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Jun 12th, 2020, 11:03 | #11 | |
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"continental" rings a bell ...
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It’s a frequently debated topic on here driven by the price of some genuine parts but when Volvo spend millions on R&D and then get a company to make parts to their spec they will nearly always protect their intellectual property by not allowing the company to sell the exact same parts themselves. This is true for brake discs, pads, wiper blades, batteries, bulbs, belts, bearings, filters, etc. Even spark plugs. Contitech, which is part of Continental AG, do make a lot of belts for manufacturers, and also sell to retail under their own brand. The common exceptions are parts for the Ford engines, belts sold by Volvo are often Gates.
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Tooling costs from OEM suppliers mean modest changes only at most for their 'own label' parts. We generally, if we're active on the Forum, know the exceptions/mantras: 'Thou shalt not change an OEM water pump unless it feeleth rough, and if so, thou shalt always fit oEM' springs to mind |
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Could you let us know some cases where Volvo has stood the cost of collateral damage caused by the failure of its branded products any more than any other manufacturer - out of warranty that is. Do you have cases you can cite for us where reputable aftermarket brands (like Dayco, for instance, who also do OEM work, as we know) have failed within the relevant Volvo service interval? That would be insightful for readers. Statements such as "you get what you pay for" don't add much value - especially as many people do have to have regard to cost, and the differential between a Volvo-boxed item and an OEM is not insignificant. That's why many people come onto Forums for help and advice to run their cars most cost effectively. Many thanks in advance. |
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To take an extreme example (but a hugely important one to those who run Volvos fitted with them), is the 4C Monroe front damper for c£200 from Autodoc materially different to buying one with a Volvo badge on it, except that the latter's double the cost, and some? The answer is no. Volvo use an off-the-shelf electronically controlled damper for their cars, made by Monroe. That knowledge makes a huge Financial difference, come the inevitable day when they fail. I'm just saying that it's a more sophisticated conversation than simply "Volvo good, Brand X bad". |
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My last car was a Honda Accord and in conjunction with others (including a Honda technician) on an internet forum (the late HondaKarma forum) we built up a database of which manufacturers actually made the parts that Honda put into the boxes. But personally - in the absence of actual facts - I'll still be perfectly happy to use a Gates or a Dayco cambelt next year when a change is due, however I'd rather use a Volvo tensioner unless the OEM supplier has been positively identified, as a lot of aftermarket parts are utter ****e.
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