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And FYI I understand why many people buy brand name things. For instance I have Enkei RPF1's for wheels, OFH and OFT, P&L full exhaust, ISC coilovers and a few others on the car. Not to mention half the stuff I have in my house. But when it comes down to it. Most brands only put a 1 year warranty on products, and I'm sure that under piles of disclaimers that a lot of warranty's only cover the product itself.
I had a dealing with a brand name recently, whom I will not disclose. It was an exhaust product. There was a pin hole in a weld which left a small trail of soot. About a foot behind that pin hole there was a fresh scrape (very minor) from the car being lowered. This was in the photo I captured of the pin hole in the weld. After contacting them asking if the issue could be dealt with the company tells me that it appears there is a scrape on the piping and that could be the cause to a pin hole in the weld AND has now voided the warranty. I used to be a vehicle mechanic so I understand welds are the strongest points in normal piping construction on most tubular products such a stainless steel. I am currently an aircraft mechanic with friends in our metals tech shop who are highly trained fabricators. All of which would put money on the fact that the pin hole was there from production.
And for those wondering, no this wasn't the P&L exhaust lol
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