Fake Brembo's floating around.

Turbo360 · Aug 13, 2014

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Just got word that some shady Chinese company are actually making counterfeit Brembo and AP Racing brake kits. From just the looks of it, theres little to tell apart from the originals and the counterfeits. Price wise, the counterfeit brakes are just one third the price of the real deal.

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What we can gather from the news site is that the whole operation isnt as shady as you would imagine, as the makers of these imitation brakes actually has a showroom, warehouse and a workshop! The shop owner, known as Chen, mentions that the brakes are even used in some Macau races. Even more worryingly, Chen has claimed that he has exported quite a number of these counterfeit brakes to Malaysia. The reporter has also noted that the warehouse has stocked a lot of these counterfeit brake calipers and disc rotors, which they suspect might be for wholesale purposes.

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Chen does not counterfeit only Brembo, as he claims that he also produces AP Racing brakes and other well known brakes. Several experts has voiced their concerns over these fake brake kits, as using imitation brake kits can cause fatal accidents, since they do not stand up to the strict quality control Brembo and other manufacturers impose.

So guys, if you do happen to come across some brand new, but dubiously cheap Brembo brakes, please proceed with extreme caution, as these counterfeit brakes do not perform like how the originals should. The cars braking system should not be taken lightly, as this is a matter of life and death.
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This is really disgusting. I hope brembo and the auto makers are doing something about this.

Bas · Aug 14, 2014

Damn that's really bad.

Only buy from a trusted supplier everyone...

Turbo360 · Aug 14, 2014

still though I hope someone at brembo chimes in on this and not one of their "derp" reps who are great at _______________.

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