Help for the car enthusiast
No matter how reliable the brand of your car is, the moment comes when it is necessary to change some detail or mechanism in it. And then the owner of the car has a choice where to buy necessary spare parts? There are a couple of ways to answer this trouble:
- purchase or order of a unique detail directly from the manufacturer or its dealer;
- purchase of a duplicate spare part in a special car accessories store;
- purchase of a fake in the auto parts market.
In fact, the classification of sellers car parts can be divided into two groups:
1) Unique spare parts:
- these are spare parts company logos, which are produced by the production workshops of the automakers themselves;
- or factories supplying spare parts that have contracts with machine manufacturers for the supply of certain components and parts.
2) Duplicate spare parts, who can supplied:
- third-party manufacturers purposefully engaged in the production of certain components and types of parts for specific models popular brands auto;
- automotive parts packers who purchase parts from manufacturers, inspect, resell, and package parts;
- one-day companies selling fake components and low-quality parts.
- 1 Highlights of unique parts
- 1.0.1 1. Parts and assemblies produced in workshops of auto concerns.
- 1.0.2 2. Details and assemblies created at factories supplying spare parts.
- 1.0.3 Video: Counterfeit auto parts
Highlights of unique spare parts
Branded spare parts include:
1. Parts and assemblies produced in workshops of automakers.
Any car that comes off the factory assembly line is equipped with components and branded parts with the logo of this manufacturer. Unique parts hold the highest value, as they include brand usage fees. But not all manufacturers have their own production of all components and parts of cars.
Most of automobile factories is engaged only in the assembly of cars from parts and finished units supplied by second companies, the products of which are subject to strict requirements in terms of quantity, quality and delivery time.
An example of a similar organization of production are:
- German auto giant Daimler AG assembles its own big trucks And cars brand Mercedes creates using components and parts made for him at the factories of Bosch, Hella, Febi;
- famous Japanese companies Honda, Nissan and Toyota entered into a deal for the supply of component parts with MK Kashiyama and FBL.
Any detail is recorded in the spare parts catalog of this car model under its personal number and supplied under this code with the logo of the car assembly company to the consumer market.
2. Details and assemblies created at factories supplying spare parts.
Unique parts produced by automotive parts manufacturers will be able to be supplied not only to the assembly shops of car manufacturers, but also to retailers, dealer centers and specialty stores. Apart from this, various service stations and auto repair shops can be their clients. In this case, the details are supplied with the own logo of the parts manufacturer itself.
Video: Counterfeit auto parts
Features of Duplicate Auto Parts
Duplicates of individual components and parts of different car models are mostly produced by third-party organizations that do not have supply contracts with the manufacturers of these cars. Based on this, there are no strict technical requirements clients. This is the circumstance of the possible differences between the copy and the original in individual executions, despite the fact that they are produced according to factory drawings. Such companies have a personal staff of designers, engineers, technical control and testing laboratories.
Their products undergo the necessary certification before being sold.
The implementation of duplicates produced by third-party organizations will also be available for packaging companies, which do not have own production spare parts, but implement the purchase, sorting, testing and packaging of products, and after that the upcoming implementation. the most famous such companies can be considered Basburg, Klokkerholm, Meyle. Companies that care about reputation maintain a personal quality control department that provides control of packaged products for compliance and quality with technical requirements.
More vulnerable in terms of quality are counterfeit spare parts created by one-day companies in artisanal ways and in small batches, by analogy with the original. Quite often, these are products made in Chinese workshops, on which fake logos are applied.
The main differences between a duplicate and a unique detail
A duplicate may differ from the original in several ways:
The price of the original is much higher than the price of the duplicate. This is perhaps the main circumstance for many motorists who are forced to refuse his order and turn to the search for a duplicate, especially with regard to spare parts for foreign cars made in America and Japan. Fitting a cheaper duplicate to a car instead of a unique part can solve the problem of restoring it, but it also lowers the selling price of the car itself.
Besides, the service life of the unit with the replaced part may be reduced.
2. Quality level
A duplicate is usually inferior to the original in quality, but this statement is not always true for spare parts for Western European and South Korean foreign cars. A lot depends on the manufacturer here.
