Thanks, Rusty. 'Hope all is well. Don't forget us. ;<)
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rusty Cullens" <rustycull...@gmail.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ
WorldPac is phasing the FEQ and URO lines out. They have incredible
software, tracking every item and obviously they hate warranties and
returns. Just a little FYI from the old Q. Always. Stick with OE or OEM on
rubber.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net>
Sender: "Mercedes" <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:01:16
To: Mercedes Discussion List<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ
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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