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Chinese Parts, A Rant to Start Discussion |
jfort |
Mar 25 2020, 03:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,135 Joined: 5-May 03 From: Findlay, OH Member No.: 652 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I was looking for parts on Pelican yesterday. I can't tell if the parts are Chinese knock offs or not. I have confirmed the lack of information with my friend and mechanic Jay Kjoller. He has a number of recent horror stories of substandard parts and the worst thing is that the vendor didn't even know, when questioned, that they are Chinese and swears otherwise. Jay spoke with the manufacturer (parts for a transmission) who said they stamp an identifying mark because people will file a warranty claim with them in spite of the fact that it is a knock off. On Pelican, the listing for one of the parts will show the colors of the German flag and say "OEM." It's Chinese stuff. Jay had rod bolts that were so out of spec that they wouldn't even fit. After two bad orders he ordered from Germany. The transmission parts were also grossly out of spec. From a Colorado vendor. The box was a poor attempt at duplicating the real manufacturer's. Jay finally ordered from Australia. I don't know what to order most times.
But I'll say this, I think vendors ought to be required to indicate the country of origin. We consumers ought to demand it. Further, I think it is misleading to say "OEM". Beyond that, there is a word for providing misleading information that is material to the buyer's decision -- FRAUD. |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Mar 26 2020, 08:38 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,832 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
Genuine Porsche hood badges are made in China, along with many of their other parts,.
Funny, the other day we got an offer for porsche key fobs for about 3 dollars each in "genunie" Porsche boxes. The same ones they sell for over 25 dollars each. Was the same company making them for porsche selling them out the back door! Then there were the Marelli distributor caps and rotors we make. Sales suddenly dropped off and other people were selling them. So I ordered several from different companies including Sierra Madre . Low and behold they were all marked auatl our brand name!!!!!!!! Another product slipped out the back door after I paid for all of the tooling!!!!!! NOW I am sitting on 500 of each that I will never sell |
Superhawk996 |
Mar 26 2020, 09:22 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,777 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Genuine Porsche hood badges are made in China, along with many of their other parts,. Funny, the other day we got an offer for porsche key fobs for about 3 dollars each in "genunie" Porsche boxes. The same ones they sell for over 25 dollars each. Was the same company making them for porsche selling them out the back door! Then there were the Marelli distributor caps and rotors we make. Sales suddenly dropped off and other people were selling them. So I ordered several from different companies including Sierra Madre . Low and behold they were all marked auatl our brand name!!!!!!!! Another product slipped out the back door after I paid for all of the tooling!!!!!! NOW I am sitting on 500 of each that I will never sell This is a very common problem. Great for the consumer (in some cases) but limted recourse for the supplier. Goes right back to picking the right partners . . . especially so in China. Their concept of intelectual property, property rights (of tooling), or moral business practices is not quite the same as ours. |
billh1963 |
Mar 26 2020, 09:27 AM
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Car Hoarder! Group: Members Posts: 3,402 Joined: 28-March 11 From: South Carolina Member No.: 12,871 Region Association: South East States |
This is a very common problem. Great for the consumer (in some cases) but limted recourse for the supplier. Goes right back to picking the right partners . . . especially so in China. Their concept of intelectual property, property rights (of tooling), or moral business practices is not quite the same as ours. Isn't that what happened to the Vietnamese bumper GB that was attempted a few years ago? |
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