Hi, does anyone know who is the steering box OEM for a 2004 Discovery 2?

I've seen a few posts saying that Adwest is the OEM, but lrdirect is selling a Bearmach unit described as OEM

thats because bearmach ,britpart sell oem and genuine as well as pattern ,your suppliers get theit parts whole sale from above and all makes,

A mate of mine just picked a new Adwest one up of ebay for £ 215 !!!.

I bought an Adwest one, which I was told was " OEM ".

Del.

Adwest is oem in fact a new box from land rover comes with adwest on tag instead of land rover.

Thanks guys

Now if only I can remember where I saw them for sale for about 275 quid with the drop arm, I thought it was Paddocks but they are only listing units for the older models, 2Axxxxxxx, but I need a 3Axxxxxxx

sastek said:

Hi, does anyone know who is the steering box OEM for a 2004 Discovery 2?

I've seen a few posts saying that Adwest is the OEM, but lrdirect is selling a Bearmach unit described as OEM

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OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer and is often used by suppliers and manufacturers of parts. It DOES NOT necessarily mean that these manufacturers supply parts to Land Rover - it is usually taken to mean that these manufacturers supply parts to the Automotive industry in general - not just Land Rover.

OE, standing for Original Equipment, is the only accurate description applied to proper, original-standard LR parts.

Throughout a production run all car manufacturers buy their parts from a variety of manufacturers, so on the subject of steering boxes, Adwest may well be on the panel of suppliers to LR, but your car could have one of perhaps 4 different boxes depending on what LR was buying or had deliveries from on the day of the fabrication of your actual vehicle.

Car manufacturers use a method called "Just In Time" (JIT) parts supply. This means that as cars are being built, the parts for those cars are being delivered at the side door of the production line the the car-maker doesn't hold huge and expensive stocks of parts.

They have computer links between their production line and the parts suppliers, so the parts are delivered just before they are put into the cars. This means to ensure smooth supply a panel of suppliers are contracted on a JIT basis to supply Land Rover.


Also bear in mind that the likes of Bearmach, Britpart and Almakes are just wholesalers, buying their parts from wherever is the best deal at any given time.

I have just been talking to Adwest and they are indeed the manufacturer for landrover boxes.

I have ordered a new one and it will be made in a couple of days, they dont stock, just make to order.

It has also been modified to improve the seal system.

very helpful people.