Is India a global hub for fake auto parts? - Team-BHP

deepaktpatil · 19th September 2007, 14:08

Rediff has posted this article where it claims that India is becoming a hub for auto parts.

India, a global hub for fake auto parts

I think this is a serious problem, now how do we make sure that the components we buy are original and not fake. Any advise, recommendations?

speedmiester · 19th September 2007, 14:58

Yes we do find a lot of spurious auto parts in India. Best way is to buy the parts at the authorised spare parts dealer itself.

dhinu_s · 19th September 2007, 15:07

thats rite ,always buy from company appointed stockists or dealers to be on the safer side ...........

jkdas · 19th September 2007, 15:18

Good, we overtook China
Buy from the company service centers to avoid getting yourself fake products

theMAG · 19th September 2007, 15:28

I'm curious how Mercedes-Benz bought fake parts into its US warehouse

deepaktpatil · 19th September 2007, 15:45

The question here is do authorized service centers know about this problem and are there any authorized service centers knowingly passing on these fake parts to Indian customers.

Mercedes in US may have identified the problem and addressed it, but how do we say that same measures are taken in India given the easy accessibility to these parts and absence of an effective legal mechanism to prevent this.

panky12345 · 19th September 2007, 16:03

Dont trust rediff.com articles, they are like news published in "Punjab Kesri".

deepaktpatil · 19th September 2007, 16:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by panky12345

Dont trust rediff.com articles, they are like news published in "Punjab Kesri".

I would be more than happy if its true.

maddy42 · 19th September 2007, 16:08

Well trust me the fake parts are used even in authorised service centers.
Once had given my esteem for service at sagar in coorg and they had used parts from HM and also did a very shoddy job. So only way to deal is to go to a good mechanic and buy the parts from a known dealer.
I know mechanics who take the oil drained from the oil filter and then sell it as he claims that people recycle that too!!!

deepaktpatil · 26th September 2007, 11:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by maddy42

Well trust me the fake parts are used even in authorised service centers.
Once had given my esteem for service at sagar in coorg and they had used parts from HM and also did a very shoddy job. So only way to deal is to go to a good mechanic and buy the parts from a known dealer.
I know mechanics who take the oil drained from the oil filter and then sell it as he claims that people recycle that too!!!

Oil recycling is very common and most of the spurious ones carry recycled oil So have to be very careful where you buy oil and service your vehicle.

shyamhegde · 26th September 2007, 18:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by maddy42

I know mechanics who take the oil drained from the oil filter and then sell it as he claims that people recycle that too!!!

They use the burnt engine oil for various non-automobile uses as well.
I have seen people using it to paint the builing/compound walls facing the monsoon rain for protection, instead of paint. Especially in areas where rainfall is so high to cause damages to walls etc.

mclaren1885 · 26th September 2007, 19:21

Steering column joint for the Baleno are no longer available from either SGP or MGP. So all the dealers and service stations are using a product manufactured by the local market.

kph · 26th September 2007, 19:29

I have friend working in the R&D devision of one of the leading bearing manufacturers. He says one thing the companies themselves cannot prevent is the intrusion of fake parts into the market with their label. Refurbished bearings are very hard to identify... even for them. Then you can imagine about dealers and service centers...

caliper · 30th September 2007, 21:29

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Originally Posted by panky12345

Dont trust rediff.com articles, they are like news published in "Punjab Kesri".

What's wrong with Punjab Kesri (not that I read it, but I'm just wondering what kind of publication that is)?

19th September 2007, 14:08	#1 (permalink)
deepaktpatil BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KA 05, MH 10 Posts: 135	Is India a global hub for fake auto parts? Rediff has posted this article where it claims that India is becoming a hub for auto parts. India, a global hub for fake auto parts I think this is a serious problem, now how do we make sure that the components we buy are original and not fake. Any advise, recommendations? __________________ The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius.

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speedmiester BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 274	Yes we do find a lot of spurious auto parts in India. Best way is to buy the parts at the authorised spare parts dealer itself. __________________ *"My car is not leaking oil, she is just marking her territory"*

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dhinu_s Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 7	authorised dealer thats rite ,always buy from company appointed stockists or dealers to be on the safer side ...........

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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 5,327 View My Garage	Good, we overtook China Buy from the company service centers to avoid getting yourself fake products __________________ "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."

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theMAG Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 3,621 View My Garage	I'm curious how Mercedes-Benz bought fake parts into its US warehouse __________________ If you lose your temper, you’ve lost the argument

19th September 2007, 15:45	#6 (permalink)
deepaktpatil BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KA 05, MH 10 Posts: 135	The question here is do authorized service centers know about this problem and are there any authorized service centers knowingly passing on these fake parts to Indian customers. Mercedes in US may have identified the problem and addressed it, but how do we say that same measures are taken in India given the easy accessibility to these parts and absence of an effective legal mechanism to prevent this. __________________ The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius.

19th September 2007, 16:03	#7 (permalink)
panky12345 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,458	Dont trust rediff.com articles, they are like news published in "Punjab Kesri". __________________ SINGH IS KINNNNNNNG..

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maddy42 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore, Mumbai Posts: 556 View My Garage	Well trust me the fake parts are used even in authorised service centers. Once had given my esteem for service at sagar in coorg and they had used parts from HM and also did a very shoddy job. So only way to deal is to go to a good mechanic and buy the parts from a known dealer. I know mechanics who take the oil drained from the oil filter and then sell it as he claims that people recycle that too!!!

26th September 2007, 19:21	#12 (permalink)
mclaren1885 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 3,838 View My Garage	Steering column joint for the Baleno are no longer available from either SGP or MGP. So all the dealers and service stations are using a product manufactured by the local market. __________________ Phoenix!

26th September 2007, 19:29	#13 (permalink)
kph BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 134	I have friend working in the R&D devision of one of the leading bearing manufacturers. He says one thing the companies themselves cannot prevent is the intrusion of fake parts into the market with their label. Refurbished bearings are very hard to identify... even for them. Then you can imagine about dealers and service centers... __________________ ridelogs.blogspot.com

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