Aftermarket parts manufacturer Diamond Standard is one company that takes issue with the idea that aftermarket parts cannot equal OEM. The company says there absolutely are some aftermarket parts that are the equivalent of OEM, and they have the testing to back it up.
According to Geoff Crane, Business Development Manager, Diamond Standard, the company has invested in excess of $2 million dollars in dynamically and destructively testing its parts vs. the OEM part. “Our tests are conducted according to Federal Standards of Crashworthiness, employing IIHS protocols vs. the OEM part standard at MGA Research Corporation, an independent test facility
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