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I heard these are made for AZ by Bosch?
Who makes Duralast (Autozone) spark plug wires?
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Either way it's a budget lineup. I always recommend oem wires.
Always OEM wires
I have always used "budget" spark plug wires and never had any issues.
Not sure who makes them but they should work fine.
Not sure who makes them but they should work fine.
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I installed the Duralast wires for my SL2 over 25k miles ago. No problems. I use a good amount of dielectric grease and take good care with installation. I have removed/installed plugs a few times since then with no problems at all. Good deal for $15
Look around, you might be able to find a higher quality OEM plug wires for slightly more.
Went to Oriellys and their cheapest (OmniSpark) wires where $20 Rockauto had AC Delco "professional" for $26.
You can get a lot better quality many times for slightly more.
Went to Oriellys and their cheapest (OmniSpark) wires where $20 Rockauto had AC Delco "professional" for $26.
You can get a lot better quality many times for slightly more.
certainly it is always a safe bet to use OEM. that being said, I have always used "aftermarket" with good results. I just bought some Taylor 8mm for my Cougar. nice wires. Bosch on my truck; KEM's on my boat.
For plug wires I make one of four choices
1- OEM (new)
2- aftermarket - NGK
3- performance (with actual ignition upgrades and non-OEM Redline) - Magnecor
4- 2 sets of used OEM plug wires from junkyard ... Use one from the 2nd set if issues with the 1st.
The NGK's are at least as good as the OEM; often better in some way. As "Hot Rod" as necessary with an essentially stock motor.
Taylor, MOROSO, even ACCEL make a decent aftermarket ignition wire set; the problem being they are not better than the NGK nor as good as the Magnecor. If you want "the best" for road or off-road/track use, Magnecor is *the only* ignition wire to consider.
1- OEM (new)
2- aftermarket - NGK
3- performance (with actual ignition upgrades and non-OEM Redline) - Magnecor
4- 2 sets of used OEM plug wires from junkyard ... Use one from the 2nd set if issues with the 1st.
The NGK's are at least as good as the OEM; often better in some way. As "Hot Rod" as necessary with an essentially stock motor.
Taylor, MOROSO, even ACCEL make a decent aftermarket ignition wire set; the problem being they are not better than the NGK nor as good as the Magnecor. If you want "the best" for road or off-road/track use, Magnecor is *the only* ignition wire to consider.
I had some Duralast wires. One of them was bad out of the box. It took me a long time to figure it out because it had continuity. I finally checked resistance and it had about 3x the resistance of the other three wires.
I typically get Autolite or NGK.
I typically get Autolite or NGK.
Originally Posted By: jmsjags
I have always used "budget" spark plug wires and never had any issues.
I've had issues with aftermarket wires. Even Belden, who makes Motorcraft aren't as good as Motorcraft wires! I had Autolite Professional and Belden go around 80K miles. Only reason I don't have the original Motorcraft wires, even at 230K is because a stupid mechanic threw them out.
I have always used "budget" spark plug wires and never had any issues.
I've had issues with aftermarket wires. Even Belden, who makes Motorcraft aren't as good as Motorcraft wires! I had Autolite Professional and Belden go around 80K miles. Only reason I don't have the original Motorcraft wires, even at 230K is because a stupid mechanic threw them out.
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