Counterfeit Chinese parts flooding market

srfndoc

This explains why those crappy ball joints last about a year and CV boots are even worse:

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/16/report-counterfeit-parts-overwhelm-china-include-fake-airbags/
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hazetguy · Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:05 am Post subject:

thewalrus · Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:12 am Post subject:

^^^^^
Okay I laughed at that Laughing

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srfndoc · Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:36 am Post subject:

Yes, we all know a lot of crap is coming from China but I thought one of the quotes in the article hit the nail on the head:

"In the case of the seals, the manufacturer uses low-grade rubber and metal to cut costs, and as a result, the fake pieces carry a price tag that's less than half of the genuine article. They're also almost guaranteed to fail."

The premise of the article is that there are 'good' parts also coming from China but they are difficult to distinguish from counterfeits. Hence, the reason Chinese vendors are thinking about using RFID tags in their packaging.
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78Kombi · Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:56 am Post subject:

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