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Originally Posted by '10-X5-35d
What I meant is that Original Equipment from Manufacturer are made by aftermarket suppliers, who does from time to time, replicas wheels.
That's why it can be confusing, since the line's not as cleat as anyone would like.
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Strange...I always thought OEM means Original Equipment Manufacturer. The people that make the OE parts, but then sell non-OE parts that are identical to the OE parts..these were called, as a shorthand. "OEM parts"
But sadly the term OEM can mean virtually anything.
They can be OE
from the Manufacturer
They can be 'equivalent part from the manufacturer that made the OE part'
They can be 'aftermarket part made by a company that once made an OE part, so the company is an OEM and the part is- 'from an OEM'
They can be simply aftermarket- not OE, not even made by an OEM, (ie ebay specials)
I'm not quibbling with you- my point is to bring up to buyers that the label "OEM" means nothing due to they widely varying interpretations....
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