Never seen something like that available over here. Must make them expensive?
Tony.
Tony.
Sachs front shocks
- Thread starter Peter1450
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Hello,
Sorry, I tried to explain without bringing further confusion to the topic.
Both yourself and Tony are quite right, Sachs were the assembly line OE supplier when the cars were being produced, however Sachs along with all other parts suppliers are only obligated by 'contractual agreement' to continue to supply the original parts for an agreed period, in the case of Sachs this was for 10 years after the day the last vehicle runs off the production line, This is to continue parts supply through the dealer network.
Many years ago franchise dealers used to carry huge stocks of many parts, helping to increase the demand for parts from the manufacturers via BMW distribution, today the franchise dealer will only keep popular service parts, most other parts are for next day, if still available.
The supply of parts into the aftermarket in the case of Sachs is determined purely by demand, combined with the cost of the stock in the warehouse and the cost of the physical space the item/s take up on shelving.
In addition, there is also the competition from other manufacturers offering similar parts at lower pricing reducing the demand further, making manufacturing in volume, 'cost prohibitive'.
I can't speak for the shocks but to re-tool a production line for steering parts, recalibration, setting up and down time, cost between 50,000 and 100,000€'s per reference, Imagine how many parts have to be manufactured on that run to turn a profit.
For reference Sachs and Boge shock absorbers are the same, no difference except colour of the tube and obviously the box.
**Please note I have been left ZF 15 years, some policies may have changed.
I imagine it does add to the cost, makes sense. However, it makes replacing them easily replaceable if you don't have a Strut spring compressor laying around.