How to identify car original parts
At present, people live a prosperous life and live and work in peace and contentment. Cars have become a necessary means of transportation for people. However, when we use cars, it is inevitable that there will be damage. However, whether we go to the brand service station (4S shop) for maintenance or repair in the comprehensive repair factory. Or the price of accessories purchased online varies, the quality is uneven, and what is even worse is to deceive the car owner Xiaobai by shoddy. In order to prevent car owners from falling into the pit, let me share with you how to identify the original parts.
First of all, we must first understand the classification of auto parts on the market. Generally speaking, it is mainly divided into four categories: genuine original parts, OEM accessories, brand parts and dismantled (refurbished) parts.
Genuine original parts: accessories with the car company's LOGO, anti-counterfeiting mark, production date of the certificate, etc. produced by the accessories manufacturer authorized by the automobile OEM.
OEM accessories: accessories companies that cooperate with car companies or accessories companies that have been authorized to produce now expired accessories have the same specifications, but do not have the LOGO of car companies, such as Koito, Bosch, Fuyao, etc.
Brand parts: It is what we usually refer to as sub-factory parts. Individual manufacturers have their own trademarks, such as Antarctica, and there are also counterfeit goods such as Sanwu products and high imitations produced by small workshops.
Car dismantling parts: As the name suggests, they are the parts dismantled from accident cars, scrapped cars, and black cars. Some of them are even bought from old parts recyclers and then repaired and refurbished.
So how do we identify the quality of accessories?
Check whether the trademark signs are complete, the original packaging quality is very good, and most of the trademarks have anti-counterfeiting codes and labels with bright colors. Observing the quality of the accessories, the original sheet metal parts are thick, smooth and have a good texture, and the welding point positions are meticulous in workmanship, and the weight of the accessories is not much different from the original car. The plastic parts such as the front bumper, the middle grille, the headlights and other plastic parts are pure and original parts. Looking at the size of the accessories, the accessories produced by the main engine factory are the same as the original car accessories, and the gaps on both sides after installation are the same. The accessories copied by the subsidiary factory will have different sizes due to different molds. Check whether the glued parts are loose, and look at the components composed of two or more parts. The parts are press-fitted, glued or welded, and no looseness is allowed between them, such as the oil pump plunger and the adjustment arm. It is combined by pressing; the clutch driven wheel and the steel plate are combined by riveting; the friction plate and the steel plate are connected by riveting or gluing; the skeleton of the paper filter element and the filter paper are made by gluing; electrical The wire ends of the device are made by welding. What kind of parts does the repair shop usually replace for us?
The editor has dealt with the repair shop for many years, and summarizes the following points: the old repair shop pays attention to repeat customers and reputation, and the vehicles repaired at their own expense will not be described in the owner's wishes. For the original price, the old repair shop can't offend the insurance company): the front bumper and fender are brand parts; the grille, doors, and headlights generally use the better accessories in the market, dismantled parts or even original parts ( Note: the middle net of the auxiliary factory is easy to fade and rust, the door of the auxiliary factory will corrode from the inside to the outside after half a year, and the headlights of the auxiliary factory are easy to yellow in summer. The quality of the non-damaged car parts is very good); the chassis suspension also has The instrument panel is replaced with brand parts; structural parts such as airbag components and longitudinal beams are replaced with high imitation accessories. There is no doubt that all ordinary small repair shops have more brand parts.
The above are some small methods on "how to identify auto parts". In the future, car owners will avoid being trapped by unscrupulous repair shops when they repair their cars.
