Parking brake shoe questions

[EniGmA1987]

One of my friends was DDing for the night and ended up driving with the parking brake on for quite a long time. THe parking brake is now completely used up and doesnt work at all anymore so I need to replace it. Service at the dealer will cost me almost $400, so I figure Ill do this one myself. In looking around online I see a few options for a replacement shoe. Infiniti Parts Online has what looks to be OEM replacement for $85, Auto Parts Warehouse has 3 options to choose from and all look like aftermarket brands ranging from $22.50 - $64.25. Does anyone know what difference there would be from a cheaper brand? To me it seems like they are all just parking brake shoe's and they will either keep the car in place when parked or it wont. So I dont understand how one brand can be $22 while another is $64 for the same thing. There has to be some difference I am missing right?

http://www.infinitipartsonline.com/part ... nent=SHOES
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/I ... l?loc=Rear
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/I ... est+Seller
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/I ... 07830.html


Of those, Centric is the one brand name I know and is a very popular brand and known to be good. So even though their replacement shoe is by far the cheapest, it still should be perfectly fine right?

[merlinq2]

One of my friends was DDing for the night and ended up driving with the parking brake on for quite a long time. THe parking brake is now completely used up and doesnt work at all anymore so I need to replace it. Service at the dealer will cost me almost $400, so I figure Ill do this one myself. In looking around online I see a few options for a replacement shoe. Infiniti Parts Online has what looks to be OEM replacement for $85, Auto Parts Warehouse has 3 options to choose from and all look like aftermarket brands ranging from $22.50 - $64.25. Does anyone know what difference there would be from a cheaper brand? To me it seems like they are all just parking brake shoe's and they will either keep the car in place when parked or it wont. So I dont understand how one brand can be $22 while another is $64 for the same thing. There has to be some difference I am missing right?

http://www.infinitipartsonline.com/part ... nent=SHOES
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/I ... l?loc=Rear
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/I ... est+Seller
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/I ... 07830.html


Of those, Centric is the one brand name I know and is a very popular brand and known to be good. So even though their replacement shoe is by far the cheapest, it still should be perfectly fine right?

Stick with OEM, that would be my advice. The difference is hard to tell as you will never get a detailed specification from anyone. It is a parking brake and doubles as an E brake, I would stick with oem and do the work yourself.

Good luck