The brand directory is the index of every aftermarket manufacturer we track. Each brand page is a single source of truth for that company's catalog on SPOOLED — the mods they make, where each lands in the owner-rating distribution, links to authorized retailers, and every public build that runs their parts.
What you can find on /brands
- Full catalog — every mod the brand makes that we have a page for, with install count and rating.
- Authorized retailers — direct links so you don't buy a counterfeit through a marketplace listing.
- Aggregate rating — the brand's average across all owner-rated parts. A useful sanity check on companies that have one well-known product and a long tail of weaker ones.
- Builds running their parts — public builds with at least one of the brand's mods installed.
- Recent reviews — the most recent owner reviews of any of the brand's products, in one feed.
Why brands matter (and don't)
Brand reputation matters less than people think and more than people admit. A "good brand" still sells a few products that underperform; a brand most enthusiasts have never heard of can be the right call for a specific application. The way to use the brand directory is not as a buy/avoid signal, but as a way to inspect a whole catalog at once and notice patterns — a brand whose suspension parts rate well but whose intakes don't, for instance, will tell you something useful when you're shopping.
Authorized retailers and counterfeits
Counterfeit performance parts are a real and growing problem, especially for high-value items (turbos, ECUs, MAF housings) on third-party marketplaces. Every mod page links to the brand's official site or a confirmed authorized retailer; those links are platform-affiliate-tagged so a click supports SPOOLED at no cost to you, and — more importantly — gets you a part you can register and warranty.
If you're comparing prices and a third-party listing is meaningfully cheaper than the brand's lowest authorized price, treat that as a red flag. The savings rarely survive a warranty claim.
Brands without pages yet
We add brand pages as members log installs. If a brand isn't in the directory yet, that means no public build on the platform has logged one of its parts — yet. Be the first: log the install on your own build, and the page is generated.