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That's awesome Dane. Got to have a sense of humor in life.:thumbsup:

Delco came out with a an article and statement to help identify or protect consumers from counterfeit parts:

Here are just a few examples of what
GM’s Global Brand Protection team and
authorities have uncovered:
• Oil filters with “filtering” elements
consisting of old rags and
perforated food cans, or that melt
when heated to a certain
temperature
• T ransmission fluid that was really a
cheap grade of crude oil dyed red
for appearance
• Counterfeit grilles that discolor
and fade rapidly and are made of
cheap materials that would impact
crash performance in a collision
• Brake pads made of paper and
pressed wood, or even grass
Most Comm only
Counterfeited Pa rts
According to ACDelco, the most
commonly produced counterfeit parts
are maintenance and high-volume
items such as oil and air filters, shock
absorbers, fan belts, disc brake pads
and shoes, air conditioning compressors,
starters, spark plugs and oxygen sensors.
Other popular fakes include:
• Valves and valve lifters
• Distributor caps
• Gasoline filters
• Rocker arms and camshafts
• Antifreeze/coolant and
transmission fluids
• Bearings
• Alternators and generators

http://www.acdelcotechconnect.com/pdf/int_V23I308.pdf

Consumer protection

http://www.acdelco.com/parts/counterfeit/index.jsp

WOW!! Filter elements made from old rags, grass brake pads, trans fluid dyed oil.......I hope I never end up with any of that crap on my truck.

Thanks for the heads up.:thumbsup:

The latest...

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SFI Foundation Inc. has filed a lawsuit and sought a restraining order against Bill Simpson's Impact Racing LLC to ban the sale of fire suits, seat belts and other uncertified Impact gear it says bear counterfeit SFI labels or patches. A federal judge in Indianapolis on Thursday issued an order granting much of what SFI wanted, said Peter Yarbrough, an attorney for the not-for-profit. Yarbrough did not immediately have details of the order available and it did not appear in the court's online docket Thursday. California-based SFI sets standards for several racing organizations, including NASCAR, the National Hot Rod Association and the Indy Racing League.

The lawsuit alleges that between November 2005 and August 2008, Simpson instructed an Impact employee to have an Asian vendor produce counterfeit SFI labels that were affixed to various products, including seat belts, arm restraints, fire suits, head socks, gloves and boots. SFI plans to decertify those Impact products made during that time, Yarbrough said. The sale of conformance labels to manufacturers is SFI's main source of income and its loss would cause a "severe financial hardship," SFI said in its lawsuit. SFI and Impact issued a joint statement Thursday night saying Impact had provided sworn testimony that no counterfeit SFI labels have been used on company products made in 2009 and 2010. SFI said it will not decertify Impact products made in those years. The complaint accuses Impact of counterfeiting, fraud and misrepresentation, unfair competition, unfair and deceptive trade practices and breach of contract and seeks unspecified damages.

An Impact Racing employee who answered the phone Thursday said Simpson was not available for comment. A phone message also was left at the office of Impact Racing's Indianapolis attorney, Edward Harris III

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Originally Posted by rogue (Post 278929)

I wore this at my last track event. Its SA1969. Its my noggin

Even has my racing/lucky number.

yes I have a screw loose.

Let's hope you never need that thing to actually protect your head.

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Originally Posted by IndyNova (Post 278916)

one of his factories in Indy got nailed years ago by d.e.a because supposedly they were selling drugs and shipping them inside helmets. I used to work for simpson, he is a genuine A-HOLE!! treats his people like ****, he gets whatever he deserves

After this I decided to take the Simpson harnesses out of Penny and put in some SafeQuip stuff.. didn't want his name on there any more (plus the belts were getting old).

Nice when a company sacrafices safety to make more cash...

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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2 (Post 279881)

yeah, sounds like they did it in the past, and now are not doing it anymore, but the damage has been done. Pretty stupid thing to do if true, and the liability issue of doing it................... :faint:

Jody

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Originally Posted by camcojb (Post 279883)

I know Simpson isn't owned my Simpson anymore.. but still, his name is starting to leave a bad taste like Shelby does these days...

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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2 (Post 279944)

I know Simpson isn't owned my Simpson anymore.. but still, his name is starting to leave a bad taste like Shelby does these days...

Hey, my Shelby shaving cream works great!