Corrosion Testing
Our reputation is galvanized
In laboratory corrosion tests, Mopar® subjected a Mopar O.E. fender to the same 12-week cyclical corrosion test as an aftermarket fender. The results were staggering. Both fenders were scratched and then static salt sprays were applied three times per week to simulate five years of exposure to the snow, humidity and salt fog. Twelve weeks of testing under these extreme conditions is the equivalent of five years of real-world elemental damage.
MOPAR FENDER
- Material - Galvanized steel
- Pretreatment Coating - Zinc phosphate
- Primer - High bake electro deposition
AFTERMARKET FENDER
- Material - Cold rolled steel
- Pretreatment Coating - None
- Primer - Refinish primer
THE RESULTS
MOPAR FENDER
- Minimal corrosion creepback
- No rust through
AFTERMARKET FENDER
- Excessive corrosion creepback
- Long corrosion run-out
- Deterioration at panel edges
Performance You Can Trust
Mopar® Collision Parts always outperform the aftermarket for fit, finish and performance. Only authentic Mopar parts are made to propriety standards, using the best materials and manufacturing processes, to guarantee the right fit the first time. In side-by-side testing, Mopar fenders outperfromed aftermarket fenders in the following: corrosion testing, dimensional accuracy testing and packaging comparisons.
Packed To perform
Here’s our wrap on packaging
Mopar® packaging specifications require parts to be secure and completely protected to ensure the dimensional accuracy of every part.
Even if the aftermarket fender offered accurate dimensions, which reverse engineering and substandard materials and processes won’t allow, aftermarket packaging is not designed to adequately protect the part during shipping and delivery.
The results are clear. Only authentic Mopar Collision Parts offer factory engineered fit, finish and performance in every part we sell. Always get the Mopar Difference. Ask for Protection you can trust – Mopar.
Save time, money and your reputation: Insist on authentic Mopar sheet metal parts.
PACKAGING COMPARISION
MOPAR PACKAGING
- Fully secured contents, no exposed product
- Strong, double-wall corrugated cardboard
- Foam padding and bubble wrap protects surfaces*
- Clear Mopar brand and handling instructions
- Orientation arrows and hand holes for safe lifting
- Guaranteed satisfaction
* For larger parts, such as hoods, an elastic band system is used to keep high-density EPP pads in place to protect crucial points during shipping
AFTERMARKET PACKAGING
- Not secure
- Thin gauge cardboard
- Exposed areas
- Banker’s Box string