What are After-Market Parts?
| TOP | It depends on who you ask, according to Nationwide Insurance’s Glossary of terms after market parts are: A vehicle accessory or alteration purchased from a company or vendor other than the manufacturer. In reality there are several types of “aftermarket parts”. There are those that are quality replacement parts for factory originals such as batteries, brakes, shock absorbers, tires etc. These products compete in the open market based upon pricing, quality in performance and product marketing. Then there are the custom optional type products such as engine performance items, wheels, custom body parts, stereos/speakers etc. which also compete based upon pricing, quality in performance and product marketing. Then there are the After market crash parts, also referred to as “Generic Parts”, “Off-Shore Sheet Metal”, “Taiwan Tin”, “Counterfeit Parts” and other such names, which are parts made in Taiwan, and other countries, and not by those who manufactured the vehicle’s original part
