I installed these Uro tie rods a couple of years back. This weekend, I noticed a violent shake at various speeds (40-50mph). I thought it might be the tires needing rebalancing. So today I take the car to the tire place, while it is on the rack, I do the 9 and 3 o'clock shake and note a good half inch play on the driver's side. I don't bother with the balancing.

The interesting thing is the rubber is still good but the joint inside is clearly bad.

I placed my Pelican order with "kenny" for the center drag and sides.

I am NEVER going to put anything but OE parts on my car again. My life is not worth risking over this.

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Like the rubber they use, the metal seems soft. Almost like scrap lead. I won't even buy a URO grille insert! It amazes me they can even produce car parts legally!

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1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car

Amen, Brah. One more ÜRO User converted back to the good side of the Force.....


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It is frightening. I just made a very valiant attempt to get all German front end parts for my BMW. Fingers crossed etc.

Makes me wonder what's in new cars? Are they using "Uro" style parts in their front ends, bearings, etc...?

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

I don't think new cars use parts that poor quality. The car companies are conscious of class action lawsuits.

think again....
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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

I stupidly bought the sway bar end for my w140,they lasted a year.
The next brands are Meyele,and Laso,who's the best ? /

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

Jaguar Classic is the replacement parts division for older cars, not Jaguar's new cars group. The article you quote says nothing about supplying parts for new / current Jaguars.

Laso is acceptable. But your best bet is to go ONLY with Lemforder (if available) or MB OE.

very interesting. this is the perfect example of misleading advertising. URO wants you to think that they are supplying Jaguar. To the untrained, Jaguar Classic is no different from Jaguar.

It gives you an insight as to their business philosophy and sneakiness.

The metal in the URO tie rod on my car probably started life as a can opener or something.

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

If MB ever used URO as an OE for car parts (I.e. I open up an MB parts box and find a URO part in there with an MB star/number on it) its seppuku-time for me.

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Gerry,

Just make sure to buy a URO brand seppuku knife, and you'll be just fine...

(we need to keep you around here and the 500 board for a while.)

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.

Yes, I am sure the purveyors of this junk are laughing all the way to the bank. The anecdote shared from an alleged "insider" at this thread also lends credence to this theory of poor ethics in the aftermarket parts industry.

Sad commentary on our society.

Sadder commentary that people continue to buy this stuff, often despite knowing it's junk and they will be replacing it sooner than later.