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Postby iOnic » Sat May 29, 2010 11:09 am

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Postby AE86less » Sat May 29, 2010 11:48 am

F*ck. My 85 is sitting on those with no wheels.
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Postby deaf_rattle » Sat May 29, 2010 1:32 pm

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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat May 29, 2010 1:55 pm

Though when you pay $40 for a pair of axles stands, you gotta wonder...
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Postby GT101 » Sat May 29, 2010 2:03 pm

dodgy cheap things
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Postby iOnic » Sat May 29, 2010 2:07 pm

You get what you pay for. I'd have thought this would have been in the news or something considering how often people getting crushed by their own cars makes the news. Aah well hopefully no one here found out the hard way 8O
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Postby MR2BOY23 » Sat May 29, 2010 2:10 pm

fcuk repco

Supercheap would never sell anything that dodgy
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat May 29, 2010 2:11 pm

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Postby iOnic » Sat May 29, 2010 2:22 pm

MR2BOY23 wrote:fcuk repco

Supercheap would never sell anything that dodgy


8O Seriously?
Repco > Supercheap IMO. I've had to return so much stuff to SC that just plain didn't work :lol:
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Postby Elmendorf » Sat May 29, 2010 2:52 pm

iOnic wrote:
MR2BOY23 wrote:fcuk repco

Supercheap would never sell anything that dodgy


8O Seriously?
Repco > Supercheap IMO. I've had to return so much stuff to SC that just plain didn't work :lol:


Totally. I always make sure I have my receipt for stuff I get from SC. More often than not I have to return it. Hell I even had to return a fibreglass repair kit once because it was missing half the stuff and I forget how many cans of spray paint I have returned because they aren't pressurised :roll:
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Postby Bling » Sat May 29, 2010 2:59 pm

Doesn't really matter where you get it from, if you pay f**k all for it, what can you expect with anything :lol:

I always go to Supercheap though as its cheaper :lol: I've had all sorts from there, 95% of which is still fine. Beats paying ripco prices thats for sure! I'm only talking small crap though, like circilp pliers, sand blast gun etc etc

Does make me wonder about my small set of axle stands though *cough* topmaq *cough*. Either way have a backup in place and it won't matter if it fails.
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Postby AE82 FXGT » Sat May 29, 2010 3:27 pm

supercheap has had a recall on axle stands before, it was years ago, around 05 I think?
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat May 29, 2010 3:36 pm

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Postby MR2BOY23 » Sat May 29, 2010 3:41 pm

Yeah back i 2005, not in recent times. Got their act together, especially with jacks and stands
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Postby Alex B » Sat May 29, 2010 4:27 pm

MR2BOY23 wrote:Yeah back i 2005, not in recent times. Got their act together, especially with jacks and stands


Then your statement is untrue.
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat May 29, 2010 4:42 pm

MR2BOY23 wrote:Yeah back i 2005, not in recent times. Got their act together, especially with jacks and stands


No would have been more recent than that, probably 07 08, they had a swag of recalls.
I doubt any retailer will be immune to this while retail people want to pay peanuts for things.
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Postby Bling » Sat May 29, 2010 5:10 pm

Yeah its the price we pay for being such cheap consumers!

Its often a case of why pay for good stuff when you can get a no brand set for so cheap. Happens with everything you can buy. Which can be both a good and bad thing at times. I sometimes find it hard to find a good product as the market is so flooded with cheap crap designed to last 5 minutes 8O
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Postby eskimo » Sat May 29, 2010 5:12 pm

Use to work for SCA about 2 years ago, there was a recall for axle stands if my memory serves me correctly
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Postby xsspeed » Sat May 29, 2010 5:38 pm

So where do you get/what do you class as decent ones?
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat May 29, 2010 5:57 pm

Powerbuilt/Wayco ones are fine, they meet all the necessary standards.
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