CHEAP, FAKE EBAY PARTS! - Toyota Yaris Forums

reznunt · 07-13-2007, 07:00 PM

here's a good article about why fake parts are so craptacular.

http://www.importtuner.com/tech/0612...rts/index.html

jamal1984 · 07-13-2007, 10:29 PM

that is a very good article, now i'm wondering which part in my car is real and which is fake :)

acrbill · 07-15-2007, 07:32 AM

I bought a knockoff Greddy Type S BOV for my old car. The casting on the body was so poor that there was a hole. I had to patch it with jbweld. The internals where top notch though.

IMO some manufacturers cut their own throat by overpricing parts.

slvryaris · 07-15-2007, 07:41 AM

Nice find

*kimona* · 07-15-2007, 10:58 AM

It's hard to know what's real and what's fake these days!

hasher22 · 07-15-2007, 11:22 PM

well i found out with rip offs on ebay, it will say "style" after the brand name....

eg. Tanabe Style 3" Exaust

reznunt · 07-17-2007, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hasher22

well i found out with rip offs on ebay, it will say "style" after the brand name....

eg. Tanabe Style 3" Exaust

it'll say "...-style" if you're lucky. some jackasses just flat out lie about their auctions. look at the teins in the article. whoever went to those lengths to copy it that well is going to try and pawn them off as real.

07-13-2007, 07:00 PM	#1
reznunt Hi! View User's Garage Drives: EF Sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Socal Posts: 434	CHEAP, FAKE EBAY PARTS! here's a good article about why fake parts are so craptacular. http://www.importtuner.com/tech/0612...rts/index.html

07-15-2007, 07:32 AM	#3
acrbill Drives: Polar White Hatch Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 407	I bought a knockoff Greddy Type S BOV for my old car. The casting on the body was so poor that there was a hole. I had to patch it with jbweld. The internals where top notch though. IMO some manufacturers cut their own throat by overpricing parts. __________________ ChinoCharles Intake supporter.

07-15-2007, 11:22 PM	#6
hasher22 Look mum no stars!! Drives: Toyota Yaris 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Sydney Posts: 1,469	well i found out with rip offs on ebay, it will say "style" after the brand name.... eg. Tanabe Style 3" Exaust __________________

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jamal1984 The Beautification of Car View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris S Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 967	that is a very good article, now i'm wondering which part in my car is real and which is fake :)

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kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	It's hard to know what's real and what's fake these days!