Yep! I only buy OEM plugs and coolant from the Dealer. 2 years ago I got counterfeit plugs from rock auto and then Amazon. No more.
Possible fake NGK BKR5EGP plugs from Amazon. Help!
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Counterfeit plugs from Rock Auto???
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Not a complete list but,
https://ngksparkplugs.com/en/about-us/where-to-buy
QR code goes to a overstock direct webpage
https://portals.click/WDeVXB
Not a complete list but,
https://ngksparkplugs.com/en/about-us/where-to-buy
QR code goes to a overstock direct webpage
https://portals.click/WDeVXB
Did the "verify authenticity" qr code not work?
It just sent me to an NGK.com article about comparing genuine vs counterfeit plugs side by side.
What’s the result?
Like I said in the original post, everything points to them being genuine. The only difference is the center electrode tip looks different than the pictures online for platinum G-Power plugs. I also checked any and all other NGK genuine vs counterfeit plugs comparison guides that exist on the internet and none of them could answer my concern about the electrode tip looking different
Apparently you can measure the resistance to see if they're authentic. Would be interesting to see what results you get
Yep
Buy local… your parts store can’t afford having anybody have stories like this and blab on SM or the internet, or calling the corporate line without a big hit to their business. Plus, you get to look them in the eyes when you return it.
Globalism has its costs, especially when “expensive” items can be faked very cheaply. It appears you found one of them. Hope you get made whole and learn from the experience.
Edit: they’re only $4.99 each at NAPA, why order them from a known front for counterfeit goods?
Globalism has its costs, especially when “expensive” items can be faked very cheaply. It appears you found one of them. Hope you get made whole and learn from the experience.
Edit: they’re only $4.99 each at NAPA, why order them from a known front for counterfeit goods?
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The ones I got from Napa are 100% identical to the ones I had previously got on Amazon. So that means this particular G-Power plug in this heat range and application has a different shaped center electrode than the picture on NGK’s website. It would be a crazy coincidence if the Napa ones were counterfeit as well
You’re 100% crazy coincidence then… it would be the anomaly if what Amazon delivered was identical to what NAPA put bio your hand, given the past 3+ years of actual experience. Not if NAPA actually delivered what was on their website.
Yes the plugs from Napa and Amazon both exactly matched the pictures from Napa’s website and RockAuto’s website, but different than the pictures of the electrode tip on NGK’s website. I’m thinking that may be an outdated design on NGK website. Also on Oreilly’s listing, all of the pictures have a different electrode than mine, except the last picture where it shows a 360 spinning image, looks identical to mine from Napa and Amazon
How did you determine they were "fake" from RockAuto?
Not trying to insult you but there has been more than a few posts here of people claiming they got fake spark plugs from RockAuto and pretty much in every case, the buyer did not know what they were looking at and made false assumptions.
When it come to online auto part sales, RockAuto is considered to be about as safe as Brick and Mortar retail when it comes to genuine goods.
