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Old 09-25-2015, 11:47 PM
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Did I just get ripped off?

So here's the story, I come back home from work and saw that my H&R lowering spring has arrived and was waiting for me on my front door. But when I opened the box I find this:





It doesn't look anything like the H&R I seen on their websites or amazon.com

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Old 09-26-2015, 12:59 AM
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"Super sport" springs?
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Those are not HRs. Someone is trying to pass off some no name chinese crap on you - dispute the charges immediately and get your money back.
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Old 09-26-2015, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Fakie J Farkerton
"Super sport" springs?
No. I order the h&r 53059 sport spring.
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Old 09-26-2015, 08:12 AM
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Those are not HRs. Someone is trying to pass off some no name chinese crap on you - dispute the charges immediately and get your money back.
Yeah I figure this is the case. The thing is the seller was amazon. I'm guessing who ever bought them before me might have scammed amazon and amazon return did a terrible job of checking. If I wasn't paying close attention and have terrible vision, they do kinda look like hrs.
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Old 09-26-2015, 09:52 AM
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Double check what item you ordered and check the outside of the box. People make mistakes and they might have just sent you someone else's order.
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Old 09-26-2015, 09:56 AM
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H&R does make blue springs. My guess is that's a mistake or they're just blue now.

Definitely worth an email to the seller either way.

Edit: wait..those springs say HP?!?!
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Old 09-26-2015, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Fakie J Farkerton
H&R does make blue springs. My guess is that's a mistake or they're just blue now.

Definitely worth an email to the seller either way.

Edit: wait..those springs say HP?!?!
Yep it says HP design. HP for HORSE POWER!!! lol

I try looking them up on google but didn't find anything meaningful.
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Old 09-26-2015, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Half Assed
Double check what item you ordered and check the outside of the box. People make mistakes and they might have just sent you someone else's order.
I did check it has my address on it.
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Old 09-26-2015, 10:25 AM
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Well, I asked for a replacement and amazon provided a shipping label for me. I just hope that these new springs are actually the right ones and not another set of fakes.
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Old 09-26-2015, 11:39 AM
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Yea those aren't H&R, I have them on my car and that's not the logo, looks like a knockoff H&R. I agree with the other members and make sure he sent the right springs or the shipping address was correct. He might be ripping you off, or just made an honest mistake
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Old 09-26-2015, 12:15 PM
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IIRC - H and R blue is a shade darker.
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That's one good thing about Amazon.com. They have an easy return policy, and they pay for the return shipping.
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Make sure Amazon knows they are counterfeit, and sold as H&R.
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Old 09-28-2015, 08:59 AM
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They are a darker blue than that, just put a set on not even a year ago. Get your money back.
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I say screw it, install them, see what the drop is and how they ride.
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Those are the equivalent of these....

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Old 10-02-2015, 10:13 PM
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Well, Amazon sent me new ones and they look way different from the first ones. These are way better than those fakes. The whole box itself is lighter than the other ones too. I guess H&R changed their colors for their springs or something.

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