"Bosch rebuild"

[Phil Payne]

> If that's the case, I don't think Bob's gonna be too
> happy.  The few Bosch factory rebuilds I've seen(never
> bought one myself; too pricy) had MANY new parts.  All
> the yellow cad. plated bits were new.  The prep and
> paint were excellent.  I really couldn't tell them
> from new but for the box and the sticker.  I would be
> HIGHLY suspect of anything that came dirty, rusty,
> corroded or without ALL the small parts replaced.
> Including all fasteners.  I always thought that's why
> they cost 3x as much as the "lifetime warranty" trash
> from Aut*z*ne or whatever.

Over here the term 'rebuilt' or 'remanufactured' isn't used.  They're called 'exchange'
parts - you take an old one in and come away with a new one.  Lots of people associate the old
one they're handing in with what they get in return and assume it's an overhauled return
item - in the vast majority of cases it's actually a brand new item.

I have seen rebuilt items.  We had an alternator fail on quattro 2000 and it was one of the
'rare' ur-quattro ones - only ever 50 or so built.  I KNOW that Bosch rebuilt that alternator
(overnight, BTW) because I had to supply it for transport to the factory.  When it came back,
it was VERY hard to tell it from a brand new one - just a few dings on the casing. When I
showed it to the car's owner, he asked how I knew it was rebuilt.  I said it was still warm.

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