- Location
- Rohnert Park
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Ebay starters
- Thread starter tdt36
- Start date
- Location
- Rohnert Park
Has any one tried the SJ starters that they are selling on ebay for around $100?
WFO Speedracer
A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
- Location
- Alabama
they are crap
- Location
- Rohnert Park
Thanks... I have just went to the dark side after having Kawi's for 7 years. We will see? I still love my SXR, just a little to heavy and to go inverted.
Midlake Crisis
Site Supporter
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
I bought an eBay starter from a seller named DB Electrical in June or July 2008.
When it arrived the bolts that hold it together weren't even finger tight. (Bad).
I sealed up the seams with black RTV, put loctite on the bolts, and it is still working like a champ over a year later. (Good!).
This is with frequent but freshwater only use, I feel like I got my money's worth for sure.
When it arrived the bolts that hold it together weren't even finger tight. (Bad).
I sealed up the seams with black RTV, put loctite on the bolts, and it is still working like a champ over a year later. (Good!).
This is with frequent but freshwater only use, I feel like I got my money's worth for sure.
cattledog
EH TEAM RACING
- Location
- toronto canada
yes they are crap my sn is down right now with bad starter and its only 14 months old, i bought from ebay, try to find a mitsuba starter for a superjet , they are like oem, their is a seller on ebay that sells the mitsuba that is what i ordered search mitsuba on ebay
starter kill
aka LUFA-make some WAKE!!
- Location
- knoxville tn
don't do it!! DB electrical is a JOKE.... here is how they work. they find old/bad starters, pull them apart, clean em up a little bit, spraypaint them black and off they go.
they are good on shipping though, i guess so they can cover they're rear.
they say they are new? hahhahaha thats funny. one of the starters i recived had finger prints on the fresh paint.
epic fail
they are good on shipping though, i guess so they can cover they're rear.
they say they are new? hahhahaha thats funny. one of the starters i recived had finger prints on the fresh paint.
epic fail
WFO Speedracer
A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
- Location
- Alabama
It is a crapshoot with DB electrical,some work ok and some work for a very short period of time,if you have the money to buy a starter from those guys ,just go to a reputable starter repair place and have yours rebuilt,you will be way better off in the long run ,I guarantee it!
If so they are F----ing liars . I just picked one up last week . I asked several times if they were new, not used , not rebuilt . He repeatedly told me they were new . It works fine looked great . I couldn't tell that it was not new , but then again I don't know how to tell.I inspected it for tool marks or signs that it had been torn into. I guess 150.00 for an OE Mitsuba is to good to be true.
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- Location
- Nova Scotia, Canada
I don't like to pile on but...
I bought an "eBay" starter for $100 and it lasted 8 rides. Then it squealed loudly and died.
I don't remember the seller's name and we didn't trade feedback so I can't look him up.
I ended up putting my old original OEM 1990 starter on and it worked great. I only replaced it because I expected that a 20 year old starter would surely fail soon. Only OEM starters for me from now on!
I bought an "eBay" starter for $100 and it lasted 8 rides. Then it squealed loudly and died.
I don't remember the seller's name and we didn't trade feedback so I can't look him up.
I ended up putting my old original OEM 1990 starter on and it worked great. I only replaced it because I expected that a 20 year old starter would surely fail soon. Only OEM starters for me from now on!
I bought a starter for my 750sx off ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-...8096167QQptZBoatQ5fPartsQ5fAccessoriesQ5fGear
Its worked great so far! But i've only had it for a month or so. But I crank it over a lot!!!! lol
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-...8096167QQptZBoatQ5fPartsQ5fAccessoriesQ5fGear
Its worked great so far! But i've only had it for a month or so. But I crank it over a lot!!!! lol
WFO Speedracer
A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
- Location
- Alabama
I don't mind piling on DB stands for Done Broke.
I called DB and they said definitively that I bought and received a NEW mitsuba starter. I told them they should register and defend them selves on the H . They said they would. I guess we will see. E-bay feed back is outstanding .
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
I just went thru this with DB electrical as wel..
back a couple of years ago there was a guy selling OEM starters on ebay for 100 bucks...I picked up one and it was definatly a new genuing mitsuba, but havent seen any since..
the starter guys on ebay know we want mitsubas, and they are starting to get shadier and shadier with their descriptions....
227
Its all about the surf!
- Location
- Oceanside, CA
Theres ways to cut corners with maintaining your ski but the starter isn't one of them. Its kind of an important part. Just suck it up a pay the $300 for OEM- just my .02
Shadier is not accurate . A flat out lie is what I was told if all this is true .
Midlake Crisis
Site Supporter
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
Well
Their website now shows new Mitsuba starters for $150, shows this picture of the housing
I would like to hear details from anyone who has actually ordered an "advertised new Mitsuba" from them.
Well, not much more than a year. It is starting to squeal now. It was one of their cheap ones,
Their website now shows new Mitsuba starters for $150, shows this picture of the housing
I would like to hear details from anyone who has actually ordered an "advertised new Mitsuba" from them.
- Location
- South Florida
I did. It still works 6 months later.