"Full Quality" filters?

[PulMax]

I've noticed these filters while shopping around for car stuff. They're just usually called 'Full' and appear to be Asian in origin. WorldPac sells them. They look somewhat similar to your usual Nippon.

They are the cheapest one that the places sell. WorldPac has never failed me for parts quality...I'm thinking of ordering one or 2 just to see whats what.

Anyone know who makes them or where they come from? Here is a pic:

 

[PulMax]

Hmmm...found where they come from at least.

http://www.siamfil.com/

 

[kanling]

When I looked at the picture, the first thing I thought was "looks Asian". Ha ha, we must be very disturbed to notice such things.

If you have actually seen one in person, it must have had "Made in Thailand" printed on it. My understanding is that any imported product must have country of origin. If it didn't, it might have come from a sleazy importer.

How much are these things? Get one and take it apart.

 

[Frank@Toronto]

Sure looks like picture in their catalog

 

[PulMax]

I've noticed that, like Nippon, they seem to be sticklers for making their filters just like the OEM factory ones. Right down to color, shape, and o-ring.

 

[KJA426]

I'll pass, thank you.

 

[kanling]

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I'll pass, thank you.

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Why? Do you know something about this brand?

 

[KJA426]

I'll stick with a Wix or Pure One.

 

[kanling]

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I'll stick with a Wix or Pure One.

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What is your reason? Have you ever used or seen one of these "Full" filters?

 

[KJA426]

I doubt that something made in Thailand is going to have a high degree of quality control. I don't want 10 year old kids assembling my filters, thank you.

 

[kanling]

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I doubt that something made in Thailand is going to have a high degree of quality control. I don't want 10 year old kids assembling my filters, thank you.

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That is pretty sad.

You obviously know nothing about Thailand. That 10-year-old-kid crack proves it. Where did you hear that one?

Toyota filters are made in Thailand, Seagate hard drives, many integrated circuits made by Philips, many other products. Quality control is what the manufacturer wants it to be.

And by the way, 10 year old kids in Thailand are in school, apparently getting a better education than some of us.

 

[KJA426]

Think want you want of me. I couldn't care less. Thailand is a third world country as far as I'm concerned and I wouldn't use their filters.

 

[eljefino]

Those look really nice, almost like a hyundai filter.

Definately get one (like a commong Ford FL-1A size) and cut it open.

 

[kanling]

It's a developing country, yes. I don't know the definition of "third world" specifically. Economically, it is ahead of many of its neighbors. It is a democracy and is quite westernized.

I've been there before, so I have first hand knowledge.

I would and do use products made there (including my Toyota brand oil filters). I would use this "Full" filter if it proves to be as good as the competition without hesitation.

Thailand is a very nice place to visit, by the way.

 

[KJA426]

How much is left after the Tsunami?

 

[KJA426]

I'm speaking of the travel industry.

 

[kanling]

I actually worked for several days in 1998 in a building at the Phuket airport that was right on the beach. (Phuket is the biggest resort island.)

I heard that the building was destroyed. Luckily, no one at the airport died.

Only one side of Phuket was affected by the tsunami, the other side was fine. I found it amusing that all the reporters flocked to Phuket in the days following the tsunami, because I knew they were there staying in 5 star hotels. It took them awhile to get to some of the other countries that were more affected.

More foreigners were killed by the tsunami in Thailand than Thai people, so it pretty much only affected the west coast Andaman Sea resort areas.

I think most tourist areas are nearly recovered (construction-wise), but I have heard tourism to the beach resorts is still down. Tourism to Bangkok, Chiang Mai and other inland cities I think has also been down.

In May, I was in a small town on the Gulf of Thailand side of the country (opposite coast)... even if tourism was down, there were still a lot of annoying foreigners there.

 

[KJA426]

Nothing like Indonesia then, I take it?

 

[kanling]

Indonesia took the worst of it, that's for sure. But Indonesia is made up of hundreds of islands, so I'm sure many of them never even saw it. I don't think Java was affected.

Just found this CNN article on tsunami deaths per country. CNN

Looks like Thailand was very lucky, only 8400 dead/missing. 236,000 in Indonesia; 35,000 Sri Lanka; 16,000 India.

 

[Ray H]

Yep - stick with good ol' 'merican QC, yup yup yup. FRAM rules!