need4speed Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) Bought part number DLW000020 for my defender from LR Series. Ordered an OEM part. Imagine my dismay when the little blue box fell out of the jiffy bag! Since when was britpart an OEM supplier? Should I even use this? It would be a major pita if it were to fail prematurely. Edited January 24, 2012 by western photo of DLW000020 added, so others know what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Britpart does supply OEM parts. There was a question raisied on thie 'ere forum about an OEM propshaft that came in a blue box, IIRC there were part numbers on the UJ's which identified them as genuine GKN (IIRC) components, so alittle research, and you may indeed find it is OEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I bought mine from local factors. He said genuine was only option. Mine came in genuine LR branded box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 There are no markings that hint at manufacturer on the crank or gear. Only '140' stating number of teeth on gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Britpart supply OEM, Genuine and Aftermarket parts. The only way to find out which one it is (unless the part is marked as above) is to phone either them or the supplier you bought it from. Buying OEM doesn't always mean it will come in a OE's packaging, Britpart are the main distributor for Land Rover parts in the UK and so pretty much all retailers will use them to source OEM parts since they just wouldn't get competitive pricing from the OEs themselves. What matters is who made it (and to what spec, very important for U/Js), not what box it comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 IIRC the 140 refers to the operating angle that the gear lets the wipers sweep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eds Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 LRseries sell lots of OEM Britpart stuff as do Paddocks. OEM no longer means not Britpart! My swivels were OEM Britpart as were Railko bearings. No way to tell what they were except for the OEM sticker. You just have to hope that Britpart are buying them from the same supplier as are OEM but it is all on faith. I certainly felt let down but there aren't many choices so you have to get on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Since the original question has been answered: IIRC the 140 refers to the operating angle that the gear lets the wipers sweep. That would depend on how many teeth were on the wheel at the wiper end too so to mark the gear seems odd. 140 teeth seems more likely. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuPot4x4 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Since the original question has been answered: That would depend on how many teeth were on the wheel at the wiper end too so to mark the gear seems odd. 140 teeth seems more likely. Chris Hi. 140 is the degrees of sweep of the wipers. On my 300tdi it's got a 115 deg, the 140 deg was fitted from 2002 when they moved the wiper motor higher up the bulkhead and changed the size of the wiper wheelbox for a larger size cog with 40 teeth instead of 32. If you've got the smaller size wheelbox's you might find the drivers side wiper blade sweeps off the screen. Stuart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 If you've got the smaller size wheelbox's you might find the drivers side wiper blade sweeps off the screen. Nope. Ive got the larger TD5 wheelboxes to suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuPot4x4 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Nope. Ive got the larger TD5 wheelboxes to suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22inch roller Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Britpart parts I've used on my 90 have always seemed to be just as gud as original in mt option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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