they cut every corner and cheat every spec in every element of production .
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Peter T. Arnold <pm7...@comcast.net> wrote: > I wonder what the root cause of the failures is. These parts are not > rocket science, probably poor process control during induction heat treat of > the bearing surfaces. I'm sure that controlling that is difficult & > critical for long life. > > > -- > > Pete Arnold > > When you get older, you don't regret the things you did in life. > > You regret the things you didn't do. > > > > On 2/6/2010 9:04 AM, Gary Hurst wrote: > >> that's really the crux of the seduction. a new chinese was costing bimby >> from between 55 and 100 dollars and was selling for $159. rebuilds are >> running about 150 to 200 and selling for like 200 to 250. non chinese new >> were like 250 to 300 for bimby, but i don't even know if you can still get >> those as the cheap chinese ones have really come to dominate the market. >> >> worldpac has been pushing cheap chinese merchandise under the labels of >> "feq" and "worldsource 1" and this stuff is just nasty. i believe that >> the >> feq axles (the one's in question in the recall) were being sold to bimby >> for >> $55 each. how much then do you surmise worlpac has in them? let's say >> $45. it is suspicious that worldpac can source a new axle shaft, have it >> shipped to them from china and then have it shipped to you, all for $45. >> in >> fact, it makes no sense at all. >> >> i don't know how many feq's the bimby had sold and how many of the cheap >> ones sold were something of higher quality chinese. i do know that feq >> was >> a disaster waiting to happen, but the seduction of high sales at high >> margins is too much for most people to pass up >> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 1:39 AM, Dimitri Seretakis<dsereta...@yahoo.com >> >wrote: >> >> >> >>> What is the price differential between the Chinese axleshafts and the >>> German ones? Not that I'd put Chinese parts on a 115 chassis Mercedes or >>> anything but I'm curious. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Feb 5, 2010, at 7:02 PM, Gary Hurst<jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> turns out those cheap chinese axle shafts that you guys have been >>> purchasing >>> are being recalled for safety concerns. I'm glad I resist the temptation >>> of >>> 300% profit and don't sell that kind of product. i think a certain >>> vendor >>> sells those every single day, but i'm sure he doesn't want to worry you >>> guys >>> about something as minor as a chinese axle shaft coming apart. >>> >>> i can't emphasize it enough -- stay away from the chinese junk! it is >>> only >>> being sold because even priced much lower than original quality products, >>> the profits are still astronomical. >>> >>> -- >>> save 5% on our already low, low prices. use coupon code DAVE at >>> checkout. >>> www. BuyEUROparts.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://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://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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- save 5% on our already low, low prices. use coupon code DAVE at checkout. www. BuyEUROparts.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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
