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Beware of AeroCatch® Imitations
Posted Friday, January 22, 2010 1:37 PM
 

Pictured below are some current AeroCatch® imitations. Please take note that these counterfeit models...

  • ARE MADE FROM INFERIOR MATERIALS

  • DO NOT MEET THE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA OF GENUINE AEROCATCH PRODUCTS

  • AND CAN LEAD TO FAILURES DURING NORMAL USE

Specialty Fasteners and Coast Fabrication are working vigorously to pursue all registered design and trademark infringements. INSIST ON GENUINE AEROCATCH®.

 
NRG Racing: Carbon Fiber Locking Flush Hood Pin Set
Body and handle made from weaker material; Pivot pins NOT welded in place (allows pins to fall out); No secondary lock button; Shear pin made from MILD steel, "carbon fiber" is merely a sticker on the surface that peels off; Lock cam nut held in place by 3 threads (with no thread lock feature the nut cam can fall off allowing latch to open); Keys captive in the unlocked position (needing 2 separate keys to open the hood); Hole in strike pin is off-set (making the pin weaker on one side)
 
Holding Monster
Body and handle made from weaker material; MILD steel shear pin is prone to corrosion in strike contact area; pivot pins NOT welded in place
 
JDM Sport
Body and handle made from weaker material; Lock button is fixed and does not act as a secondary lock; Housing is cut away to allow the lock the function (thus making it weaker); Handle needs to be pushed down at one end in order to open; MILD steel shear pin is prone to corrosion in strikes contact area; Pivot pins NOT welded in place
 
Top Speed Pro 1
Made from aluminum: poor finish, heavy; Very stiff action with a grinding feel; No side entry apertures; MILD steel shear pin is prone to corrosion in strikes contact area
 
D1 Sanko D1 Generation

Body and handle are made from weaker material; Body is distorted due to material shrinkage; Pivot pins NOT welded in place

 


     
     
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