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Old 13th October 2019, 07:42   #11
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Talking CE Meaning

I thought CE had become known to mean 'Chinese Engineering' ?....
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Old 13th October 2019, 17:42   #12
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Did you know that a lot of 'fake' Chinese stuff still shows the CE mark, the difference is the CE mark on Chinese stuff can be spaced a little differently therefore getting around the patent laws!
Yes, hence my comment about once upon a time it meant something!
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Old 13th October 2019, 17:45   #13
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PS I don't think spacing the CE letters differently gets them around any laws, (more likely TM than patent), it should actually make it easier to spot the fakes.
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Old 14th October 2019, 10:22   #14
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This stuff is of true concern, but this goes way beyond the drop link scenario -
Safety critical components -
Tyres
Brakes & hydraulics
Nasty suspension / steering Components.

The list is endless, not to mention the morons fitting such rubbish and expecting it to perform as the "OE" component did and for as long !

I will be the first to admit - I don't fit stainless steel alternators, gold plated coil springs ETC, but they have to be of a good standard, otherwise they don't get fitted.
I am known as a snail at work, but equally, I don't fit the wrong tyres, forget to torque up wheel bolts, fit new pads to dirty contaminated calipers and the wrong way round Oh yes, seen this on a car in for test ! So I am happy being a trusted snail and keeping safe in what I achieve.
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Old 14th October 2019, 14:18   #15
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Did you know that a lot of 'fake' Chinese stuff still shows the CE mark, the difference is the CE mark on Chinese stuff can be spaced a little differently therefore getting around the patent laws!

Ah, the good old 'China Export' logo 'CE' - You need to be know the differences to be able to differentiate it from the Certificate of European Conformity mark 'CE' It's mostly in the letter spacing.
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Old 15th October 2019, 07:35   #16
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Here are two pictures of failed rear drop links from MGBs - one of them after only 9 miles driving. Some suppliers sell these for only 8 pounds each so we can't expect any sort of quality control can we ?

Perhaps it is time to give up on car restoration and buy a Honda Jazz (but that would be giving up on life completely, wouldn't' it ?).
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Going off-piste a bit, my 03 75 is of an age when Rover stopped fitting a rear anti-roll bar. Did they just decide it wasn't required or did they make other rear suspension mods?
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Old 15th October 2019, 08:14   #17
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Going off-piste a bit, my 03 75 is of an age when Rover stopped fitting a rear anti-roll bar. Did they just decide it wasn't required or did they make other rear suspension mods?
I think this was part of the Project Drive cost-cutting measures - they deleted the ARB, but specified slightly stiffer rear springs to compensate.
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As much as Land Rover often seem to get criticised for poor quality lately, my old Discovery 2 was purchased with about 70,000 miles. It's spent all it's life with me towing cars, yet is still (unless replaced prior to my ownership) on all it's original road springs, dampers, drop links, even the exhaust is still the original.....and it's just clicked over 214,000 miles

It just goes to show that things can be made to last if they are designed and manufactured correctly
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