All About Aftermarket/Imitation Crash Parts
April 22, 2017

Regularly, our customers ask us how aftermarket (A/M) car parts are different than OEM parts – here’s our answer:

 

Aftermarket parts ARE

Þ NOT manufactured by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

Þ NOT covered by your original manufacturer’s warranty.

Þ NOT welded together with the same quality as OEM parts.

Þ NOT crash tested.

Þ NOT equivalent to OEM manufacturer parts.

Þ made of metals that are NOT the same thickness as OEM parts.

Þ coated with a cheap-graded primer that affects the final paint finish.

Aftermarket parts WILL

Þ affect the safety and integrity your OEM designed for your vehicle.

Þ diminish the value of your vehicle (affecting trade-in values).

Þ re-engineer the impact and crash absorption of your vehicle.

Þ negatively affect the airbag and restraint systems.

Þ negatively affect your vehicle airbag sensors.

More to know…

Þ Aftermarket parts can be reconditioned parts NOT NEW PARTS.

Þ A reconditioned wheel is a previously DAMAGED wheel that has been repaired and remarketed.

Þ Aftermarket parts can replace cosmetic and structural parts (parts that are necessary to keep you safe!)

Þ Aftermarket windshields WILL NOT withstand the same impact as OEM glass.

 

AFTERMARKET PARTS ARE CHEAPER – MAKING IT COST LESS TO REPAIR YOUR DAMAGED VEHICLE. CHEAP IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER.

 

WHO BENEFITS FROM THE USE OF AFTERMARKET PARTS, YOU OR THE INSURANCE COMPANY?