Quote Originally Posted by gregbark View Post
Nissan have got a nerve promoting their car as "Stranger Danger" alluding to non Genuine parts sold in the market. I bet that car doesn't have too many so called Genuine parts fitted to it. What a slap for all those Aftermarket companies that produce parts, have them fitted and then pay out lots of money in sponsorship for this Nissan car. The ACCC enquiry into the industry will shake some of these urban myths over what is genuine and more importantly who can service your car and have access to the imformation required to complete that service. After all it is your car, you paid for it and you should be able to get it serviced.
I agree 100% with what you say Greg, but I do think that the OEMs should have exclusivity to some parts at least early in the vehicles life.

What I'm getting at is, the OEM spends $millions developing a certain product. It might be a body panel or a front suspension component, but the fact is, they really should have the rights to their own design, until say the end of warranty. At that time any manufacturer can then make an equivalent replacement part.

What annoys me is the low end crappy (usually Chinese) parts that flood the market, that in many cases are downright dangerous. A good case in point are brake pads. The OEM has to spend big $$$ to meet performance criteria & then satisfy any relevant ADRs, but anybody can import cheap pads (made out of cardboard or similar) which don't have to pass any tests at all & can be sold to the retail customer for him to fit to the family car.

Dr Terry