3. Possibility of choice
assemblies and Genuine Parts have their own personal item number according to the parts catalog and are not subject to transformation, since intended for installations on specific model car. Duplicates are made with the expectation to cover as many car models as possible in order to increase the demand for detail, on the basis of this they provide the client with more wide choose by configuration, other parameters and sizes.
4. Availability
The release of unique spare parts in most cases ends with the cessation of production of cars of this model. Based on this, it becomes impossible to reach branded spare parts for an outdated car model and one has to involuntarily take a duplicate, which is much freer from the actions of car manufacturers. In stores that sell duplicate spare parts, it is almost always possible to find the right part.
5. Warranty period
For unique details, manufacturers give guarantees for up to 1 year, while duplicates are delivered without warranty obligations with rare exceptions, not exceeding 3-6 months.
Video: AISIN - spare parts for foreign cars from Japan
Whose duplicate parts are better?
Of the many manufacturers of spare parts for Japanese foreign cars in Russian Federation more than 30 companies became known. Among them, the popularity rating by product quality is controlled by:
Enterprise 555 is the largest supplier of components and steering systems and suspension units to the assembly shops of all well-known Japanese automakers. Spare parts with its logo can be found on models and different types Japanese cars ranging from small cars to trucks and SUVs. The high popularity of spare parts of this company served as a circumstance mass production fakes in Taiwan and China, which spread everywhere after that.
The plant protects its own products from fakes with a special hologram.
This company is known as one of the favorites in the supply brake cylinders, gearboxes, clutch and hydraulic system parts, oil pumps. The partners of the company are, apart from Japanese concerns, automobile plants in the US and Europe, such as Ford, Volvo and Saab.
The popular products of this company, represented by duplicate parts and transmission mechanisms, suspension systems, power unit And steering, meets the requirements of the Western quality standard ISO 9002, confirmed by the corresponding certificate.
The main manufacturer of quality shock absorbers not only for Japanese cars. The production capacity of the plant reaches 3.5 million units per month, which forms a quarter of the entire global shock absorber market. The level of quality is supported by the presence of international certificates for products.
The company creates certified products, represented by a wide range of different filters for all types of cars Japanese made, taking into account the requirements of Western standards.
Among manufacturers of spare parts for South Korean cars The most famous companies are:
The company belongs to the group Hyundai companies KIA and is engaged in the production of duplicate spare parts for Korean stamps cars. The company's products cover a wide range of popular Supplies such as spark plugs, drive belts, fuel, oil and air filters, pads brake discs, bearings, etc.
The company with its own history is known as a supplier of undercarriage components not only to South Korean, but also to american stamps cars. The company's product range includes more than one and a half thousand items.
The South Korean plant specializes in the manufacture of excellent various kits and clutch parts for spare parts for machines.
The company is known for producing excellent automotive optics and lighting fixtures.
Under the logo and the common name, there are a couple of companies specializing in the production of spare parts for South Korean cars in various directions and covering So a wide range of accessories.
Top Truck Parts Companies
On domestic market These include:
The company supplies spare parts for trucks, among which mufflers, suspension and brake elements are the most in demand. Production differs in the rich democratic prices and assortment.
2. Craft (Lithuania)
The company's products can be found in any specialty auto parts store, especially in the bearings section.
3. Cojali (Spain)
Details and clutch system and braking mechanisms on different models trucks is the main specialization of the company.
4. Dayco (USA)
The brand of this company is in the TOP-5 of the best drive belts in the world, used in trucks, despite the fact that the range of spare parts created is much wider, and their popularity in the distant past crossed American borders.
As a rule, all motorists are divided into two groups. These are those who believe that it is necessary to buy spare parts for a car from the manufacturer, and those who do not think so. For example, drivers of the second group buy duplicate spare parts for Japanese cars without remorse and successfully operate them. People from the first group are surprised and skeptical about these extravagances, believing that such details will not last long. Is it really?
original spare parts
What are original spare parts? It turns out that most of the manufacturers are only assemblers of cars, and they order spare parts for their own on the side. Of course, the car factory puts forward a number of stringent requirements for the manufacturer, who assembles parts for their own cars. The manufacturing concern arranges a tender, sets delivery dates, rhythm, etc. In a word, it monitors this process in every possible way and takes responsibility for the car components.
