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Originally Posted by jcommin
Most if not all the engineering drawings for OE parts, I have seen in my facility, come from the OE themselves. My facility makes the parts that comply to those drawings. We don't deviate from that.
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That was once the norm, I don't believe it is now. More and more tier 1's design and build the parts to a spec. As an example look at electric power steering racks. All made by one big supplier, all almost identical.
Just another way of shedding costs.
But it is unfair to lame the manufacturers solely. They build what they are contracted to build. The initial quality is on them, but the longevity is often design related, and the OEM often owns that design.