Isaanbiker Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 This is a warning for all bike lovers to be careful when shopping for spark plugs. 10 years ago, it was easy to spot a fake NGK Iridium from a real one, but times are obviously changing. The joke is that even ebay sellers with a good reputation seem to offer this product and it's getting harder and harder to spot the difference between a fake and a real one. The reason to be extremely careful is easy to understand when you hear of victims who bought such fake plugs not knowing that they paid good money for a counterfeit. It even happened that bigger parts of the spark plug head of the fake NGK, an Iridium BPR 7 EX, fell into the combustion chamber and totally destroyed the piston, the valves, the seats and more. Here's a great article how to spot the difference, but it's really difficult to find them these days. I just don't buy from sellers with a negative feedback and when I order plugs, I read the consumer's negative posts carefully. Please see: https://www.driven2automotive.com/blog/warning-beware-of-updated-fake-ngk-iridium-ix-spark-plugs-how-to-spot-them-august-2017/?fbclid=IwAR1DzY-fHef7M9GVEKBiL12qMkm-TXGaaGvsiid4vu69PDh9yk3wBvp0w18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 By locally. Why trust someone you have never met. Build a relationship with the local distributor, does wonders. So many foreigners go the online route, then P and M when it all goes south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, canthai55 said: By locally. Why trust someone you have never met. Build a relationship with the local distributor, does wonders. So many foreigners go the online route, then P and M when it all goes south There's no chance to find a BPR- 7 EIX Iridium for my bike here. I wouldn't mind to pay more, but they just don't exist here. It's already hard to find the right ordinary NGK BPR 7 ES. When you see them on ebay for 250 baht, they can't be real ones. Yep, you're right, people buy too many things online these days. I've bought Chinese stuff, more than 50 % was <deleted>, but I got my money back. They don't wanna lose their "reputation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 I run Iridium plugs in all bikes and cars. Never failed to find the correct ones at my local shop. Altho' if he ain't got 'em BKK has. 2-3 days - but never happened to me And that includes LPG https://ngk-sparkplugs.co.th/spark-plugs-info/ix-plug/ They exist here ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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