loewent via CarKB.com wrote:
> been thinking about this some more, and it kinda got me going a little.
> Honda really takes us to the cleaners on parts from the dealerships.
>
> We have to remember that we are after OEM Quality, not just OEM. I work in
> the automotive manufacturing industry. We order parts from the OEM suppliers
> such as MGM Brakes, CE Niehoff for alternators, and Nippon Denso for
> alternators and starters. Countless others that are undoubtedly used across
> the industry, regardless of whether a vehicle is made by Honda or by Chrysler.
>
>
> By the way, we operate a 'service parts' division. By far it is the MOST
> profitable division in our company, and we mark the parts up like crazy! I
> doubt Honda is doing anything different than this.
>
> However, what Honda does is do a little more research, and a little more
> followup. Their OEM suppliers must meet their stringent PPM defect standards,
> and they do pay more for their parts. The tradeoff being that the domestics
> and other cheapies pay less, for less reliable parts.

does that mean that oem manufacturers put same-looking parts into the
after-market supply chain that /don't/ meet honda standards?

>
> I don't see a problem with going to a retailer like Maximumautoparts.com or
> Rockauto.com, as they specify the vendor of the parts. A little research
> will render this information quite quickly under the hood of your honda,
> check out the brand names and part numbers. Match them up on the website,
> and you should be getting an 'aftermarket' OEM part. In other words, not
> from the dealer...
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Terry in Winnipeg.
>
> loewent wrote:
>> maximumautoparts.com
>>
>> parts from the original OEM supplier.
>>
>> t
>>
>>> For OEM parts at good prices, see the list at
>>> http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id9.html
>> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>>>> Any ideas for websites that sell Honda after market oem
>>>> parts at good prices?
>