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Date:         Mon, 3 Jul 2017 08:23:06 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from
              non-Bosch parts!?!
Comments: To: Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAB2RwfiBmTMaDF0E2+UuT_dy0E4gdMa9PbxCa2yMRWQPL5ZaoQ@mail.gmail.com>
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I spent a long time chasing this down years ago. In the US under Federal law, in automotive usage the terms "rebuilt" and "remanufactured" are legally identical. They both mean broken items repaired, wear items renewed or not at rebuilder's discretion. And "factory rebuilt" means rebuilt in a factory. Any factory.

In machine tool industry (not codified in law so far as I know) "rebuilt" means brought back to original condition as it was when first built; and "remanufactured" means brought to condition as though it were built today, with all upgrades and specification changes that had occurred in the mean time.

Yrs, d

On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 12:47 AM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've always been curious about the difference between "rebuilt" and > "remanufactured". >


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