The production of original spare parts is approximately as follows. The company that wins the tender receives the TOR, which specifies the main parameters of the future product, the timing of its creation, etc. The supplier, in turn, manufactures the parts and sends them either to the warehouses of car dealerships or to the assembly line.
It is worth remembering that manufacturers of original spare parts of the same automobile concern there may be several. For example, they put on headlights and other components made by her official partners. Have been working for more than a few years well-known firms Bosch and Nella.
By law, the automaker is obliged to provide the market with original components for ten years from the date of issue. At the same time, the companies that manufacture parts for them may change. The automaker has the right to decide for himself who he trusts with the assembly of spare parts.
As mentioned above, manufacturers of original spare parts supply products not only to assembly lines and warehouses of the automaker, but also directly to stores or dealer services. All original spare parts must be sold with the logo of the automaker.
duplicates
They are manufactured at enterprises that do not have an agreement with the automaker. This usually happens in the following way. A duplicating company buys an assembly or part, disassembles it, and reassembles a part of its own production. And it turns out it is often much better than the original.
Even more to say, OEMs today need to think about the future. Their bread is being taken more and more often by duplicate producers who have realized the importance of quality and overall product availability. Previously, they sought to stand on a par with original spare parts manufacturers, proving that they can do just as well. Today they don't have to. The duplicates are more and more valuable and they are being bought up like never before.
Any duplicate parts store is experiencing unprecedented consumer demand today. It seems that people, having learned the truth that duplicates do not worse than the original, broke the barrier that fettered the masses, and rushed to buy spare parts at a low price. Although there are also many supporters of the purchase of original spare parts.
OK it's all over Now. We hope that this article turned out to be useful and in some way revealed the veil of secrecy hovering over such concepts as duplicate, fake and original.
There are four types of spare parts with which you can repair a foreign car of any mass brand - original, duplicates, contract and auto-disassembly. These four classes of auto parts are arranged in order of cost reduction: the most affordable spare parts were already in use - contracted in Japan, and "auto-dismantling" in Russia. Two classes of new parts, packed in boxes with company logos, have their strong supporters and opponents. Some drivers, following familiar auto mechanics, passionately prove that only original parts can be installed, while others assure that it is better to save money, because both originals and duplicates are made at the same factory. NGS.AVTO correspondent Mark Volkov found out from market experts what duplicate spare parts are, how much cheaper and worse they are than original ones.
What is a duplicate
According to Exist, there are three types of duplicate parts. The first type is produced by the partner factory of the car manufacturer. It should be understood that most modern cars are not produced in one place - even the largest corporations, like Toyota or Volkswagen, have hundreds of partners around the world supplying parts for the company's assembly line.
Many partner factories, concluding a contract for the supply of parts, say, for a Toyota conveyor, simultaneously acquire licenses for the production of the same parts, but not with the Toyota nameplate, but under their own brand.
“Until recently, car manufacturers would issue a license for the production of competing parts only a few years after the start of the sale of original ones, but in last years there has been a trend of “tacit consent” to parallel sales of non-originals,” said Sergey Nefedov, head of the sales department of the Novosibirsk office of Exist.
The second type of duplicates is produced by independent factories that have bought licenses from automakers without prior cooperation. According to experts, in such cases it also happens that an independent plant manages to achieve even more High Quality parts than those supplied to the conveyor of the global auto giant.
The third type of duplicates are produced without a manufacturer's license (often in Asian countries), and the quality often suffers in such cases.
Six times cheaper
The main attractive feature of duplicate auto parts is their price - even duplicates of the first type (issued by a partner of an auto concern under its own brand) are on average 2 or more times cheaper than original parts. For example, according to experts, the original oil Toyota filter for the Corolla model (about 2005), made in Japan, costs 440 rubles. An identical original filter made outside of Japan will cost 195 rubles. Duplicate filter price good quality, released in Japan (brand Micra), - 132 rubles.
