With the vehicle car parc in Ireland aging significantly as people keep their cars for longer, there is now a greater need for value based repairs. Parts specialist Bosch is offering an increasingly popular solution in the form of Bosch eXchange, which not only delivers cost savings, but also high quality and environmental benefits. 

  
Bosch eXchange is a comprehensive parts programme with products treated according to the same standards as original parts, passing stringent functional and quality tests. This ensures high quality and reliability at lower prices while still providing the same warranty as in the new parts programme. The Bosch eXchange program consists in part of series-remanufactured products. However, to provide high market coverage and delivery capability, it is complemented by new parts. 

The series remanufacturing of Bosch eXchange products is carried out in certified plants. All wearing parts in remanufactured products are systematically replaced by high-quality parts approved by Bosch. The remaining components are meticulously checked to make sure they precisely meet the permissible tolerances. If required, they are reconditioned or replaced by new parts. This ensures the high quality and reliability of series-remanufactured Bosch eXchange products.

Bosch eXchange products can offer workshops a cost saving alternative that is not only attractive to drivers of older cars, but also drivers of newer vehicles looking for a quality repair within budget constraints. This is making it increasingly popular with independent garages in Ireland. 

The programme also brings significant environmental benefits. For example by remanufacturing old parts, Bosch saved around 3,100 tons of different metals in 2019. This translates into a CO2 equivalent of approximately 8,600 tons an amount that would take about 680,000 beech trees to absorb this volume of CO2e every year.

In addition to the Bosch eXchange program, Bosch offers a 1:1 Reman for classic products as well as a Repair Service for electronic components in and around the vehicle.