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K-Dawg
09-22-2008, 05:27 PM
Has anyone tried an opti off of ebay? These seem to cheap to be any good. I'm going to have to replace mine soon, I think and was wandering if anyone has had any luck with these.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-LT1-Opti-Spark-Distributor-95-96-97-corvette-camaro_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c39Q 3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1309QQ_trksidZp3286 Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem170263756990QQitemZ170263756 990 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-LT1-Opti-Spark-Distributor-95-96-97-corvette-camaro_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c39Q 3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1309QQ_trksidZp3286 Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem170263756990QQitemZ170263756 990)

It says they are made by an OEM manufacture, but never really says that they are OEM. And further down the listing, it says he sales genuine AC Delco Opti's for a higher price.
Fixxer99TA
09-22-2008, 05:30 PM
DO NOT buy any Ebay optis unless its from "thepartsladi"....

All other optis are cheap knockoffs.... You will regret it soon after buying and installing...

EDIT : I think I saw recently that someone is going after the same guy you posted (allignition) for selling bad parts, dont know how thats going to go down though...
K-Dawg
09-22-2008, 07:00 PM
I looked up thepartsladi. It says her optis are made by Delphi? Is that OEM? I thought they were AC Delco like everything else is.
Fixxer99TA
09-22-2008, 08:07 PM
GM owns Delphi as far as I know :D
Brandon
09-22-2008, 08:19 PM
there is a possible class action lawsuit that may be started against all_ignition
http://z28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=125549

I bought my opti from thepartsladi on ebay and havent had a problem. As far as I know, thats the cheapest place to get an OEM opti.
BIGT94z
09-23-2008, 04:32 PM
i wouldnt but anything from ebay thats car related for parts.
krayzie7th
09-23-2008, 06:09 PM
yup my friend bought 2 optis from all ignition and none of those worked correctly. I say just buy from acdelco.
Green96Z
09-23-2008, 06:45 PM
I wouldn't buy anything off of ebay with electronics in it. I've heard a few ebay opti horror stories. Bought 2 optis from Autozone, one with a GM cap and the other with MSD cap, no problems.
KissMyWhtSS
09-23-2008, 06:55 PM
I can't say I'd cheap out on a opti. Delco or MSD for me.
squeals99
09-23-2008, 08:12 PM
so does thepartsladi not sell optis for 93&94 though? when mine failed and i started thinking retardedly and instead of replacing my 140k opti, i just changed the cap and rotor first to see if it was alright (which was a terrible idea and miserably failed), i looked to replace the whole thing from that seller, but i just couldnt find anything...
yeah, im a retard...i know :D
gunters96lt1
09-24-2008, 07:48 AM
id just get an ac delco, worth the money to to me anyways..
K-Dawg
09-24-2008, 07:48 PM
Yeah, I'm going to go with AC Delco. thepartsladi sells them too.

I just hate to spend a ton of money on it because I'm not totally sure if that's my problem or not. Wild goose hunts suck :asshole:.
Tyler Wheat
09-25-2008, 01:47 PM
There was a guy I was talking to (Jarrett was his name if I remember correctly) that bought one of their optis and as far as I know, hasn't had any problems with them.

To the OP:

It's better to be safe than sorry on this issue. Just buy the AC Delco and have piece of mind. That's well worth the extra $$$ if you ask me.