Lol. Fake Akrapovic...

Mr. Liu · 09-24-2015, 02:29 PM

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...235425806.html

Will we see fake full exhausts now? Fake IPE? Fake Akra?

HXS · 09-24-2015, 03:51 PM

Fake? But it's REAL carbon fiber!

TSM330i · 09-24-2015, 04:00 PM

You can buy them on ebay right now. Lots of options available. They're all coming out of China. I'd hate to see the quality.

A buddy of mine bought a "Carbon Fiber" diffuser for his GTI. It took him about half a day just to get it to fit properly because of the poor build quality. Luckily he's handy or it would have cost him more to have it fixed than to buy a real one in the first place.

C5driver · 09-24-2015, 04:01 PM

No fake Chinese reverse engineering here...move along.

Industrial espionage seen at the Frankfurt Auto Show...
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1175645

zx10guy · 09-24-2015, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C5driver

No fake Chinese reverse engineering here...move along.

Industrial espionage seen at the Frankfurt Auto Show...
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1175645

JsL · 09-24-2015, 05:18 PM

Cool! This will add the finishing touch to my 328 with M3 bumper and custom straight pipe quad exhaust.

zx10guy · 09-24-2015, 05:19 PM

I guess this is the sign Akra has reached that critical mass to gather the attention of posers.

Incidentally, I love the quality of Akrapovic exhaust. I have slipons on my ZX-10R and my 848. The welds are just a work of art.

///WORK-F36 · 09-24-2015, 05:22 PM

China has full on fake Apple Stores....not just fake phones, the ENTIRE store

Mr. Liu · 09-24-2015, 05:26 PM

Yeah that I know, since Apple is Apple... Crazy that a boutique exhaust manufacturer for sportbikes and european cars are now in the sights of chinese bootleggers.

P1 · 09-24-2015, 06:46 PM

I once bought Chinese fake Charmin toilet paper. What a mess.

zx10guy · 09-24-2015, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by P1et

I once bought Chinese fake Charmin toilet paper. What a mess.

The toilet paper or ahem......

///M Power-Belgium · 09-24-2015, 07:36 PM

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1150610

P1 · 09-24-2015, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1150610

I'd get tips that look like that, but would remove the brand name.

///M Power-Belgium · 09-25-2015, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by P1et

I'd get tips that look like that, but would remove the brand name.

They look good in the pics , but it seems the quality is crap (Made in China)

flo157 · 09-25-2015, 05:54 AM

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Dang3r · 09-25-2015, 06:35 AM

Dunno how your customs are dealing with imported counterfeit products...but in Germany you would charged by law for ordering fake products and try to import them. Oh, and they are gone too with your money...ever considered?

P1 · 09-25-2015, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Dang3r

Dunno how your customs are dealing with imported counterfeit products...but in Germany you would charged by law for ordering fake products and try to import them. Oh, and they are gone too with your money...ever considered?

That is true about Aliexpress. Have been lucky buying from there, but if anything ever breaks, you are on your own...

tom @ eas · 09-25-2015, 12:39 PM

We installed an iPE system that was brought in a few days ago, tips looks very familiar:

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