Aftermarket eBay cam bolts

Let the hate begin. But wait, check out the pics! I decided to not fork out on OEM, and following the path of another member here , pulled the trigger on these guys for 100$ CAD. You can see the difference, it's there but it's not huge. Way closer to OEM than mevo or Moog , and no plastic like SPC.

Also weighed them, see pics

Obviously can't compare sleeves, old ones are still inside LCA

In conclusion pre-install, I would say these are closest to OEM you could get for 1/4 of price. Will they last as long? Maybe, maybe not.

 

And yes, the sleeves go in far enough

 

Those actually look promising. I was going to jump in on the only OEM, but I'm really looking forward to your feedback!

 

I did the same thing! A fraction of the OEM price. So far, so good. I used lots of antiseize in case I ever need to remove them.

 

Ah yes you are the other member haha I couldn't remember! It seems like you have the most experience with these , so thanks for chipping in

 

UPDATE

These stripped, the plate broke off from sleeve. I torqued to 96 as per fsm, these don't come with any different torque specs. No impact gun used, all hand power . I recommend not going with these, all the little teeth inside are now stripped

 

Were you holding the bolt head steady with a wrench/ratchet/breaker bar while torquing the nut?

Edit: vise versa. Hold nut and torque bolt. Shouldn't post while distracted.

 

Yep, you can only torque from the bolt head, the other side ( can plate) is only for adjustments

 

I'd line it up correctly and put a couple small welds then reinstall. If you have access to a welder or know someone that can.

 

I could, but I think I'm just gonna buy OEM sleeves atleast. Might reuse old cam plates or the eBay ones, and the bolts are fine to. If it snapped that easily, I'd rather go OEM. For the sleeves

 

Thanks for posting your feedback!

 

Absolutely, I'd say avoid at all costs, not sure how it worked for @w666 but utterly failed for me