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vitesse · 24th November 2021, 12:00

I recently bought some MG front badges directly from their eBay shop.

On to the question of genuine, are Xpart non-centralised upper arms genuine? DMGRS' upper arms are not described as genuine yet in my mind are more genuine than the Xpart ones.

Guess that Simon was buying thermostat O rings, genuine 20 year old stock or new made in Egypt from recycled tyre rubber? Simon questions if it matters where they are made - yes, to me it does, as just the hint of Egypt or Indian would cause me to look for alternatives, and after the Mr.Kipling Upper Arms, can anyone rely on Xpart's name as a guarantee of quality?

ECP sells genuine MG Rover branded KV6 thermostats but fails to give the opening temperature. Even DMGRS is guilty of selling these thermostats as OEM-Q, despite sending me a mail confirming that they are 82 deg ones and not the original 88 spec ones.

Little wonder then we question the "Genuine/OEM/MG Rover" branding

Regards

24th November 2021, 12:00	#8
vitesse I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gävle Posts: 2,537 Thanks: 395 Thanked 823 Times in 652 Posts	I recently bought some MG front badges directly from their eBay shop. On to the question of genuine, are Xpart non-centralised upper arms genuine? DMGRS' upper arms are not described as genuine yet in my mind are more genuine than the Xpart ones. Guess that Simon was buying thermostat O rings, genuine 20 year old stock or new made in Egypt from recycled tyre rubber? Simon questions if it matters where they are made - yes, to me it does, as just the hint of Egypt or Indian would cause me to look for alternatives, and after the Mr.Kipling Upper Arms, can anyone rely on Xpart's name as a guarantee of quality? ECP sells genuine MG Rover branded KV6 thermostats but fails to give the opening temperature. Even DMGRS is guilty of selling these thermostats as OEM-Q, despite sending me a mail confirming that they are 82 deg ones and not the original 88 spec ones. Little wonder then we question the "Genuine/OEM/MG Rover" branding Regards Last edited by vitesse; 24th November 2021 at 12:10..