Genuine GM Parts VS Non-OE Parts
Make an informed about the collision parts used on your Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicle: Shop Genuine GM Parts
REPLACEMENTS AREN’T THE ORIGINAL
Replacing your pet with a wild exotic animal can be like installing non-GM OE replacement parts in your car. Loss of sleep, losing your keys, finding half eaten fruit in your bed every morning – life just won’t be the way it used to be.HOW DO I TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GENUINE GM PARTS AND NON-OE PARTS?
Only Genuine GM Parts are engineered to the exact specifications of your Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, or Cadillac vehicle;everything else is non-OE. To ensure your GM stays a GM, avoid shopping for parts with the following terms and abbreviations:A/M – Aftermarket / Automotive replacement parts
QRP – Quality Replacement Parts
CP – Competitive Parts
Salvage
Recon – Reconditioned
Recycled
To keep your Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, or Cadillac vehicle original, avoid the above items and insist on Genuine GM Parts. For more collision repair terminology, visit crashrepairinfo.com. There you’ll find a list of terms from the OEM Collision Repair Roundtable—a coalition of Original Equipment Manufacturers that include GM. Knowing the difference between Genuine GM Parts and non-OE parts will ensure better quality and fitment of your part.
STRUCTURAL PARTS
Insist on the high-strength safety of original equipment structural parts for your Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles with Genuine GM Parts from GM Parts Now. GM uses advanced materials such as Ultra-High-Strength Steel (UHSS) to help ensure your Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac repairs meet strict safety requirements. With the use of hard, energy-absorbing steels, repairs to structural parts will require the replacement of body components at factory seams.GM OE replacement parts are designed to retain a vehicle’s safe structure with materials that are exact to the original specs and standards of the vehicle. The Ultra-High-Strength Steel offers rigidity, corrosion resistance, strength-to-weight ratio, and the potential for safety gains. It’s high-quality steel for a higher-quality finished repair.