By Terry Box, Dallas News March 2015
Most of the body shop techs at Park Place Dealerships cringe when they see the word after-market in a repair order.
Too often, after-market parts — any part not made by the original manufacturer — “just don’t fit,” said Eric McKenzie, director of body shop operations for the Dallas-based group of high-end dealerships.
After-market parts cost substantially less than original components from an automaker, but “the bottom line is they are not the same parts,” McKenzie said.
