Why are some OEM parts only as remanufactured?

[lizpat]

(examples: Toyota CV axles, Toyota starters, Toyota alternators, etc.)

Yup, that's the question: what is it about the business of making these parts where it makes no sense to offer them as brand new vs. taking returned 'cores' and rebuilding/remanufacturing them?

Control arms are offered as brand new, for example. That means they keep making them, vs. taking returned cores and pressing in new bushings or something.

Any thoughts?

 

[f355spider]

Not sure the reasons, but alternator and starters always seem to be only available as rebuilds...and been the case for decades. I recall replacing the starter on a Nissan Maxima. It as a 1987, but I was replacing it mid 1990s and Nissan only offered a rebuild. Same with my BMWs...can't get a new starter or alternator, only rebuilds.

 

[Vercingetorix]

I have received many remanufactured parts that were new. Probably easier on inventory to call them all remanufactured.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Yeah, I hate this too

 

[clinebarger]

You can easily buy new OE starters & alternators for Ford & GM vehicles at reasonable prices....About the same $ as Toyota reman stuff.

Example HERE, It's a new Denso Alternator for a '14-'18 Silverado/Sierra for $300.

Toyota makes some really well engineered vehicles, But OE repair parts are often times ridiculous.

 

[Dinoburner]

Three years ago the only AC compressor we could find were rebuilt and the one we were replacing was a two year old rebuilt. Last year tried again and first vendor called had an NOS at the price of the rebuilts.

 

[Gene K]

Toyota makes some really well engineered vehicles, But OE repair parts are often times ridiculous.

That's likely to change. Toyota seems to be moving away from refusing to buy or make cheap parts.

 

[camrydriver111]

Probably cost of manufacturing vs rebuilding.

Control arms are really cheap to make vs axles and alternators.

If it was cheaper to make a new alternator why would anybody bother rebuilding one?

 

[IndyIan]

(examples: Toyota CV axles, Toyota starters, Toyota alternators, etc.)

Yup, that's the question: what is it about the business of making these parts where it makes no sense to offer them as brand new vs. taking returned 'cores' and rebuilding/remanufacturing them?

Control arms are offered as brand new, for example. That means they keep making them, vs. taking returned cores and pressing in new bushings or something.

Any thoughts?

The parts that wear on an alternator are cheap to build and replace, and the parts that don't wear, are more expensive.
Why do you put new tires, brakes, shocks, on your car? Because those parts are cheap and easy to replace vs building a new car with a new engine, transmission, body, and new tires, brakes, shocks.
Now you can buy a whole new alternator for very little money, but what quality is it? OEM? better? worse? Presumably not OEM quality, but maybe.

 

[Fordiesel69]

(examples: Toyota CV axles, Toyota starters, Toyota alternators, etc.)

Yup, that's the question: what is it about the business of making these parts where it makes no sense to offer them as brand new vs. taking returned 'cores' and rebuilding/remanufacturing them?

Control arms are offered as brand new, for example. That means they keep making them, vs. taking returned cores and pressing in new bushings or something.

Any thoughts?

I was always curious of this as well. I have experianced a turbo failure on a 6.0L power stroke and at 7k miles demanded a brand new one. There was no such animal, just ford remanufactured. I think it went thru 4-5 turbos by 100k so it may not have mattered.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

I was always curious of this as well. I have experianced a turbo failure on a 6.0L power stroke and at 7k miles demanded a brand new one. There was no such animal, just ford remanufactured. I think it went thru 4-5 turbos by 100k so it may not have mattered.

If the housing is re-used but everything else is new would you as a customer consider that new or remanufactured?