Front Lower Control Arm (Left) for BYD Qin PLUS, OE 12832982-00

The left, at the front and on the lower position. Side here is read from the driver's seat facing forward. Front lower arms are handed, so the left one will not bolt up on the right even though the two look similar across a bench. Work out which arm you are replacing before ordering, and if you are doing both sides, order the right hand arm as well under its own OE number rather than buying this listing twice.

Two tiers are priced on this page. The Original/Genuine arm is the one BYD supplies for this OE number. The Aftermarket arm is a parallel production of the same fitment, matched to the same OE number on this page. Both are listed as new and both appear in the same fitment table, so the choice is about budget rather than about whether it will go on the car. If you are replacing arms in pairs, keep both sides on the same tier so the car sits evenly.

It may well be DAEA-2904010, which is the other reference for this arm. Suspension parts pick up road dirt and rust, so a wire brush across the stamped area usually brings the digits back before you can read them properly. Take the whole string down. If it matches neither of the two we offer, send a photograph of the stamping and the label through the quote route on this page and we will check it against the OE number.

This one is safety critical, and we would say have it fitted by a qualified workshop. A front lower arm carries the wheel and takes braking and cornering loads, and its mountings are torqued to set figures that we do not publish here. Alignment also has to be checked once the arm is on the car. If you are buying for your own vehicle rather than for a garage, arrange the fitting before the part arrives so the car is not left standing.

The delivery time is 8 to 28 days, from order to door. Keep both in mind when you book the car in, because a car on axle stands waiting for a suspension part is an expensive way to wait. Ask through the quote route on this page if you need the dates checked first. The shipping cost for your country is shown on this page and confirmed at checkout before you pay.

Metal, supplied new. A metal arm means the bushes and the ball joint are the parts that usually decide when it is replaced, so look at those on the old arm once it is off the car. Check the OE number stamped on the old part against the OE number listed here before you fit this one, since that is the surest way to confirm it is the right arm for your car.