the Poms have copied Haultech's slotted bush idea....
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 4:08 pm
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the Poms have copied Haultech's slotted bush idea....
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Re: the Poms have copied Haultech's slotted bush idea....
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 4:23 pm
its not rubber... its shitrick130 wrote:
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 4:27 pm
thats what scrap iron do.
copy every one else.
make crap version sell it for huge $$$.
Michael.
copy every one else.
make crap version sell it for huge $$$.
Michael.
Re: the Poms have copied Haultech's slotted bush idea....
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 5:47 pm
Agree with you on something APAnthonyP wrote:its not rubber... its shitrick130 wrote:
Trav
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:49 pm
I used to buy their stuff, Not any more on principle. Just for this reason. Its not ' Just business', its creativity theft and livelyhood theft.
They are on the blacklist as far as I am concerned.
JC
They are on the blacklist as far as I am concerned.
JC
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:26 pm
Being polyurethane means that there would be bugger all give in them anyway so the slots are pointless - good onya scrap 
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:49 am
Ive read on a forum somewhere as well, they copied a guys disc hand brake design before he could patent it or something. Sound like a bunch of 
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:14 am
yep, there's a huge stink on the pommy forums after they wanted to stock the X-Engineering disc handbrake, then copied it and are flogging it as their own. They are even using a picture of the X-Eng brake still on their website !lilpigzuk wrote:Ive read on a forum somewhere as well, they copied a guys disc hand brake design before he could patent it or something. Sound like a bunch of
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:12 pm
Scum.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:13 pm
- Pondlife, even.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 3:12 am
Well it is not really copying when then get every point of the design incorrect..... 
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 7:18 am
Now that is funnyred90 wrote:Well it is not really copying when then get every point of the design incorrect.....
Fark Scrapiron
Micka
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 9:03 am
red90 wrote:Well it is not really copying when then get every point of the design incorrect.....
true, doesn't look like the ones in my front end, although at least they'd be easier to instal. I had to use a 60 ton press to squeeze my slotted bushes in, and the guage said 45 ton as I was doing the squeezing 
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 10:50 pm
You've now discovered the wonderful business ethics of Scrap Iron racing. Equipe and X-Eng are just 2 of the other prominet examples.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:13 pm
They do plenty of obvious R&R...
Research & RIP-OFF!
Simon
Research & RIP-OFF!
Simon
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 1:34 am
Paging Michele - you guys arranged to sell the real thing yet? Sounds like you need to flood the UK market with the real thing, so no one buys the inferior copies.
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 8:20 am
Will, what was the full story with Equipe and was there any action taken ?will_warne wrote:You've now discovered the wonderful business ethics of Scrap Iron racing. Equipe and X-Eng are just 2 of the other prominet examples.
I never did hear about it.
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 10:35 am
why buy when you can simply drill out the originals?
Not sure how long they will last though?
Not sure how long they will last though?
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 7:38 pm
that's what everyone was doing before Sam had his bushes made. They don't tend to last too long.why buy when you can simply drill out the originals?
Not sure how long they will last though?
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 11:25 pm
Yep, and that is the really stupid bit about them getting the design wrong. Sam discusses on THIS forum is great detail how and why they are designed.
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:08 am
Hi Ben,ISUZUROVER wrote:Paging Michele - you guys arranged to sell the real thing yet? Sounds like you need to flood the UK market with the real thing, so no one buys the inferior copies.
how was Chicago?
As to the disc brake...being part of the LR4x4 BB I firstly contacted Si and dealt with him...I have to say the shop is a Sc*rpion R@cing distributor as well so it happens to sell their stuff sometimes.
Personally I'm not in personal things,neither I know what's behind the story in details,but I support X-Eng of course.
FWIW as I'm no more sure I'll keep the job
N.B.
Should I leave the Toy-Rover conversions would leave with me
(this would mean lower prices).
Gimme a yell when back.
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 11:14 am
John, doing what they've done, I'd reckon they've never even seen a Haultech bush 'in the flesh'. They've heard about it, and tried to cash in.Yep, and that is the really stupid bit about them getting the desing wrong. Sam discusses on THIS forum is great detail how and whay they are designed.