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Originally Posted by WVZR-1

They're "real" DelcoRemy packaging but even they mention "PRIVATE BRAND" and in caps. A real quick GOOGLE got this response as to the GM spin-off. GM bought those starters directly from Nippendenso and DelcoRemy was never involved. GM has had a Nippendenso relationship for years. Your eBay guy is stretching things a bit I'd say. The "label" is a dead giveaway that it ain't NOS. The box and the label are sufficient to VOID the NOS claim.

If that label were a GM/AC-Delco with the part# it could be maybe taken to be NOS and it would have a very different label on the starter itself.

http://www.autonews.com/article/2004...es-name-change

What does the BLUE LABEL actually say?

I think the source may be Remy International, Inc. I was told by Remy Engineering in OK, that if I could get approved by the sales dept, they could put the Remy reman starters in any box I wanted, even DelcoRemy. He went on to say that Remy provides different grade levels of reman to "big box" retailers like AutoZone, with their specific labels, i.e. Duraguard, etc.

Having carried the Remy brand for several years now, I have come to believe that the major components have always been new, simply because there was never a core charge/exchange involved and the appearance of the parts.

It doesn't take a giant leap to speculate that Remy may be behind the private Delco Remy label, especially when the link to the new Delco Remy starter (provided by WVZR-1) also includes a photo of a reman unit that has a "Remy International, Inc" watermark.

ZR-1 specific parts have a very limited market, so they may not be around long. SMP made a run of fuel pressure regulators and dropped them after the supply was exhausted. Stant has discontinued manufacturing the ZR-1 specific thermostat..... and the list goes on.