Originally Posted by gerryvz

Febi is 100% a re boxer of other manufacturers parts. They DO NOT manufacture parts themselves. Febi is Russian Roulette ... You do not know until you receive the box what you will get. It could be good stuff (for example some OE or TRW stuff) or crap made in China.

The company's name is "Febi Germany" and it is (although based in Germany) designed to mislead unsuspecting buyers into believing that it's re boxed parts are all made in Germany. This is ethically questionable in my opinion. Many people even here see "Febi Germany" and believe the best, when they shouldn't.

Meyle is another case. They manufacture parts and also rebox parts. Meyle also claims to be an MB OEM. though I personally have no evidence of this. Perhaps they could make some small screw or washer for MB so they could make this claim. However, they are NOT a major MB OEM who makes major parts or sub assemblies for MB.

Meyle also misleadingly uses "Germany" in their name and on their boxes. But Meyle quality has slid precipitously / alarmingly in the past 10 years. More and more stories of their parts failing prematurely are cropping up. I have personally seen evidence of their rubber door seals not properly fitting MB vehicles (nearly as well as MB OE rubber seals do).

Meyle makes an "HD" line of a few parts like 124 upper strut mounts that they claim outlast & outperform MB OE original parts. The jury is out on this. Many many more of their parts are made in China and have been proven to be cheap and inferior.

Personally, I will not patronize these ethically questionable purveyors of parts who misuse their company names in a deliberate manner to sucker unsuspecting buyers into buying their parts.

I won't even get into URO, FEQ, APA, Trucktec and Hamburg Tech with this post. They are at the bottom of the food chain. Their owners should be drawn & quartered and / or put in the stocks for a good spell of time.

Cheers,
Gerry