Are fake OE Genuine looking Mercedes Benz parts a thing?
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Are fake OE Genuine looking Mercedes Benz parts a thing?
Have you seen similar items before? I'm surprised as the photos show the MB logo on the part but they still look very fishy.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/405402211020
https://www.ebay.com/itm/405419550909
https://www.ebay.com/itm/286229681539
Note that they all say unbranded under ebay's characteristics.
Any clue?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/405402211020
https://www.ebay.com/itm/405419550909
https://www.ebay.com/itm/286229681539
Note that they all say unbranded under ebay's characteristics.
Any clue?
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Have you seen similar items before? I'm surprised as the photos show the MB logo on the part but they still look very fishy.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/405402211020
https://www.ebay.com/itm/405419550909
https://www.ebay.com/itm/286229681539
Note that they all say unbranded under ebay's characteristics.
Any clue?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/405402211020
https://www.ebay.com/itm/405419550909
https://www.ebay.com/itm/286229681539
Note that they all say unbranded under ebay's characteristics.
Any clue?
For your kit - just part number 272-200-02-70 is $201.18 @ MBParts.
BUT - at FCP that whole kit is $144.36 with a lifetime warranty (free shipping) - https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mer...-272273beltkt2
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Thanks @OldManAndHisCar. 272-200-02-70 in my mbparts shows up at $282. I wonder if it is location dependent.
FCP euro considers Gates aftermarket, that's strange. https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mer...tes-2722000270
FCP euro considers Gates aftermarket, that's strange. https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mer...tes-2722000270
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Fake parts are a huge money maker right now. eBay & Amazon are plagued with them. The fakes are made to visual spec only and do not use ISO 9001 standards.
In other words your bargain priced Corvette magnetic ride strut will be made from pot metal or reused strut bodies, food grade Orings, tolerances that allow leaks prior to shipping and filled with recycled oil or hydraulic fluid vs the magnetorheological / magnetic fluid they’re supposed to be filled with.
Naive owners are so bewildered that the internet sold them a fake product that they end up having the dealer inform them after emptying their wallet again. They either sell the vehicle or get robbed again by the dealer for installing the correct part at inflated dealer pricing.
In other words your bargain priced Corvette magnetic ride strut will be made from pot metal or reused strut bodies, food grade Orings, tolerances that allow leaks prior to shipping and filled with recycled oil or hydraulic fluid vs the magnetorheological / magnetic fluid they’re supposed to be filled with.
Naive owners are so bewildered that the internet sold them a fake product that they end up having the dealer inform them after emptying their wallet again. They either sell the vehicle or get robbed again by the dealer for installing the correct part at inflated dealer pricing.
