My cars front bumper and hood needed replaced after an accident and my car insurance company required the body shop to use aftermarket parts. Are aftermarket parts as good as OEM parts?
There will always be a lively debate pitting the insurance companies against body shops and OEM part manufacturers. There have been numerous studies conducted that tested the crash-worthiness of aftermarket or non-OEM parts, and both sides of the argument can present their cases effectively. Some studies show little difference in the performance of aftermarket parts as compared to OEM replacement parts, while other studies have shown that certain aftermarket parts did not perform quite as well as OEM parts. The benefit of having a aftermarket parts available is they tend to drive down the cost of OEM parts. This results in lower car insurance costs for all of us, but it always opens the debate to whether using non-OEM parts actually restores your vehicle to “pre-crash” condition. Some body shop technicians have stated that non-OEM parts do not fit as well as OEM parts, and result in more body work being done than is necessary. Some argue that non-OEM parts are a thinner gauge steel tha
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