A duplicate Chinese filter of “medium quality” from MV-Parts costs only 76 rubles, i.e. 5.8 times smaller than the original with the Toyota nameplate.
As examples of high quality duplicates, Sergei Nefedov named Boge, Sachs and Bilstein, which produce parts for Volkswagen cars.
To bet or not to bet
Technical experts urge to install original parts whenever possible, but also allow reasonable savings with the help of duplicates. Gennady Evgrashin, director of the 7 Keys service station network, is sure that the best thing for a car is an original spare part. But you can also put duplicates produced by the same plant that supplies parts for the automaker's conveyor.
“The quality is not much different, but the price is much. For example, the original hub on a Mercedes or Volvo costs 12,000 rubles, and a duplicate one costs about 6,000. They will most likely walk the same way. This is especially true in light of the fact that it is better to change many parts in a car in pairs. The savings are serious. In addition, many Novosibirsk drivers are accustomed to changing their car every 3 years. With this style of consumption, duplicates seem the best option", says the expert.
Gennady Evgrashin named Bosch, KYB, Gates, TRW, Lucas, SKS, Koni, Sachs, and others as an example of reliable duplicate manufacturers.
To find the right part in a huge assortment of global manufacturers, it is better to use the VIN number of the car. This number helps to identify the car as accurately as possible and not to confuse it with many modifications (especially if the model is mass-produced and built on a single base with a number of others). Using the VIN number, a search is made in the catalogs of both original and branded duplicate parts. According to Exist, delivery times for "duplicates" and "originals" are often the same.
The issue of choosing auto parts for many owners of foreign cars is a complex and painful one. Whenever it's time for repairs, the car enthusiast has to choose between original parts and cheaper analogues (or, as they are also called, copies, duplicates, non-original parts).
The problem is that the price of original products is quite high, usually it is several times higher than the cost of inexpensive analogues. Buying an original sometimes hurts the car owner’s wallet, and therefore there is a desire to somehow save money, but without much risk to the quality of the repair.
Savings, and tangible, in the matter of buying spare parts, are indeed possible. However, in order to understand how to save money when choosing parts for a foreign car, you should clearly understand how original auto parts differ from non-original ones.
3 types of spare parts
The main thing to understand is that there are 3 main types of car parts:
- - original;
- - non-original;
- - counterfeit.
Counterfeit is special kind products, which is highly undesirable to use when repairing a foreign car. Counterfeit parts are the most outright fakes (both original and non-original parts). They are of very mediocre quality. low term services. Moreover, they, as a rule, fail or are destroyed directly during operation, and at the most unexpected moment.
The danger of counterfeit lies in the fact that these products are sold in packaging either similar to that used by trusted manufacturers, or completely identical. Conclusion: you should never choose spare parts by packaging - anything can be inside.
original spare parts
So, we come to the main thing: we compare original spare parts and non-original ones. In what way are they different?
Genuine parts are auto parts that are manufactured either directly by a car factory (for example, Toyota Motor Corporation), or under the license of this plant (when Toyota orders the manufacture of spare parts from another enterprise - its partner). Fundamentally, such parts are no different, since their production is carried out using the same technology (including quality control). So, you can be completely confident in the practicality and reliability of original spare parts.
True, there is one caveat. The fact is that the factories of the same Toyota are located in different countries peace. This means that the production of original auto parts takes place at enterprises of different levels (for example, the level of production in the United States, of course, is higher than the quality that Turkish enterprises provide). Country of origin matters, although production is always licensed and controlled by Toyota.
Now we list the key features of "originality":
- - The presence of branded packaging - original products are supplied only in packaging containing recognizable signs of corporate identity (at the same time, individual features may vary in different countries).
- - The presence of a sticker with a barcode on the package is a mandatory element, which is always accompanied by the name of the automaker and the country of origin (Made in Thailand, for example).
- - Availability original code on the sticker (usually it consists of 10 or 12 digits).
An additional sign, which, unfortunately, is not found in all original spare parts, is the factory marking on the part itself (for example, it may be the name of the manufacturer).
