I dont mean part code or batch no . coz both are not specific to each part . I mean count for every part manufactured. Now imitations can be either fabricated by external sources (with informations leaked out ) or a top level employee of a manufacturing firm
If a top level manager has access to fabrication and levels of checking genuiness he sure can start a manufacturing unit on his own . Now what I want to know is whether a Manufacturing Unit keeps specific count ie, This part is made on so and so date from so and so plant . This is just an example , .One of my friend who happens to be working in an insurance company told me that many a time dealers are themselves causing bad name for their own brand . For example, dented bumpers are refabricated and reused by dealers . I feel there should be a code for every component produced and this code should be included in the invoice along with the part no. That way atleast a customer can have an idea of the quality of spares used. Another personal experience ? ... I have been using Siena 1.7 from 2000 . The O.E wiper lasted 5 yrs without a problem , I used to oil condition the wipers now and then . Recently I changed my wipers at a Fiat outlet . Sadly they were of inferior quality , I mean at high speed they were hopless . I felt the old one was better , now I can never say that the wiper is duplicate coz it was packed in SYNDICATE genuine packing case and everthing seemed ok, but its quality of rubber somehow is too bad to be manufactured by a company who had supplied the same part as O.E fitment
Last edited by maxbhp : 15th May 2006 at 13:55.
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