Originally posted by powrtrippin
I know that gatorbacks are for accessory drive.. I was using that as an example for Goodyears abilities.
Also, the goodyear belt can be picked up at almost any automotive parts store for around $30 whereas the OEM belt must be ordered either from a dealer or an online store for more like $50. Saving $20 on something that has not been proven any less of a belt than OEM sounds like a pretty damn good deal to me. Especially if I can go down the street and pick one up rather than order, pay shipping and wait......
Accordsleeper: Nice try but unless you can show me something that shows the goodyear as less of a product, I will not be convinced to spend the almost double on OEM parts.
http://www.pickproparts.com/PartsLis...ategoryID=5716
well i guess goodyear does make timing & balancer belts for honda. looks like with shipping your going to pay ~$50 total for a f22b1.
i think honda is about $60 for both.
a honda dealer has these in stock btw, since hondas do tend to last over 90k+ miles this is a common item.
the key is unlike american cars honda oem products are good. goodyear does make a good product, but for something like a timing belt i would pay an extra $10-20 for something that i know is of high quality cause if it's not it can end up costing me more in the end.