General who the hell are Birth italy spa??

[boilermansab]

Ordered my suposedly original wishbones from Shop 4 Parts and they arrived today but are made by Birth...
Now I know Fiat don't make their own parts but I expect them to at least come stamped with fiat or come in fiat packaging like everything else I ordered..
What shall I do?

 

[Hellcat]

We are the UK's largest online superstore for all your FIAT CAR PARTS and ALFA ROMEO CAR PARTS. With an extensive and comprehensive product range stocking more than 6,000 lines in stock at all times.

We provide quality replacement Fiat & Alfa parts from major European component manufacturers:​

• Birth steering and suspension.
• Magneti Marelli lighting, cooling and braking.
• Valeo clutches and lighting.
• Dayco belts.
• Bendix brakes and hydraulics.
• Champion wipers and ignition products.
• Selenia Oils recommended by Fiat & Alfa Romeo.

In addition we can offer you a vast range of Original Boxed Fiat & Alfa spare parts which together offers you prices to suit all budgets.

Our 10,000 sq ft warehouse and huge buying power enables us to offer you a high quality product range at very competitive prices.​

Some of our staff have over 25 years experience, and have knowledge of earlier models such as the Fiat 500, Fiat 124 and Alfa Sud.​

Also we offer you a 48 hour door to door delivery service.

They say they sell replacement parts plus original boxed Fiat and Alfa parts. Birth as it says here is their major steering and suspension supplier.​

 

[boilermansab]

yeah ive been conned a bit...
making out that you are saving 75% on original Fiat prices.....well you would if they supply pattern parts!! i didnt pay attention to desciption really either it doesnt say who the manufacturer is i just assumed it was Fiat...lesson learned

 

[willeywilson]

Well not really conned. You knew you were making a massive saving so common sense should dictate that its obviously not a Fiat original.

No offence implied btw

 

[Eklipze3k]

Hardly a con if you didn't take the time to look at the manufacturer info, it's right there on the product info page in black and white, couldn't be clearer really.

 

[boilermansab]

doesnt actually say who the manufacturer is.....
it doesnt matter anyway

 

[Stu DemonD]

It says it on the first page!!

Still, a good price and service

 

[BikeDoc]

Car manufacturers don't make every part they use on their cars themselves.
Many of the parts you buy with Fiat (or any other maker's name) stamped on them (or in Fiat packaging) aren't made in-house.
You're just paying extra to get it from a main dealer instead of another company.
Pattern parts should be made to a similar standard as the originals.
With simple items like a wishbone, you should be OK.
If it's something more complex/technical, such as an electronic component, or a cylinder head say, you have to weigh up the savings against a possibly shorter lifespan of the item.

 

[dave]

you will probably find birth make all the ones fiat buy anyway

 

[Hellcat]

you will probably find birth make all the ones fiat buy anyway

:yeahthat:

Fiat have a lot of sup-component companies built up around their operation. They will produce original components at a set price for a certain number of units, with the option to produce from the patterns, components direct to the motor factors trade.

Thus the term, pattern parts.