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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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Default *Heads up* Counterfeit Tein springs

http://tein.com/counterfeit/warning.html
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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I can't believe my eyes. Unbelievable... I'm truly stunned. The effort put up to make them seem real. Who knows how much those shady fu&&ers made on those.
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 09:50 PM
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i would hope someone would be able to spot this as a fake spring:


good link though, i had no idea these were out there
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 04:13 AM
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yeah that sticker is really lame but the rest of the packaging, even the paint color is near perfect.
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 05:24 AM
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more info:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1577519
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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wow

Ebay does it again
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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simply ridiculous the length people will go...
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 07:05 AM
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like they said just buy from a reputable dealer. yea u'll pay more but at least they're real.
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