100 series accessories

I don't have any issues with getting guenuine Parts. I am just shopping around and was hoping that someone could give me other better (or cheaper) options..

I priced Autobarn and others against Holden for my Rodeo protectors. Which I never bought mind you. Holden was heaps more expensive and the only difference I could see was the Genuine ones had Rodeo written on them.

I'd price both and see for yourself.

Hey Utemad,
I don't know where you do your shopping but obviously not inthe right shops. I work in a dealership and we supply and fit Rodeo headlamp guards for $85. We sell them in parts at full retail for $65 plus gst = $71.50 and Supercheap just quoted me $66.50 and don't have any stock. Wouldn't call that huge difference!!

Mine is a 1997 Rodeo (last shape). Does that make a difference?

I don't remember the prices (was a while ago I checked) but remember that the aftermarket ones were around the high $60 and that the genuine price was over $100.

You can get new headlights for $30 for a cheapy and $70 for a fancy one.

I just checked with my parts man and 1997 covers are actually cheaper!!
I know this is an old perennial arguement, and I may be biased cos I work in the industry but I always insist on genuine parts. I have an 80 cruiser and the same applies. I have SEEN brake pads made in Taiwan and sold in Oz that were made of compressed cardboard, i have SEEN oil filters filled up with cotton wool, I have SEEN tow bars fail and kill horses. You will never convince me otherwise regardless of cost.
Best Wishes

I'm not saying that aftermarket is always better because it is sometimes cheaper or whatever. However I wouldn't say that genuine is always better. A certain genuine fitment Firestone tyre would remind you of that. Having said that I am sure that most genuine stuff is pretty good. I know there is some dodgy aftermarket gear for sale however are you saying that if I go to ARB or TJM and get a bullbar or towbar or go to Autobarn and get some roof racks that they are not as good as the genuine equivalents? As this stuff is the identical part from the same manufacturer but with different badges. How about car audio? When I worked in the car audio industry you could buy a genuine Ford CD stacker for about $1500 or buy an alpine one and a patch lead for about $500 or so. The same part but you required the patch lead as they changed the plugs. Other manufacturers where the same but didn't even bother changing the plug as they just changed the wires around in the same plug.
We just had the 3rd brake pedal switch put into an F250 at work yesterday. Our other F250 is onto its 2nd. Both are one year old vehicles. Although the genuine fitment tyres were good. So long as you didn't get them wet that is. Even the genuine diesel pump that would only pump when it feeled like it was a beauty.
Just about to have a new turbo fitted to one of the utes in an attempt to have a problem rectified. A $15000 part. Surely you could get an identical or better part for much less elsewhere?

So I guess that genuine is not always the best.