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Originally Posted by thomschoon
i was wondering if these parts were TUV approved or had some other certifications as they would be holding my car together? I looked at the Hardrace site and it isnt very clear to where the parts are made other then being based in Taiwan, just wondering about quality as the price is half of what the GT3 equivalents would cost.
Thanks for any input
Thom
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I am not going to knock the quality of the parts, I am only going to comment on the TUV aspect.
TUV cert's, from what I have researched, are used for parts being exported to Germany with the intent of being used on public highways.
Considering the parts are from Taiwan (maybe even China) and all they really do is copy existig designs, I am sure there was no money invested into the certification (whether TUV or anything else). It's very difficult to find a Taiwan manufacturer that is willing to go the extra mile and get saftey cert's.
From experience, I have seen and used different links that were manufactured in Taiwan and for the most part they hold up very well on FLAT roads. They aren't going to break on bumpy roads, but they do undergo much more dynamic stresses. This is as opposed to linear stresses on a flat road coourse.
I've seen links break from driving over potholes...but this is a rare occurrence.
If the vehicle is going to be tracked then by all means. I would invest in a set of rods regardless of track duties or daily driving duties.
Just my thoughts.
Chris
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