Non-original auto parts
Non-original spare parts are produced by various enterprises (including partners of car factories). These products are not intended for the conveyor, and the production technology may differ slightly from that required by the car factory. That is, the manufacturer may or may not comply with Toyota requirements when manufacturing certain auto parts. car factory, at the same time, does not bear any responsibility for the quality of such parts.
As we see, non-original spare parts- the class is rather heterogeneous. Among them there are both exact analogies of the originals, and details that are quite different from the "relatives".
The issue is seriously complicated by the fact that all over the world there are many enterprises that produce auto parts for various foreign cars - and the level of production is different everywhere. Therefore, it is recommended to buy non-originals only from well-known enterprises, large enough and well-known. Such companies, as a rule, value their reputation and try to fully comply with the requirements of the automaker.
Original spare parts
There is another - win-win - way to save money on buying spare parts for a foreign car. It consists in buying original used parts. Such products are presented in a wide range in our online store.
Bu spare parts are parts that are removed from dismantled foreign cars. At a car disassembly, workers disconnect various parts, check their condition, sort them, and put them up for sale. At the same time, each detail is evaluated, but, in any case, the price of used products is much lower than the cost of new auto parts (with comparable quality).
In the Toyota spare parts catalog you can find both new and used parts for car repair.
The problem of choosing spare parts sooner or later confronts the owner of any car. Is it worth it to overpay for original parts or is it better to buy cheaper ones made by third-party companies? This question is asked by many motorists, especially those for whom an extra thousand rubles is a very tangible amount.
In what cases does it make sense to save, and when such savings can turn into a disaster?
First of all, let's try to divide auto parts into three groups - original spare parts, duplicates and counterfeit.
As you know, spare parts used by the car manufacturer on the assembly line are called original. That is, these are the actual details that
which were on your car at the time of purchase. It is obvious that such parts will best suit your vehicle and provide optimal performance.
Note that “originality” does not mean at all that the parts are manufactured at the factories of the car manufacturer. For example, Bosch spark plugs are supplied to the assembly lines of many companies such as BMW, Volvo, Daimler-Chrysler and others. That is, when you buy a spark plug with a branded BMW hologram, this means that this part was made at the Bosch factory, sent to assembly plant BMW, where it most likely passed an additional check, after which it was packed and sent for sale. Obviously, in the store it will cost more than the same Bosch candle, but without the logo of the automobile concern. And the quality, of course, is the same for both parts. IN this case The hologram serves only as an additional degree of protection against forgery.
It is a completely different matter when it comes to the so-called "duplicates". Often they are confused with counterfeit (i.e. fake) parts, and this is completely wrong. Duplicates are produced under license car company, and their quality is usually controlled by the specialists of this company. Most often, duplicates have a lower cost, and a smaller resource compared to the originals. However, they are relatively safe. Many motorists prefer to buy inexpensive duplicates, since their price / quality ratio is sometimes quite good. However, branded service centers often do not treat such spare parts very well and may refuse to warranty repair, if it is believed that the cause of the failure was a part of a third-party manufacturer.
Finally, the last category of auto parts, which, unfortunately, is the most widely represented on our market, is counterfeit parts, that is, simply speaking, fakes. Such parts can be distinguished by the poor quality of the packaging, careless manufacturing, grammatical errors in the inscriptions and other signs that in our country are usually associated with the “Made in China” mark. Of course, not all Chinese spare parts are fake, just as not all counterfeit products are made in China (Russian maters can also assemble generators in the garage). Be that as it may, the use of such spare parts is dangerous for the life of both the driver himself and those around him, and even low price can't justify it. In addition, due to Low quality one part can fail a whole expensive unit, and penny savings will result in significant repair costs.
You can install such spare parts on your car only in one case - if the breakdown occurred on the highway, and there is simply nowhere to buy high-quality spare parts. In this case, even a fake part can help bring the car to the nearest service center or an auto parts store.
Most reliable way do not fall victim to scammers, and do not buy a fake under the guise of an original part - buy spare parts only in trusted stores that value their reputation and carefully control the quality of the goods sold.
