DO NOT BUY!!!

speedy_zx3 · Oct 13, 2001

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ax0n:
You can send specs to many manufacturing companies and have them make a cheap batch of knock-offs. Many many companies in asia specialize in this. Some companies in the US and other nations are willing to do it, too.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

and if I'm not mistaken, there was a post a long time ago about how BAT was willing to take a JBA or FS header and copy it... then sell for hella less. all you had to do was get it jet-coated. not rippin on BAT, just recalling what was posted.

InsertCleverNameHere · Oct 17, 2001

I was just on ebay yesterday and there was EVOTEC offering a strut bar.....the pic is now of a different one than the "boosted" FocusSport pic. It was straight like the honda style..did not have the angles to fit our car. Definitely not what one would recieve in the mail. It is very possible they are selling a copy of a good product that is inferior. Do not buy from them.

Guest · Oct 17, 2001

SAW THE SAME ONE AS THE FS POSTED AGAIN

OutaFocus · Oct 17, 2001

What am I missing here? Granted this guy is pretty sleazy for copying someone else's work, but is it illegal? Does FS have a patent pending on this item? I don't think so, therefore, I beleive this sleazeball is within his rights to make this thing. Don't buy it (I won't) if you think he's wrong, but trying to stop the auction is going too far.

To Focus Sport,
There are ways of protecting your designs and products. I suggest you do that before going after this guy.

FSWerksVP · Oct 17, 2001

I'm not going to go into detail here, but according to my e-mails and phone calls from e-bay, they are very much against knock offs and counterfeit products. You may not agree with that, but I for one am glad that e-bay actually cares.

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Randy Robles
Vice President
FocusSport
714 630-6353
http://www.focussport.com

TooleBox · Oct 17, 2001

that is a buncha crap man.... find the jackass thats rippin off FS and beat him w/ one of his knockoffs!

doogie78 · Oct 17, 2001

Damn! Don't mess with da Jet, beotch. Let's cripple this prick.

ZX3 Canuck · Oct 18, 2001

Well I got one off this guy, and it should arrive in a couple days. Guess I'll see if it's the real deal or not. Live and learn either way.

I would have purchased one straight from FS, but not for $25US UPS shipping. The another $20US when it arrives at my door. $150 US for a stress bar? That's almost half way to a new Ford Motorsport header......

ZX3 Canuck · Oct 19, 2001

Well, here's a couple pics of the bar I got. Lots pretty good to me, but then I've never seen a FS bar in person.

ZX3 Canuck · Oct 19, 2001

It looks a little funny in that one picture, but is all chrome.

I just installed it, and it fits like a glove. Guess it was a good deal for me anyways.

G1-Focus · Oct 22, 2001

Unfortunately a lot of retailers do not make their own products because it's too expensive to set up a shop to do so.

Instead they may have a design department and then sub the work out to a manufacturer who does all types of work.

If the design is not protected or someone holds the rights to it, it is not unusual for one company to sell a particular part with their logo on it while another vendor sells the same identical part except for the change of logo or no logo.

I do understand the concern and one should always be skeptical. However, this is how the world of manufacturing and retail do work.

The other thing is that the internet serves the world. Therefore since Europe had the Focus in 1999 and the US/Canada in 2000, it does make sense that this guy was selling a '99 and up stress bar.

Remember: Ford is Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Merkur, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Range Rover Trucks, Controls Mazda and there is a lot of sharing of parts. Clothing stores do this, Food stores do this, etc. This is not a unique situation, just you think you're buying something unique while you're really not. Take what I said as an example and not in the absolute.

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driving round and round I go, where I stop I do not know...

[This message has been edited by G1-Focus (edited 10-22-2001).]

ZX3 Canuck · Oct 23, 2001

Since I've gotten a couple emails about the fit of the bar, here are some pics:

S. on Da 5 · Oct 24, 2001

Looks identical to the Focus Sport bar.

$45!!! Sweet price!

Focusdaddy43 · Oct 29, 2001

I got the same strut bar for 45 bones and it fit great. Keep the knock offs coming.

focaljet-1 · Oct 29, 2001

"looks" good, but who the hell knows what it's made out of?

Unless your going to run metalurgy tests on it there is no way to tell.

It's real easy to copy a design and use sub-standard materials.

I know people are always looking for deals, but sometimes you get what you pay for.

nazthug · Oct 29, 2001

i cant believe someone would just take a focussport bar and run a copy of it, with probably some cheap ass metal and try to make a profit, cause that sure does look like a focussport bar to me

ZX3 Canuck · Oct 29, 2001

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>"looks" good<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

But then you could get into the whole argument of whether or not the stress bar even does anything for the Focus.

And really, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to design a stress bar.

DO NOT BUY!!!

speedy_zx3

InsertCleverNameHere

Guest

OutaFocus

FSWerksVP

TooleBox

doogie78

ZX3 Canuck

ZX3 Canuck

ZX3 Canuck

G1-Focus

ZX3 Canuck

S. on Da 5

Focusdaddy43

focaljet-1

nazthug

ZX3 Canuck

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