1. Price is pretty cheap.
2. I have never seen white Autolite plug boxes. Always orange.
2. I have never seen white Autolite plug boxes. Always orange.
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Counterfeit spark plugs?
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That looks like ebay, I wouldn't trust buying from them. Or at least something like this from them.
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Agreed. That's one of those things you just get at the auto parts store. How is $12/plug a good deal?
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I bought tune up kit from ebay once. Came with a spark plug in a white box. New carb etc. The whole thing was a knock off and seized up a perfectly good $300 weed whacker.
With returns, i'm almost not willing trust rock auto for spark plugs. I buy from a local store.
I won't buy spark plugs from amazon or ebay.
I won't buy spark plugs from amazon or ebay.
Is Autolite even worth counterfeiting? 
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Nope lolIs Autolite even worth counterfeiting?
I assumed it was a box of 6 for $12
They are an upgrade for the OE Champions.Is Autolite even worth counterfeiting?
If you roll the dice, you may be able to check their authenticity by measuring their resistance
Nope. Run.
My experience last time I bought set of NGK laser irridum for 2018 Mazda 3 from Rock Auto nice price after discount of 5% but I installed it it no power odd noise,removed it went autozone get ngk rutherium installed it ,good power and sound good. Even daughter in law noticed the difference.
I got scammed from an ebay seller (who had a ton of positive reviews) who sold me counterfeit Denso plugs for my Rav4 back in 2020. Started getting misfire codes after about 19,000 miles. At that time I had no clue spark plugs were being counterfeited. Lesson learned...
Spark plugs these days typically last 60K to 100K miles. The cost of genuine plugs spread over that mileage is pretty low. Why would you want to try to save money by buying on eBay? Get them from your dealer.
Just get your plugs from the local parts store. Read/watch how to identify fakes and inspect them before buying. You're unlikely to get a fake set from AAP, AZ, or O'R, but I still check them anyway. Even top shelf genuine plugs are dirt cheap for the use you get out of them.
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