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Supporting the Independent Garage and MOT sector
Issue 288
January 2019
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Welcome to this issue of The Garage.
Welcome to this issue of The Garage
THIS ISSUE gets underneath a car
and under the bonnet with two features
looking at long-established
market segments, those being braking
and filters.
Both are first-rate income generators and
filters has become more of a cash generator
thanks to the increasing fitting of cabin filters.
More of that in a bit.
Brakes have, since the earliest day of the
independent aftermarket, been a great work
provider. Being safety-critical workshops
cannot afford to fit any old tat that arrives
in a white box, and rightly so. The introduction
of R90 brought some re-focussing on
just was (and wasn’t) an acceptable level of
quality but some suppliers felt it didn’t go
far enough.
Having said that the quality of braking
products is better than it has been, and
rightly so because along with a car’s steering
and suspension, braking plays a crucial
safety role. Dismissing that by fitting lowrent
components is bad for both drivers and
our industry.
Filters – while it’s easy to think oil and air
types, and maybe fuel filters too, it’s the rise
in cabin filter fitting that has shaken up the
aftermarket over the past few years. That is a
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Richard Barnett
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Lizzie Colbert
lizzie.colbert@ppmedia.co.uk
Production
Mark Blacker
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Advertising
Stuart Woolley
stuart.woolley@ppmedia.co.uk
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gift from car makers, who are fitting air conditioning
in even their smallest cars. Once
the preserve of luxury saloons, its fitting
has cascaded down to the smallest hatchbacks
and that means there are many cars
out there that could, at any one time, benefit
form a fresh cabin filter.,
Once the cause of dread among technicians
well versed in complex fitting procedures, a
replacement is generally much easier than it
used to be, and it offers a great margin.
Yet while it is easy to think solely about
cabin filters we mustn’t forget the other
types, and their importance in keeping cars
running efficiently and reliably. The introduction
of extended service intervals played
a big part in the design of oil filters, and even
on older cars that were designed for long service
intervals, it’s important to fit the correct
type, rather than a cheap one that may, in the
longer term, cause premature engine wear.
All the best!
Richard Barnett, features’ editor
PS. If you agree, disagree or have anything to
add to our comments please email:
stuart.woolley@ppmedia.co.uk
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