"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 May 2006 17:19:37 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

Yes fake *everything* is a big problem these days! I trust in
'respectable'
suppliers and the 12 months warranty that comes from them. usually. I
don't
buy extra warranty - who TH wants 'electronics' to last 3 years these
days?
Most of it it has been superceded by the time you get it home!!


A survey was done a couple of years ago of stock at Lockheed-Girling's
aircraft brakes stores. Quite a number of fake items were found. They
had been ordered, delivered, then returned to stock.


And I believe a bunch of 'fake' disk brakes was discovered either badged as
Ford (?) spares or simply being fitted and charged as genuine parts - when
the investigation was carried out they were found to come from the same
Eastern European factory as the 'official' versions?

Don't know that for certain - it's a hazy memory I've got but it was only a
few years back, perhaps someone knows more??