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Old 03-30-2006, 02:17 PM
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Default Beware Suspension People! Counterfeit Teins!

There are certain authorized Vendors that have been notified by Tein that there are counterfeit Tein S-Tech Springs being sold by unauthorized shops and Ebay members.







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ha this is great!
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hell, this is like identifying fake dunks
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good lookin out ..that box probably would have fooled me, but this..? haha wtf..
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wow, the counterfeit box and label looks better than the authentic...
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ECAhatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow, the counterfeit box and label looks better than the authentic...</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yup

and we probably won't be able to identify if we have fakes untill after we recieve them, kinda sucks
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by prada_G &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">good lookin out ..that box probably would have fooled me, but this..? haha wtf..
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damn...didnt know they made TEIN static cling decals


thanx for the heads up
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First you got rota now ppl are copying tein....What is next a wanna be honda all together???
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holy ****, they'll try to knock off anything....interesting....
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lol
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Thats why I buy my stuff only from reputable vendors.
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geez they did a great job counterfeiting; if it wasnt for the different weights of the font and the crappy static cling on the springs it'd fool anyone.
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wow
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hahah the sticker on the fake one is hilarious
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BOLO-FTW!! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hahah the sticker on the fake one is hilarious</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Good to know ...
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thats probably the best copy of a product ive ever seen . just think if rotas came in exact copy boxes and stickers.....
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ECAhatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow, the counterfeit box and label looks better than the authentic...</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hella_JDM &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats probably the best copy of a product ive ever seen . just think if rotas came in exact copy boxes and stickers.....</TD></TR></TABLE>
Damn, i can't even imagine how pissed you'd be then
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yeah those are a really "well" done forgery..

I would have easily been fooled if I didn't know to look.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fwdtamiya &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Damn, i can't even imagine how pissed you'd be then</TD></TR></TABLE>

id be pissed untill i saw your post about how you bought fake spoons for 1600 bucks then id laugh .
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aww hell naw
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hella_JDM &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">id be pissed untill i saw your post about how you bought fake spoons for 1600 bucks then id laugh .</TD></TR></TABLE>
I dun like spoons so i wouldn't buy them , i roll MR5s
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they try to rip people off any kind of way now in days.


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