DodgyRog Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) I bought some Aerocatches off EBay about 6 months ago and I have just got round to getting ShellShocked to fit them, but they are fake ones They have started to rust after a couple of weeks and the pins in the mechanisms keep sliding out and causing them not to close properly The company I got them off of have been very apologetic and are replacing them immediately Apparently they have spoken to Aerocatch and there have been a few Authorised dealers reporting the same problem and they think someone is ordering Aerocatches and then sending them back for exchange to locking or refund etc, but the ones they return are not the real ones but fake. Again apparently Aerocatch are asking all main dealers to be aware and to check all returns and not just put them back into stock for resale So be warned, if your buying Aerocatches, even from an Authorised Dealer, make sure your getting the real thing I am putting up some pics to give you the idea, but the plastic feels cheap and the mechanism feels slack and just wrong I will post up some pics of the real thing when they arrive to compare Edited November 26, 2011 by DodgyRog (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 not good mate, not good at all there really is some con merchants on ebay, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 i saw the other week there website was hacked too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Good shout there, I know a lot of people like to get them so that's good info that they will replace them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) not good mate, not good at all there really is some con merchants on ebay, To be honest they are a Authorised Dealer and sell on Ebay as well as there own website I specifically have not named them, as I am not sure they sold them to me knowing they were fakes and even though I bought them well over 6 months ago, they are changing them without even waiting for me to return the fake ones back, as that would mean my car being off the road Edited November 26, 2011 by DodgyRog (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) Good shout there, I know a lot of people like to get them so that's good info that they will replace them The company that sold them to me are replacing them Scott, not Aerocatch themselves, although they have apparently asked for them to be sent to them for comparison to other fakes, once the company receives them off me I actually tried to buy direct from Aerocatch, as they are made in Totnes, Devon, just down the road from me, but they don't sell direct to the public anymore, which is a pain because I wouldn't of ended up with fakes if they did Edited November 26, 2011 by DodgyRog (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 To be honest they are a recognised Dealer and sell on Ebay as well as there own website I specifically have not named them, as I am not sure they sold them to me knowing they were fakes and even though I bought them well over 6 months ago, they are changing them without even waiting for me to return the fake ones back, as that would mean my car being off the road Good to see the company is replacing them and respect to them for doing so. I wasn't implying that the company was the ones doing the scamming but someone is to blame and they clearly have no consideration to both the company and the costumer and more to the point the customers safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Good to see the company is replacing them and respect to them for doing so. I wasn't implying that the company was the ones doing the scamming but someone is to blame and they clearly have no consideration to both the company and the costumer and more to the point the customers safety. Funny enough when I was speaking to said company, he was saying much the same thing, as they supply them to some of the race and drift teams, as well as there own cars, He is intending to send out Emails to get them all to check theirs, as he is worried about any Aerocatch failures at high speeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Funny enough when I was speaking to said company, he was saying much the same thing, as they supply them to some of the race and drift teams, as well as there own cars, He is intending to send out Emails to get them all to check theirs, as he is worried about any Aerocatch failures at high speeds In that case they sound like a very considerate company, and my personal opinion would be to name them (as long as they don't mind) they sound like the sort of company myself and manyothers would be very happy to hand my money over too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 In that case they sound like a very considerate company, and my personal opinion would be to name them (as long as they don't mind) they sound like the sort of company myself and manyothers would be very happy to hand my money over too. I will name them, but only when I have real Aerocatches in my hand, otherwise I will name them for supplying fakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Yep, I wouldn't have any reservations buying from a company with morals like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 A link to some comparision pics on a website http://www.coastfab.com/fightfakeaerocatch.html Seems to be a big problem, I didn't even know there were fakes out there until StuartW mention it to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I will name them, but only when I have real Aerocatches in my hand, otherwise I will name them for supplying fakes thats fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 A link to some comparision pics on a website http://www.coastfab.com/fightfakeaerocatch.html Seems to be a big problem, I didn't even know there were fakes out there until StuartW mention it to me there is a hell of allot of differences there, good information for anyone looking to buy a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Those fakes are down right dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Those fakes are down right dangerous. Yeap, they are just waiting to fall apart What's worse is there are people driving around with these fitted and don't even realise, proberbly some on this forum Very scary:scare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 cheers for the info bud, i bought some from a company on ebay a few months back and will be checking them now! can you pm me the name of the company just to see if its the same company bud. i was going to be fitting mine tomorrow aswell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 cheers for the info bud, i bought some from a company on ebay a few months back and will be checking them now! can you pm me the name of the company just to see if its the same company bud. i was going to be fitting mine tomorrow aswell! Pm sent........Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Pm sent........Good Luck cheers for that dude, thats me just checked mine they are genuine! that website you listed is handy for telling the difference, you would have no idea untill it is to late! hopefully people wont get caught out on here now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Received my replacement Aerocatches today and the diffence is night and day, I will get some pics up later as a comparison to the crap fakes above The company in question was JPRacing and Leon is the owner and guy I have been dealing with, I have checked and he is happy to be mentioned in this thread Leon still is really disappointed this has happened and very apollogetic, he also upgraded my Aerocatches to locking one's for free for the trouble, which I thank him for and I have to sy there customer service has been excellent considering I actually purchased these back in April, although only just had them fitted So JPRacing get a big from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Great to see this ended on a happy note, they sound like a good company to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Oh dear, i better check mine today then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 like i stated in my thread, the actual catches themselfs are fine and genuine but its just the bolts that are the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Pic's of the real thing as promised Note the packaging is different, although I can't show pics of the fake packaging and the real set has nylon locking nuts and the mechanism is much more solid feeling and almost stiff The plastic is much better quality in every way and they feel heavier Also, although I can't do a comparison, note the type of key and the keyhole in the lock is only about 3/4 of the size of the round (silver) bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Wow, lucky dude! I'll be making sure I stay ahead of you on the next Dragonball run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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