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Old 12-19-2012, 06:38 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk View Post
No one is. It's a recommendation. Majority of the people who responded say's it's a bad idea, maybe a couple say go for it. Results speak for themselves.
while i do agree and depending on the part, i will or will not recommend ebay stuff, in the case with the member i quoted earlier, he was saying its rice to buy ebay parts and you should just join the honda civic club. thats just messed up and while i dont recommend ebay exhausts and heads, if the person knows what they are getting into and the risks they are taking, i say more power to them


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Originally Posted by Dustin@Z1 View Post
My $0.02...E-Bay is plagued with knock off products sold by faceless sellers. An unfortunate cancer of the aftermarket industry.

This will be debated for years to come and has been for MANY years...items like the OBX headers are most likely a direct copy of someone else's hardwork, design, investment and engineering. PPE perhaps in this case? Supporting a company that does this enables them and discourages companies like PPE from developing future products.

Keep that in mind when you purchase products such as this.

Yes products like this are available at a steal in comparison to the original version sold by the innovator. But that is due to them not having to account for or incur the cost of development. Material quality also comes into questions.

Again, just my opinion.
dustin
while you make a very valid point, but there are just some parts that dont make sense to purchase from vendors who are charging to much for it
in my case, i was looking for a FMIC kit for my GST eclipse and i could have bought a blitz kit for 1k brand new, or i could have bought an ebay kit for $300 brand new and it is essentially the same product but for a fraction of the cost

imo, its all about being a smart consumer and researching products before buying them, and knowing what you are getting into when you are taking the cheaper route
but again thats just my



@OP
if you want cheap heads, buy these
http://www.amsmotorsports.com/shop/i...l-headers.html

they are on sale right now and they are priced the same as OBX heads

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