Interesting threads. I like how the APA/URO rep tries to defend himself, albeit unsuccessfully.
Again, this comes back to a very dated post I made regarding window seals. I referenced a great article by the former owner of the "House of Ghia" who I met many years ago when I was into VWs and he was aggressively producing reproduction Ghia parts such as windshield seals. Sadly, Jim passed a few years ago and his business was sold. The old web site is gone as are many of his very insightful articles. The point being is that rubber parts are especially easy to clone cheaply, as the amount of carbon that can be added displaces far more expensive ingredients but does little to affect the look and feel of the part. It also significantly reduces the integrity of the material, meaning that it will deteriorate rapidly when put into service. This means you get a cheap part that craps out in a short time. Just ordered a Lemforder front flex disc for my car. $202 list, $162 my price for OEM from my dealer. The Lemforder was $116 from Trent (Lemforder is the OE supplier.) URO part is $79. That means the URO part is 30% cheaper than the OE part. How can it be that much less and still be the same quality? It can't. Dan On Mar 22, 2013, at 8:19 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Dan Penoff wrote: >> I can get a URO mount for under $40 plus shipping. For that small of a >> difference, why bother? Not to mention I KNOW the quality of the part I am >> getting from the dealer. > > You KNOW the quality of the URO part, too. > > http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/tech-help/280783-opinion-aftermarket-uro-brand-m103-fan-clutch-bracket.html > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
