TYC brand replacement lights - anyone have experiance?

[Jeff N.]

Hard to tell if they aftermarket or OEM.

Anyone have specific experience?

[Jeff N.]

BTW, this is for a 535 fog lamp replacement.

[shogun]

no experience. Just googled a bit, seem to be selling a lot at low, here their homepage in Taiwan
TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd. - LIGHTS PRECISION SAFETY (Home) (http://www.tyc.com.tw/lan_en/tyc.php)
they also have factories in Mainland China, Thailand, Eastern Europe and even in Middle East

[Jeff N.]

Ah...you did better than me. Here's a bit more it seems.

TYC/Genera is a current Original Equipment supplier to the following customers:
1.Ford
2.International Truck & Engine (a Navistar Company)
3.Suzuki
4.Daimler Truck
5.Toyota Motor Sales

[shogun]

If they are OEM supplier, then they cannot be the worst like the no name products from other countries. I bought a replacement DEPO foglight (also made in Taiwan) for my E36 M3 and it works for more than 1 year without a problem.
Some people said the bracket is less solid that the one from Hella/Bosch, there I cannot comment, as the old bracket I did not need (although it came with the DEPO light new), as only the glass was broken on my Hella. Then I read that some complained that water came in, also this I cannot confirm. If so, then I would have sealed the glass-housing glued area with some silicone.
A new Hella floglights on the Bay costs you around $125, one from TYC 69,60, and what a coincidence, the seller is in Latvia, and TYC has a production facility there. I gues they sell them cheaper in Eastern Europe, based on income and market prices, a clever guy from there found a possibility to get them cheap and sell them on the Bay.
The seller from Latvia also offers the glass only for $25. And even foglight hole covers.
A pair of new depo is offered for $105
From Honglong $ 27 (no name brand from China?)
Just compare on the Bay with search for: bmw e34 foglight