No one is wanting proprietary engineering details. Just basic diagnostic access and replacement parts. There is a happy spot that will not jeopardize the O.E.'s ability to maintain their integrity while allowing owners and independents to service their products. Besides, who here believes that the other competing O.E.s do not reverse engineer anything of consequence anyway? Blue collar guys are the ONLY ones being held at arms length on this.

This is a battle for dollars, pure and simple. The O.E.s have failed miserably to earn our service and parts business. Just look at the width and breadth of the aftermarket parts suppliers. They have beaten the O.E.s at their own game.

So, after failing to EARN our parts and service business, they now seek to FORCE us to use them. And frankly, even if they were successful in FORCING us to use them, they couldn't handle the volume. They are short on EVERYTHING that they would need to accomplish it.