Dan Penoff wrote:
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.
There is a thread about window seals in which a guy with 40 years experience
says he doesn't notice any difference when installing URO. I thought "and what
do they look like after they've been on a car parked outside for 5-10 years, the
OE seals keep water out for 10-20 years"?
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?
If Lemforder is OEM, it looks like 50% cheaper than OE and 30% cheaper than OEM.
There's a pic in a peachparts thread of a one year old shredded URO flex disc.
Absolutely the last part on the whole car I'd buy URO, as nobody wants to lose
their drive shaft.
Mitch.
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