Martin-Hadland

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Note to moderators, I have cleared this with Jay and he's said its ok to post.

Below is a statement that I've put out in a bid to raise awareness of a massive amount of AR Racing and Brembo calipers that are flooding the market. These are being sold on Ebay right now, don't get caught out!

BEWARE FAKE AP RACING CALIPERS



Please can everyone share this on as many platforms as possible, thankyou.



News just in from AP Racing's legal department: they're aware of several unscrupulous sellers offering counterfeit AP Racing brake calipers in the UK. Some can be difficult to spot because of their very similar appearance to the genuine items. However, there are several key differences that anyone looking to buy AP Racing brake calipers should be aware of:



1 This is the easiest red flag: AP Racing do not sell yellow calipers. If a seller is offering 'genuine' new AP Racing calipers in yellow, that's a big alarm bell.



2 This is key: For several years now all genuine AP Racing calipers feature unique serial numbers and a QR label which allows the purchaser to scan the QR Code with their phone and receive confirmation from AP Racing that the product is genuine. Just because a seller shows a QR label in their advertisements does not mean their products are the real deal, if they can fake a caliper then a QR label is not a problem… until its scanned that is!



3 On some fake calipers the dirt boots around the pistons are plain, all dirt boots fitted to genuine calipers will either have AP Racing or Brembo clearly visible and other wording too. Brembo are AP’s parent company and their seals are used on some later AP calipers.



4 We suspect that the AP Racing logos are being applied in the UK after the caliper has landed from China, probably in a bid to avoid customs attention. All AP Racing logos are screen printed and are not simple stickers that you could peel off.



5 Fake calipers are supplied with fake pads, who knows what compound they really are and if they adhere to asbestos regulations, fake pads do have AP Racing logo on the backing.



6 Fake AP Racing calipers, discs and pads are supplied in convincing fake AP packaging so don’t gain any comfort from opening a nice box with AP written on it!



7 If you have any doubts check on AP’s website to see if the seller is listed as a dealer or distributor, if not ask them where they are buying their ‘genuine’ AP products from.



8 The following copy AP Racing calipers are known to be in circulation, CP9040, CP9660, CP9665, CP9440, CP9441, CP5200, CP9200, CP8530, CP8540, CP8560, CP8520, CP8521, CP8522, CP9540, CP9541, CP9542, CP9560, CP9561, CP9562, the whole Radi-Cal & Radi-Cal 2 range.

Thanks for taking time to read it and please share on as many sites as possible.

Caddyshack

Bloody scamming people selling knock offs....I would not mid as much if they were just marketed as cheap alternatives, non branded, you could pay your money and take your choice.

Martin-Hadland

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Thing is they are being sold cheaper but not barmy cheap, people think they're getting the real deal at a bargain price.

st220kyle

They're probably complete shit as well, i wouldn't take the risk with something like brakes.
i mean if they were actually any good they would be sold as their own brand rather than copying something else.

Caddyshack

That's always part of the con, greed takes over so we put our guard down. Sure if they were 10% of the price of a normal set...maybe even 30% you make a choice.


On another note, is it still the case that I can send you my front suspension leg and wheel and you will see what AP you can fit under there and an adapter?

Martin-Hadland

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I'm not a trader on here so don't want to be answering that Toby, contact me how you would usually.

smiley

Good shout I'll be comming to you for mine

3drRich

cossynut2

It seems no matter what branded, good quality products are out there the Chinese are making fakes of them. Who would have thought if you are buying AP brake products they could be cheap copies!! The Chinese economy would be up shit creek if HM Customs could stop all their crap coming into Britain!!!