Some Chinese manufacturers build helmets that look like helmets, and seats that look like seats.

No certifications, questionable materials, everything should be fine, until an incident requires these seats and helmets to do the work, with unexpected consequences.

The knock-off of a Porsche proprietary design is a different matter, and one that pisses me off badly. The only possible stop to this abuse, is to Tax anything that comes from China high enough (1,000% or more) when the imported goods are violating copyright laws, or when they are manufactured in places where freedom, human, animal, and environment rights are not respected.

 

NJ-GT, I make it a practice to search and buy non Chinese. I hear you though!

 

There is cheap stuff made other places than China. And has Porsche stickers on it with a 500% markup. Just because you paid more for it, doesn't mean it's high quality. Plenty of brand names sourcing parts and materials from China with flashy colors and names exuding class, and their still just cheap knockoffs. Look around, some of the high class names you see aren't high class at all.

 

You would be better off with the Recaro pole position, very well priced and FIA approved. I have them in my RS, love them. And they were $3k installed for 2 parts and labor.

 

As do I, however I find that harder to do.

I think that a big part of the problem is that the North American businesses and buyers have allowed the Chinese Manufacturing industry to get more advanced then what similar businesses in North America are. I have a manufacturing business, and have to compete with off shore products, and the only advantage that I have right now is timing, and slightly better quality.

IMO, the North American governments need to do as they do in Europe, and put a VAT (Value Added Tax) on all things produced outside of the NAFTA, regardless of where it comes from. We run the risk of becoming a service based economy, and we will all be working at Starbucks or Pizza hut. A balanced economy needs manufacturing, as well as Service and resource based economies. I doubt that this will happen, as I doubt there isn't a politician out there willing to stand up and make a bold move like this.

 

This.

 

same thing is happening here. we are becoming a nation of consumers.

 

All developed countries have, countries like China have 1% upper class and 99% slaves.

 

It will level out, Spain then eastern Europe were the cheap manufacturing sectors along with Korea, Thailand etc, but these are being westernised and labour rates and costs have gone up as well as quality and acceptance. It has now moved to China. China now does produce quality items but there are rouges and knock-offs (as there is in the ROW including the USA) but this will change for the better given time as well as acceptance.

Look at Japan, after WW2 no one had any appetite for their products, now we live and breath them!

Jay