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This page is designed to examine the subject of using After-Market Body Parts in the repair of collision damaged vehicles. Here is where consumers will find reprinted articles, press releases and studies that bear directly on how the use of After-Market Body Parts affects the post-repair resale value and safety of those repaired vehicles.
We expect this page to become quite lengthy. To simplify navigation we are providing a linked listing of published information indexed by subject and source.
Also included in this link are form letters, tailored on a state-by-state basis, which consumers can download and use to challenge the use of After-Market Body Parts in the repair of their vehicles. We could not have provided this valuable consumer tool without the exhaustive research, tireless efforts and permission of Phil & Carolyn Rack . . . publishers of Beyond Parts and Equipment magazine.
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After-Market Parts Challenge Letters can be used by Consumers to Challenge the use of after-market crash parts (non-OEM parts) in the repair of their vehicles.SOURCE:
BP&E
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Diminished Value Consumer Survey invites your input on the appropriate resale value of a used vehicle with a significant collision history versus the same vehicle with no collision history.SOURCE:
"I-Can" Research
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Market Study on the comparative resale values of collision damaged vehicles repaired with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) body parts vs. after-market body parts.SOURCE:
General Motors Corporation
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