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 Post subject: Leaf parts on eBay
PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:24 am 
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I was searching eBay for a cabin air filter and one odd thing I noticed is that there are a lot of companies selling strange things for the Leaf that are obviously intended for gasoline cars. For example, several listings for air filters, oil filter, oil drain plugs, turbo charger parts, etc.

Makes you wonder how accurate any of these guys are...

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 Post subject: Re: Leaf parts on eBay
PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:29 pm 
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adric22 wrote:
I was searching eBay for a cabin air filter and one odd thing I noticed is that there are a lot of companies selling strange things for the Leaf that are obviously intended for gasoline cars. For example, several listings for air filters, oil filter, oil drain plugs, turbo charger parts, etc.

Makes you wonder how accurate any of these guys are...


I got a GREAT deal on a muffler and tailpipe for my Leaf on ebay.....lifetime warranty too. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Leaf parts on eBay
PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:17 pm 
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I've noticed whenever I search there for anything LEAF, the results always show parts the vendors say will fit, although even a non-mechanical person such as myself would know it doesn't. Maybe it's brand or vendor related.

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 Post subject: Re: Leaf parts on eBay
PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:33 pm 
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That's the thing with e-bay.
There are lots of companies over there trying to make quick bucks.
So when they are coming up or getting a hands on some cheap product their strategy is to just list for as many cars as they can.
I had weird experience with Leaf fog lights, in the listing they were actually listed as fog lights for Nissan Leaf, period... no other car, when I got them, guess what, they don't fit, by like 1.5"... their housing is simply 1.5" bigger than Leaf's fog light hole. What's more when I called them, they were saying that they had hundreds of leaf customers installing them without problem. But what I also found is that they listed that same product for almost every car make and model ;) (as separate listings stating that this one is made to fit an exact make/model).
So, with e-bay always make sure what you are buying and get a buyers protection (use your registered address for shipping) and make sure the seller has a good feedback related to similar items. And I would advice not to buy things like mufflers for your leaf, go to the dealer instead, it'll be much much cheaper :)

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