OEM Car Parts

What does OEM mean exactly? Are car parts of this kind better than other spare parts? Where can you buy them? Should you even buy them? What is the alternative? The answers to all these questions (and some other) dealing with OEM car parts can be found below. Drive safely.

OEM

OEM stands for original equipment manufacturer. In the automotive industry, these refers to the original parts that have been used in the production of the vehicle. And how do we call parts that haven’t been used in the production? Usually aftermarket parts.

What is the difference?

In addition to parts being original or not to a vehicle in question, the big differences between OEM car parts and aftermarket parts are the price and potentially also the quality.

OEM part are considered superior, since they were made by the manufacturer of your car especially for your car. Does this mean that they are actually better than aftermarket parts? Sometimes yes, but not necessarily always. Sometimes car manufacturers make mistakes (or conscious compromises) and original parts chosen for cars and not of the best possible quality. While OEM parts generally are of superior quality than aftermarket parts, this is not always the case.

How about the price? This one is easy: aftermarket parts are usually way cheaper than original parts. Unless you are buying special parts that are meant to boost your car’s performance.

Which Parts to Buy?

It depends on your personal preferences, your financial capabilities and also the state of your car. If you want to save money, aftermarket car parts are usually the way to go. And if your car is a few years old, aftermarket parts in general become a more reasonable option, since value of cars rapidly decreases with years and kilometers. Buy new or used spare parts, OEM of aftermarket, at your favorite online parts dealer – usedsparecars.com.