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Exposed - Knock Off Parts

The Truth Behind Counterfeit Car Parts
By Joey Leh
Knock Off Performance Parts Lead

Knock Off Performance Parts Tein Springs
The best way to check if you have a genuine TEIN S-Tech spring is to look at the logo. The real springs have the TEIN logo printed right on the metal; the fakes use stickers.
Knock Off Performance Parts Tein Springs
Real is on the left, fake is on the right. But you already knew that, right?
Knock Off Performance Parts Oil Caps
Four of the exact same oil caps, printed and sold by a single vendor with three different pirated logos. After two days of use, one of the fake HKS caps' glue came undone, allowing the logo to slide right off.

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