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redfire69 · #1 07-15-2011, 03:02 PM

When I saw the advertisment, I thought they looked like duplicates. There's only but so many ways to make a taillight, but I thought the Nova taillights look alot like the Marquez one's debuted at SEMA last year too....

**214Chevy** · #2 07-15-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by redfire69

When I saw the advertisment, I thought they looked like duplicates.......

That's kind of what I said too. I said..."Uhh Ohhh!! They look exactly like Ring Brothers." And I knew RB hinges were on the market first.

BBC71Nova · #3 07-15-2011, 06:42 PM

Honestly, the other day when I saw the Fesler post I initially thought the same thing. It is true that they are different since they are still solid but similar nonetheless.

RB is top notch. I like the Fesler stuff too. The ones that frustrate me the most are the companies that don't appear to have any interest in the industry besides copying someone else's designs and making a buck off them. I guess technology makes it all to easy with machined parts these days. I won't name companies but I think we all see them in the industry. It seems to really be an issue on the performance parts side of things, e.g. intakes, blocks, etc. And now there are a few making billet pieces very similar to products from Clayton Machine, RB, Marquez and even Fesler. IMHO I don't feel that Fesler falls into the category of these others design thieving companies. However, in this case these are similar and I'd agree that RB has a point.

LowchevyII · #4 07-15-2011, 07:18 PM

I remember seeing the RB hinges for quite some time then saw Fesler and the Eddie Motorsports ones. For the simple fact I know RB was the innovator, they have my business when I pull the trigger on my set. Is Fesler still a supporting vendor or still on this site at all? Perhaps they can chime in a bit here?

NOPANTS68 · #5 07-15-2011, 08:03 PM

Got my RB hinges for the warden's Chevelle this last Wednesday. They look far better than I had hoped. A couple buddies thought that was crazy money for a decorative item, but when I layed one in their hands they went silent for a minute. lol I wouldn't run the competitive product for reasons that have nothing to do with billet.