Is this filter real?
- Thread starter Brakepad
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This is a serious question. How are we supposed to know if it’s authentic?
Look at the package. Look at the markings on the product. Compare them to known “authentic” products.
Online? That’s a vague description of where you bought it from.
Where online?
Look at the package. Look at the markings on the product. Compare them to known “authentic” products.
Online? That’s a vague description of where you bought it from.
Where online?
Based on the picture and the packaging it looks real, however the knock offs look good to. Unless you bought it from a proper reseller, the best answer anyone here can give you is "maybe"....
CleanSump
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Awaiting info - where did you order it? All I can say is it looks like ones I buy and that "Germany" is spelled correctly, unlike some fakes I've seen online.
I don't think M&H mark the filters with "x" .
For example,
HU 951 X filter kit would have "HU 951" printed on the filter...here is 816/2 X :
https://cdn1.pelicanparts.com/catalog/images/SuperStock/11-42-7-512-446-M63_2.jpg
Also,the "y" in Germany does not look right.
https://www.fcpeuro.com/public/asse...ge/open-uri20190104-12707-1lm5gsp.?1546633870
For example,
HU 951 X filter kit would have "HU 951" printed on the filter...here is 816/2 X :
https://cdn1.pelicanparts.com/catalog/images/SuperStock/11-42-7-512-446-M63_2.jpg
Also,the "y" in Germany does not look right.
https://www.fcpeuro.com/public/asse...ge/open-uri20190104-12707-1lm5gsp.?1546633870
Looks like the ones I put in bmw's all day long.
I bought from a seller on mercari.com. The seller has good reviews. However, I think the same filter I used to buy from fcpeuro had different markings. I think it had “made in Germany “ instead of “Germany “. I don’t remember it was “hu816” or “hu816x”. Adding some pics of the box.
You mind post some pics?
There is no QR code on the box
Yep, “Germay” seems having two fonts in it.
Yeah agreed
Where did you buy it?
*****Edit- I see your post showing where you bought it.*****
Hard to say if this is legit.
This is why I would only buy from a known reputable source. Online reviews can be as fake as the product the seller is pushing.
It’s up to you now. Use it, or buy from a reputable source?
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Mercari.com. Similar to amazon or ebay
I don't have any pics. I'm working at an euro car repair shop and I'm the oil changer lol. I recognize that part #.
Yeah, looks different.
