Moderators, I cross-posted this in S2000 Talk to get more traffic to my question. Please lock it if you feel this is inappropriate.

Please read my post (pictures inside) in the Mid-Atlantic Forum:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=425795

Cliffnote version:
Bought the STB on eBay.
Paid via Paypal with my credit card.
Received STB with broken box.
Missing hardwares and instructions. <-- separate issue.
Poor quality welds on STB + missing T1R sticker = my suspicion of a fake.

Correct me if I am wrong. Then I won't buy another T1R product.

 

thats a fake

 

How mucch did you pay for it???
You know,most of the time,"If it sounds too good to be true,chances are it is".

 

$285 Canadian dollars, shipped.



Made the decision based on the 99.7% positive feedback on the seller. Should've known never to trust eBay ratings.

 

Sounds fake...

then again, T1R is just a knockoff of the ASM STB

Return it if you don't like it... Do you have pictures?

 

STB are all useless on this car,anyway,so,if you like the look,keep it;if not,get the best looking one,it's only for "BLING"anyway.!!!

 

I just might return the thing, but I have to get the seller to reply to my emails. Missing hardware = unable to install = defective product? I wonder if my credit card company will go for this approach. At least I don't have to pay shipping twice!

Pics adde:

 

Could be a factory reject due to weld quality. Sold at huge discount to after market retailers which they re-sell at a discount. Just a guess though.

 

the welds in all the pics but the 4th are okay.

the ones at the x junction are mig or arc welds over broken tigs....you can see two distinct heat stains.