*****IMPORTNANT NOTIFICATION*****
ATTN: ALL AUTHORIZED TEIN DEALERS
We have just confirmed the existence of counterfeit, TEIN S-techs being sold on Ebay and
other Internet websites. We are currently in the process of identifying the culprits and will take
necessary action against all parties found involved or associated with this illegal deed. If you or any of
your staff come across any information concerning this matter, please let us know via email at
sales@tein.com; in the subject line type “counterfeit springs ”.
Please be advised that usage of the counterfeit S-Tech may pose a serious safety issue, as we
are unsure of the extent of research and development conducted on this product. Others potential
issues are as follows:
? NO precise lowering spec.
? Unknown quality, which may lead to sagging, rust, cracking and noise issues
? Unknown Engineering Data
? Extremely dangerous and can lead to suspension failure
We ask that you inform all your dealers and retail customers to be cautious when purchasing online.
Also, be sure to use caution when performing any installation of S-tech springs, should you have any
doubt please contact us immediately. For images on how to distinguish the two types, please visit
http://www.tein.com/counterfeit/warning.html
Be assured that we will do all in our power to protect our brand. Also we are strongly
recommending to everyone that the only way to assure authenticity of any TEIN product, is to make
ALL purchases through an Authorized TEIN Dealer. Thank you for your valuable time.
Best Regards,
TEIN USA INC.

 

is this the reason y people keep talkin about suspension failures and uneven settling issues?

 

This could be the result.

 

mine are uneven.. and i got mine from c2auto...

 

son of a b*tch. I got fake ones. I just peeled my "tein" sticker off of one of the coils.

Any suggestion as to what I should do about all this? Demand genuine parts from the store I got them from?

 

wow never heard of soemthing like this before.

 

It happens a lot with aftermarket parts. Like the Apexi Turbo Timer fake... But this is the first Ive ever seen about springs... not good!

 

any way i can check if my stechs r fake ?i got em from racing solutions, so im not too worried as he is a trusted guy.

 

yeah, something with springs or any other part that directly affects your vehicles safety in an adverse way is not good.

 

well for the stechs, ppl tht r sayin tht they are uneven, thas cuz they 2.4 front and 2.0 rear, so jus cuz is uneven don mean they r defective i bet.

 

how long have the fake ones been out? i got my stechs awhile ago. mine came with brown plastic sleeves around the coils. is anyone elses like that???

 

when people say they are uneven, i think they are referring to driver and passenger side as opposed to front and rear

 

wow.. maybe my trds are fake...

 

Not to be a drama Queen, BUT i just bought Tein H Techs, how do i know if these are also Fake?

Serial number's on the springs? anything i can do to make sure This has not happened to me Also?

Messing with a Car's Springs is noooooooot Safe.

 

it was only a matter of time.......
i bought my HTechs off ebay, and i got them froma reputable dealer, so hopefully i am not a buyer of a fake

 

holy crap, good thing i didnt buy it off of ebay... yet.. haha

 

oh, well never mind, i read the notice again, it applies to the Stechs............well we'll see if the Htechs end up as counterfits as well

 

they copied the s-techs cuz they sell better than h-techs

 

these notices are good for the customer.. however.. they just told the counterfeiters what they have to change to make it even harder to spot the fake springs... just a thought..

 

I have heard there may be more to this than counterfitting. Tein has been having some serious QC issues lately with their springs and coils. A friend of mine works in a tuner shop in S Fla and said they are having massive complaints due to creaking/sagging/popping issues. To take the heat off them they maybe using this as a scapegoat to their problems.