I don't mean to turn this into a political thread.

Chinese firms are very capable of producing high quality parts. I see it in my work all the time.

The USA is very capable of producing awful parts (ahem, big 3). I also see this in my work all the time.

However, it is fair to generally use country of origin as a basis of how the parent company (Febi in this case) views their product and how much they are willing to spend to produce it vs. the sale price and what the market (we the people) demand.

Demand better. As a consumer, I will never buy anything made by Febi again, until they have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are as good as O.E. or Lemfoerder etc.

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