Geoff Crane and Mike O’Neal met with Mr. Sramcik @ the ABRN booth on the NACE floor November 6th, 2008 to discuss their great concern for increasing total loss and compromised vehicle safety due to use of substandard Offshore Aftermarket safety parts which have demonstrated in dynamic and destructive testing to fail to meet the crashworthiness and ability to prevent damage under FMVSS 208. We believe Diamond Standard Parts help reduce total loss while providing a safe alternative to OEM parts. We advocate the use of Diamond Standard or OEM parts (bumpers, reinforcements, absorbers) as the best way to ensure the optimum results in the areas of safety and damageability. The following blog statement was posted by Mr. Sramcik November 7, 2008.

To contact Geoff Crane directly please call 901-398-5759 M-F 8:00AM to 4:30PM CST geoff@diamondstandardparts.com

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NACE day 2: A Solution for Totals

For the past three years, I've read volumes about the impact of totals on the collision repair industry. It's an issue that hurts shops, insurers and consumers, so you'd think someone might have a solution. Today, finally, I heard one possible solution. I spoke with Geoffrey Crane of Diamond Standard Parts and Michael O'Neal of Reflexxion Automotive Products. O'Neal pointed to two of the factors leading to the rising number of totals: The high cost of OEM parts and the impact of substandard aftermarket parts. O'Neal points to a GM study that showed the use of substandard parts results in six to eight times the expected damage in any followup crashes. In short, poor parts means more totals. Their solution - provide the industry with cheaper alternative parts that are the equal to OEM parts in safety and protection (function!). These cheaper parts make repairs less expensive and protect a vehicle in crashes, also cutting repair costs. So, they attack totals on two different fronts. Crane and O'Neal are working hard to bring such products to market. I encourage you to speak to both of them.

By Geoff Crane

Diamond Standard Parts in association with MGA Research Corporation has developed a test to compare performance of the 3 types of parts:

• OEM
• Diamond Standard
• Offshore

Using OE as a base standard, steel rebar and energy absorber combinations will be tested equal to, stronger than and weaker than OE and measure calculations for air bag system deployments.



I expect we will learn a lot from these tests and what various parts do or do not do regarding passenger safety.

Our other dynamic IIHS protocol tests, quasi-static pole tests, and FMVSS 302 tests show a woeful comparison of offshore parts ability to prevent damage and in the case of energy absorbers also being flammable. “We believe these parts are in violation of most state laws regarding the use of aftermarket parts for like kind parts that must meet the fit, function, quality and performance of the original part which came on your vehicle and should be banned from use on American roads”.

Results will be posted on this website.

by Geoff Crane



In this era of high energy, steel and parts pricing Diamond Standard Parts is committed to meet the need of the consumer, shop and insurance industry providing a true alternative part to OEM in fit, form, function and performance for less.

Beyond the significant savings in part cost vs OEM, Diamond Standard Brand full assembly step bumpers represent an average savings to the insurer of $200-$300 in labor based on installation comparisons and local labor rates. Full assembly means it is no longer necessary to order all the individual parts required with OEM stepbumpers to create the assembly. Diamond Standard Brand has done this for you.

Depending on the application chosen Diamond Standard Brand stepbumpers full assembly models include the face bar, hitch pull bar, top and face pads, mounting brackets, support braces and connecting parts, license lamps and full bolt assembly packets necessary for a full replacement. Delivered as a full assembly ready to mount will reduce R&R labor time frames.

Importantly, our commitment to the industry to help manage costs is accomplished without sacrificing safety or future damageability as Diamond Standard Brand full assembly step bumpers are tested by MGA Research Corporation to the VESC Protocol V-5 Standard for towability safety.

152 Diamond Standard Brand full assembly stepbumper applications are offered representing an 80% coverage of the marketplace with availability nationwide within 24-48 hours through quality distributors nationwide.

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