The Official V8 Supercars Thread

[gregbark]

Dr Terry, I agree with your comments about crappy parts that come into the country through numerous means. However that doesn't mean that all Aftermarket parts can be considered crappy. particularly when the OEM's don't make the parts themselves and some comanies that supply them also supply the aftermarket, albeit in different packaging. If you take your products I am sure you consider them as suitable replacements for genuine parts ,as do many Australian parts suppliers. The current ACCC enquiry is all about consumers being aware that they have more rights than the car companies try to portray. They can get their car serviced where they want and with parts of equal or better quality. The Nissan Supercar is trying to convince the public that their parts are better but in actual fact is using parts that are not so called genuine. Do you think they would tell the truth about their parts- I doubt it.

[Dr Terry]

However that doesn't mean that all Aftermarket parts can be considered crappy. particularly when the OEM's don't make the parts themselves and some comanies that supply them also supply the aftermarket, albeit in different packaging. If you take your products I am sure you consider them as suitable replacements for genuine parts ,as do many Australian parts suppliers.

100% correct. I sell a mix of genuine & aftermarket parts & as you say they often come from the same supplier & as you say in different packaging.

I suppose my main beef is with brake parts, because I only sell OEM or equivalent parts & many other suppliers just sell whatever they can get cheapest. Some of cheap crap on the market defies description. The brake hoses I make are fully ADR approved, every component & procedure, both stock & braided style. There are many other brake hoses on the market that are not approved & appear to be very poorly made. These are for sale everywhere !

Dr Terry