import Tuner]
DTL_83 Offline
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Registered: 01/21/05
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Yea espcially when it's something like a suspension components and it's just a replacement and not a performance part.
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#2916047 - 08/15/08 11:04 AM Re: 2000 Si bearing hub assembly [Re: DTL_83]
Alex_Liu Offline
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Registered: 02/17/04
Posts: 7
When it rains, it pours. That's all I can say. Fix my catback 4 years ago from OEM with Apexi WS (not upgrading, but the original pipe rust, broke into 2). Just yesterday, the dang pipe broke again into 2. Now I have to spend more money on replacing the pipe.

To total cost to fix right now rack up to about $550
- 2 rear hub assbly ($210), (~2hr labor)
- 2 rear stabilizer link ($60), (~1/2 hr labor)
- Exhaust pipe $???, (~1 hr labor)

I haven't check this forum for a long time, but 99-00Si right now is about 8-9 years old already. I'm quite sure all of them by now have fair enough share of mileage and beating. The thing is, is it still worth it to keep this car if the cost of ownership keep increasing?

I'm running FBP2000EM1, 61K miles, everything STOCK under the hood, Apexi WS catback, B&M short shifter, combined cty/hwy 22-25 mpg in grandma mode, as low as 17 mpg in spirited driving.

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#2916464 - 08/15/08 01:00 PM Re: 2000 Si bearing hub assembly [Re: Alex_Liu]
Import Tuner Offline
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Maintained, you can expect to get a couple hundred K out of it...
Can you afford a car payment?...

On a side note: The timing belt change interval is 105K or 7yrs.
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#2925206 - 08/18/08 12:16 PM Re: 2000 Si bearing hub assembly [Re: Import Tuner]
moxie Offline
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Registered: 02/13/03
Posts: 16
Loc: NE Illinois
I had to replace the LR wheel bearing at about 100k, forget where I ordered it but it had the well respected brand (for me)"Timken" on, went in perfectly and has performed flawlessly. Nor sure what I paid but I get a wholesale price from the local dealer and it was still way cheaper.
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