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The Hazards of Counterfeit Automobile Parts
When purchasing automobile parts, you are making the assumption that the parts are original. Unfortunately, the growth of counterfeit auto parts is harming the auto supply industry, the overall U.S. economy, and puts drivers and passengers in extreme danger. What can be done about the problem? Consumer awareness! Let’s explore the effect of fake car parts on American life.
What exactly is a fake part? Is it an inferior branded item or something completely different? Counterfeiters are ‘wise’ in that they do not create and market a low cost alternative brand, instead they copy well known existing brands. The Jeep parts you purchase may come in a package that is nearly identical to the one marketed by DaimlerChrysler, but only the package is the same: the product you are purchasing is of an inferior quality [not equaling manufacturer specifications] that can damage your car. Reports about counterfeit brake pads have circulated for years; deaths attributed to accidents involving fake parts have been recorded.
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Finding Automotive Brake Pads And Rotors
Finding part of your car can be a difficult task. You can also be time consuming and get extremely expensive, depending on what sort of car you have. Certain brands are much cheaper to run and repair than others.
There are various good sites on the Internet however which specialise in Automotive brake pads and rotors amongst other specific types of car parts. If you shop on the Internet, be aware that the shop does not have to maintain a large walk-in store and this is one of the main reasons why shopping on the Internet can get a lot cheaper.
You will also be a lot more likely to find exactly what you want. Simply type in your keywords into a search engine including the name and not a number of the part you need, should yield you are large quantity of results. However, if you are not comfortable with buying on the Internet, there are various other ways to get your car parts although it can be more time consuming and more expensive under most circumstances.
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Counterfeit Automotive Parts
A customer sent me an email saying that a part we sold was $70.00 dollars higher than the same part he found it on eBay®.
I had to look into this.
The part in question, a headlight switch for an Audi A6, we sell as an Original Equipment part, meaning it was from Audi, in the Audi box. Not from one of our OEM/OES part manufacture.
The part on eBay® looked the same in the pictures so how could this be? How could they be that much cheaper?
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