Gates vs Quicksilver belts?
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Gates vs Quicksilver belts?
Anyone using the Napa Gates brand serpentine belts on their engines? Wondering if they are good belts or should I pay twice the price for the OE Quicksilver belt?
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I have always used Gates or Napa belts. They are about 1/4-1/2 of the price Merc wants and more easily obtainable at automotive stores. More than likely Gates makes the Merc belts.
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gates, depending on how many hours and how long it sits, i get a new one each year and use the old one as an emergency spare...it's cheap insurance, i hear stories that over time as they sit under tension over the winter that they "learn" that position, then can fray quickly when heated up.