What are you calling far east? Japanese cars like Honda and Toyota have fine
rubber components. Even cars like Kia and Dihatsu are fine with regards to
rubber. India is the only eastern nation I've learned to stay shy of when it
comes to rubber.
Where I do consistently see poor rubber is from Europe. As in oem parts for
BMW, Volvo, Mercedes, etc. The stuff breaks down in the few years you already
mentioned. Been that way for decades.
Haven't run into the radiator hose problem you mentioned, but then I've never
seen a reason to mail order them. In all the stores I've been in, I don't
think I've ever seen them without cords. Makes me wonder if the mail order
company is actually selling household plumbing drain hose as radiator hose.
Does it look like the stuff you see at Home Depot...? Regardless, shame on the
mail order company for shoddy practices.
>>> "Ptegler" <ptegler@gouldfo.com> 03/27 8:21 AM >>>
it's even simpler than that! It's the cheap ass crap
far east rubber their making everything out of these days.
(our LBC parts AND other classic cars as well
even the Camaro and corvette people are complaining
about the same thing.)
A lot of the radiator hoses you'll get now (from the catalog
companies) don't even have cord in them. They're just rubber tubing.
Window seals, corner blocks, door handle seals, all
deteriorate in under two years.
|