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Don't Trust Anything You Read.... by rs899 on 06 Sep, 2012 06:23
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In a frantic attempt to find the clunking noise coming from the passenger side front end of my Mk2 Jetta, I decided to buy new motor mounts, though the ones I have are only 2 years old.
FCP Groton currently has $25 free shipping, so I looked at their selection.
The cheapest they had were
for the rear $12 Meyle (German engineered ,no doubt, made in China)
and for the front hydraulic $18 Rein Engineering , also certainly Chinese at that price. The better brands ( Febi, Lemforder) were over $50, so I took a chance.
What I got:
The Meyle. Box says "Made in PR China". No surprise there. The mount says "Meyle Germany" (?) The one I took off said "Meyle Germany" too, but was a slightly different design, so may have been.
The Rein. Box says "Made in India" (that's a new one). The mount says "France" and has a faint VW logo on it. SCORE!
So what can you believe?
? (still clunks, BTW, going to try lower control arm next)
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#1 by rallydiesel on 06 Sep, 2012 07:34
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#2 by ToddA1 on 07 Sep, 2012 18:24
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The title and post is a paradox.
-Todd
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#3 by bbob203 on 08 Sep, 2012 03:03
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The title and post is a paradox.
-Todd
yea I'm definitely not trusting this post.
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#4 by clbanman on 10 Sep, 2012 09:17
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Well, if you're not trusting anything you read, just because the part says "Made in ....." doesn't necessarily prove anything either. I found a Chinese bearing manufacturer a while back that would make any bearing you wanted and put the Timken name and part number on it. I'm not sure that actually makes it a Timken bearing. ;P
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#5 by 8v-of-fury on 11 Sep, 2012 12:41
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There is nothing wrong with parts made in other countries... Every parts manufacturer has gown down the drain in regards to stuff lasting as long as it did or should.
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#6 by ToddA1 on 11 Sep, 2012 13:05
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There is nothing wrong with parts made in other countries... Every parts manufacturer has gown down the drain in regards to stuff lasting as long as it did or should.
That's rather contradicting...
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#7 by R.O.R-2.0 on 11 Sep, 2012 15:11
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There is nothing wrong with parts made in other countries... Every parts manufacturer has gown down the drain in regards to stuff lasting as long as it did or should.
That's rather contradicting...
-Todd
"theres nothing wrong with parts made in other countries..
all parts made in other countries are junk tho, just saying!!"
something like that?
its too expensive to build parts in a country that actually gives a damn about quality.. -
#8 by 8v-of-fury on 11 Sep, 2012 16:02
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No manufacturer cares anymore, so really buy what you can afford. Is that $250 9.4" vented rotor REALLY any better than the $23 vented rotor? lol
Yeah, maybe if you were gonna have to brake for 40kms. -
#9 by R.O.R-2.0 on 11 Sep, 2012 16:19
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lol.. i wish i could LIKE your last post Jeremy..
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#10 by vanbcguy on 19 Sep, 2012 12:19
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Re: the clunk - strut bearings if you haven't done 'em yet...
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#11 by R.O.R-2.0 on 19 Sep, 2012 13:50
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Re: the clunk - strut bearings if you haven't done 'em yet...
believe i already suggested that a while back.. i believe he already changed them.