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Poke around RockAuto. For a 2020 Camry Hybrid (chosen randomly), of your list of parts, the following are all available from multiple non-Toyota suppliers: Ste
by sokoloff 3y ago
Poke around RockAuto. For a 2020 Camry Hybrid (chosen randomly), of your list of parts, the following are all available from multiple non-Toyota suppliers:
Steering tie rod ends (the part that tends to wear), balljoints, radiators*, coolant expansion tank*, washer fluid reservoir*, thermostats, Wheel bearings, CV joints (sold as full axles)
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/toyota,2020,camry,2.5l+l4+electric/gas,3445373 https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/toyota,2020,camry,2.5l+l...
* Part not from RockAuto, but available from several other aftermarket suppliers
I couldn't find an alternator for the hybrid, but I'm not sure if it has one, or if charging is part of the HSD. It's available for the non-hybrid, of course.
I turn all the wrenches on our family cars. It's extremely rare that I have to go to a dealer for a part. Like once a decade rare.
- lelanthran 3y agoWe're talking past each other. My point is not that aftermarket parts are made to match the original, it's that in older cars the original itself was made to match something that existed. The fact that you can get Mazda brake pads from Bendix is completely irrelevant to the fact that you now can't get Mazda brake pads from a Ford parts bin, whilst on older cars you could!
- sokoloff 3y agoYou could get 1991 Mazda Navajo brake pads from a Ford parts bin back when Ford built Explorers and slapped Mazda Navajo badges on it. I couldn't quickly find other examples of Mazda/Ford crossover brake pads other than the badge-engineered vehicles.