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Owns A Torsen
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So I bought e-bay lock motors, like 13 bucks a pair.
I found them difficult to install at first but after doing the right side I figured out what I did wrong on the left side and was able to quickly go back in and re do it in a matter of minutes.
Yesterday the driver lock stopped working, froze in the lock position fortunately.
It has only been a little over a year, july of 2007 I bought it and the lock motors was one of the first things to get replaced.
So here is my dilemma, if I buy "genuine ford part" it is like 60 bucks for one and I could have bought 4 pairs of the cheapies by then and kept them in my tool box.
Opinions on this may differ but I don't know how long the originals were lame since I bought the truck used.
I have already made up my mind for this round, I have a cheapie on the way to get me back to being able to get in my car without a key but for the long run... what have others experienced? Is there an aftermarket brand that is a step above the e-bay ones but not "original ford parts" or perhaps a high performance model as expensive as ford but not made out of plastic?
The debate begins.
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