A buddy who was looking to outsource production of some all-bidness
components told me about visiting a brand new Taiwan factory. It was a
huge facility, full of state-of-the-art computer-driven machine tools,
few humans involved, ready to start cranking out parts for whatever.
Very impressive. The guy who had built the factory was a highly
educated engineer/business man (probably educated in the US, he did not
ask about that) who knew how to do things right and was prepared to do
so. Apparently there are various levels of quality, depending on which
supplier one picks and what constraints are put on them. While I am
sure some Red Chinese parts are made in backyard foundries and sweat
shops, there are also very high quality producers there and in the
"good" China. It does not make a lot of sense not to use them if the
price and quality are there compared to domestic production options,
unless there are political/legal factors. I doubt if the euros are so
parochial as to ignore those options.
--R
Gary Hurst wrote:
sadly, this might actually be true and would be worth investigating
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Rich Thomas <
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote:
Hella probably gets them from the same Chinese (or Taiwanese or whatever
they are called) supplier and has their name stamped on them to give them
that certain Euro cachet.
--R
Gary Hurst wrote:
i'll ask stern when i next see him online. he knows this stuff and once,
back in teh day when we still had standards and a sense of history, he was
singularly the guru on all matters of lighting.
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Thomas Savage <tesav...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Rusty Cullens wrote:
These aftermarket W126 European style headlights are manufactured by DJ
in
Taiwan. Sorry Mr. Hurst, not made in China.
Again, $125.00 per side. Very limited quantities.
There aren't really any Pacific Rim products I'd want to put on my car,
but
I've been really impressed with my limited experiences with Taiwanese
headlights. Comparing side-by-side an OE Hella euro headlight for my old
Passat and the TYC equivalent, I couldn't find any meaningful difference
in
construction, weight, performance, etc. A TYC light for the 123 appeared
similarly well made.
It still feels wrong, but they are good lights and an excellent value.
Tom
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