I was searching for a part that isn’t a standard item, and I ended up searching in English.
I kept diving deeper and deeper across borders.
Thirty minutes pass, then an hour, and time just keeps slipping away… I find myself thinking “maybe I should just give up…” more than once.
Then I hear Coach Anzai saying, “If you give up, the game is over…”
OEM parts are impossible to discuss without images. And the part number is crucial too—you have to clear availability, pricing, everything.
Usually they turn up pretty quick, but they’re discontinued more often than not.
In recent years, manufacturers might be phasing out single part numbers in favor of better cross-compatibility.
Just when I was about to give up… I found it—a weird site.
To put it simply, it’s a site that does a better job searching overseas parts catalogs than the original.
The catalog search is pretty useless on its own, so this was incredibly helpful.
I found the part I needed, and as a bonus I discovered some great sites along the way—all that time spent searching was worth it (*’ω’*)
The information I gathered without giving up will definitely come in handy down the road. Phew, glad that worked out.
