| When a vehicle undergoes car repair, it will often | | | | A large number of fake car parts have been traced |
| require replacement for broken down car parts. Brand | | | | to have originated from manufacturers in the Far East |
| new auto parts can be quite expensive, though. You | | | | and the eastern bloc such as the USSR and Poland. |
| can save on costs by choosing used car parts instead, | | | | Distribution is done internationally, though. Despite the |
| which are much more reasonably priced. You can get | | | | fact that the British Institute of Trading Standards (ITS) |
| a used engine, used transmission, used motor, used | | | | has been sending out industrial spies to go after fake |
| engine computer, and even used tires. You should | | | | car parts syndicates, the practice continues to |
| make sure, however, that you get these used auto | | | | proliferate. |
| parts from a reputable distributor in Clearwater, St | | | | Buyers of fake car parts are often attracted by their |
| Petersburg, Pinellas. | | | | very low prices which can be as much as forty to |
| Do not take the unnecessary risk of buying used car | | | | seventy percent cheaper than genuine or original car |
| parts from unverified suppliers because you could very | | | | parts. They are commonly found sold by the smaller |
| well be buying fake car parts. The BBC News has | | | | auto shops and garages. There are also more |
| reported that there has been an escalation in the illegal | | | | established auto shops that have been duped into |
| distribution of fake car parts worldwide. The British | | | | selling these fake car parts, though, packed as the |
| Institute of Trading Standards (ITS) further reports that | | | | genuine originals. One should, therefore, check very |
| this illegal industry has earned as much as three billion | | | | closely. Fake car parts are usually packaged badly |
| pounds in the United Kingdom alone. They are earning | | | | with low printing quality and a lot of bad grammar and |
| much from the United States, too. | | | | misspelled words. |
| The growth of the fake car parts industry is riding on | | | | You can be even more assured of avoiding fake car |
| the growth of the legitimate car industry around the | | | | parts if you go to a reputable distributor of used car |
| world. Studies approximate that by 2010, some two | | | | parts such as Magic Used Auto Parts Inc. This |
| million more cars will be sold just in India. Multiply that | | | | company has been a respected member of the |
| number several times over to cover the rest of the | | | | legitimate auto parts industry for the past 12 years. |
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| illegal fake car parts industry wants to profit from. | | | | of guaranteed genuine used auto parts for Japanese |
| The commonly faked car parts include brake shoes, | | | | cars in Clearwater, St Petersburg and Pinellas. |
| brake pads, steering linkages, air filters, spark plugs, | | | | You can source used car parts such as a used |
| wipers and car interior accessories. With their | | | | engine, used transmission, used motor, used engine |
| substandard quality, these fake car parts can be very | | | | computer, and used tires from Magic Used Auto Parts |
| dangerous for vehicle drivers and passengers as well | | | | Inc. These are compatible with late models of popular |
| as other motorists and pedestrians on the road who | | | | Asian car brands such as Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Isuzu, |
| may be victimized by accidents due to malfunctions. | | | | Mazda, Geo, Hyundai, Kia and Suzuki. You can also |
| Substandard metals in fake car parts can result in | | | | get used car parts from them that are compatible with |
| shearing. Accidents have already been caused by | | | | late models of American and German vehicle brands. |
| fake car parts such as a fake wheel and a fake | | | | Do not risk going to any other source of used car |
| brake shoe made out of compressed grass. | | | | parts in Clearwater, St Petersburg, Pinellas. |