Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 02:06 am, by: Yang Luo(Steven)
to all has anyone know how to identify the parts.i thought it might be some people's headache some question to ask
1 showroom items, if we go to the show room how can we know is genuine product from the factory.can we ask the showroom sellers to show the certificate from the HKS or apexi(just an example) to give the sellers droit to sell the hks products.is there any way to find out?
2 online purchasing ,go to ebay there are lots of parts written by Genuine... but is that genuine? we don't know.
Errr... go to websites you trust? I wouldn't usually buy the parts off eBay unless I really know what I'm looking for. If you want Japanese parts try small performance part shops who can usually import them into the country.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 04:29 pm, by: Steven Nanevski(Imprestik)
To the first question, I would say under law and copyright if a showroom is selling for example HKS products, they would be HKS, and if they are not HKS, well all i can guess is that if they are caught selling conterfit products the worksmanship and quality will not be in the product. Plus HKS stamp all the products anyway, becuase on my HKS cams, they have HKS stamped on the front of the cam, on the rear of the cam, and the centre of the cam with the duration of the cam.
Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 06:09 pm, by: Aaron Klaver(Nakedterror)
Yang - there are a few ways of making sure you're getting what you're paying for.
Firstly - people who deal dishonestly don't maintain a good reputation for long. Look for businesses who have been around for quite some time and who have earned a good reputation. Ask around, do searches on forums - you'll quickly find who is good and who isn't.
Secondly - on Ebay - look at their rating. If they're selling copies, they'll get bad feedback. If they've got bad feedback, or no feedback - probably best to steer clear.
There are many sayings that spring to mind - "you get what you pay for" is one of them. If a deal seems too good to be true, it usually is.
"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of a good deal is forgotten".
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