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Originally Posted by Camarojt
Why would they be better quality?? If they are the exact design and same material, the only difference would be the cost in making them overseas. That is why i dont get this reasoning when people say things like Kooks only produces high quality, not cheap overseas crap? That would only be true if in fact the overseas design was being duplicated with substandard materials with a questionable design!!
This would be their OWN design. Not a copy. A response to your statement could be that Kooks enjoys overcharging for their headers Not bc they our perform their exact duplicate of their own. The only logical arguement here that makes sense would be pride in US only. At least that would be a ground to stand on for the company. Which for an average consumer in todays globa market is ridiculous bc as many have said, do you realize how many times in your life you have bought overseas stuff when you clearly had options of buying US?
I think its a great Idea for Kooks to expand their market share and also show people that they could care less what OBX has done with their design. Watch their sales skyrocket!!!
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I think it is true that a lot of companies do enjoy overcharging. At least they enjoy the benefits. Kooks has been making headers for quite a while now. And they make headers for Mustangs and other vehicles as well as the 5th Generation Camaro. The 2010 and up Camaro is NOT by any means a difficult car to make a header for. First thing I thought when I first opened the hood was "Damn, headers are gonna be easypeasy". All that considered and there is no reason to charge over a thousand dollars for a set of headers. Maybe for the Mustang considering the engine bay. But definitely not the Camaro.
Another thing...people are soo quick to compare OBX to Kooks and talk price and quality. Well there are other companies that do not have as many resources as Kooks. And these other companies did not allegedly "borrow" another company's design. They designed a header and did their own costly R&D just like Kooks and ARH. Yet they charge nowhere near the exorbitant prices that Kooks and ARH charge. So what does that tell you? It tells me that someone is taking advantage of the American consumer. I might catch flak for saying these things...but I feel that I have every right to express myself.