07' XC90 front strut bolts...

[chitownV]

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To be honest, in most cases regardless of parts being replaced the OE nuts and bolts seem to be of higher quality. Have always reused those bolt. Mechanics I've seen and worked with just impact those on and no torque wrench ever. Seen some FCP videos where I thought they should use a torque wrench but didn't. My Service Manager at Acura would say of many things "have you ever seen those fail" . If my memory serves me right, at the time he already had 25 years of wrenching experience.

I too will buy original bolts if I can. The issue with the Honda/Acura bolts is they rust & corrode easily. Adding new factory bolt hardware is always part of the job since the bolts may need to be cut or liquified for removal.

One thing I had encountered was iPd has the wrong axle bolts for the XC90 3.2 & V8 (same axles). The axle bolts iPd uses has the non-threaded part which doesn’t give enough threads to tighten all the way, so the non-threaded part starts to screw into the axle threads, damaging them. I messaged iPd about this issue and sent pics, but they didn’t change the listing fitment. I went back to OE Volvo after and bought it at FCP for their lifetime replacement.

[MoVolvos]

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To be honest, in most cases regardless of parts being replaced the OE nuts and bolts seem to be of higher quality. Have always reused those bolt. Mechanics I've seen and worked with just impact those on and no torque wrench ever. Seen some FCP videos where I thought they should use a torque wrench but didn't. My Service Manager at Acura would say of many things "have you ever seen those fail" . If my memory serves me right, at the time he already had 25 years of wrenching experience.

I too will buy original bolts if I can. The issue with the Honda/Acura bolts is they rust & corrode easily. Adding new factory bolt hardware is always part of the job since the bolts may need to be cut or liquified for removal.

One thing I had encountered was iPd has the wrong axle bolts for the XC90 3.2 & V8 (same axles). The axle bolts iPd uses has the non-threaded part which doesn’t give enough threads to tighten all the way, so the non-threaded part starts to screw into the axle threads, damaging them. I messaged iPd about this issue and sent pics, but they didn’t change the listing fitment. I went back to OE Volvo after and bought it at FCP for their lifetime replacement.

The devil is in the details for sure.