Is this an authentic OEM timing belt?

[IrishBeatdown]

My money is on no, it doesn't look like the other used one I have. Bought it off ebay, was advertised as OEM. I know sometimes there are variations, so I thought id double check before I sent a vehement message to the ebay seller. Submitted for your approval/disapproval:

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Thanks!

 

[IrishBeatdown]

I won my appeal! ebay is refunding my money, and I still have the belt, they apologized to me and said the case was reviewed poorly. What should I do with this timing belt? Maybe blow it up? Wipe my ass and send it back to him? Ideas please. I will do as the DSM community demands.

 

[joescool2008]

Drive up there and smack him in the **** with it!

 

[IrishBeatdown]

I could mail it to justin and maybe he could oblige.

 

[born2tune]

I would cut it up in pieces and send it back dont forget to add a google image printed, confirming his mansion and exotic cars. that would make him and his hot wife really mad

 

[Diamond Star Werks]

I would cut it up in pieces and send it back dont forget to add a google image printed, confirming his mansion and exotic cars. that would make him and his hot wife really mad

Hahaha do this!

 

[NHerron]

So Irish, how long it take ya to bang out that eBay listing? Quite creative I must say... but that couldn't have been made quickly

 

[IrishBeatdown]

This guy has to be really angry, after the first decision by ebay, he sent me a bunch of messages gloating about it. Now hes out a belt and the money. Serves him right, I would have sent it back to him no problems but he was such a jackass about the whole deal theres no way im doing that, at least with the belts in one piece

So Irish, how long it take ya to bang out that eBay listing? Quite creative I must say... but that couldn't have been made quickly

5 minutes if that, got all the pictures and article off an old import article. You wouldn't believe how many hilarious messages i get, some people sending me funny messages, ive gotten 3 messages from people who think the listing is serious. I mean seriously? Here are a few:

I don't believe the car has been in the 7s since 2006.It can't get down the track without almost crashing every pass slipping and sliding into the other lane.How are you guaranteeing 6s? He drives it 2 or 3 times a week ? He barely shows up at the shoot out once a year to show people he still can't get it down the track. 272s ? 8.5:1 pistons ? Do you know anything about the car ?

Hi,
The setup looks different,not the same header,ther used to be a fuel cell under the hood for meth fuel? Has it been changed? Details please im interested.
Thanx

Seriously, ebay people? I think its pretty obvious the whole listing is a complete joke. Although the fake shepherd talon is hot right now. 1133 hits and 18 watchers in less than a day.

 

[ThunderChild]

this thread, almost made me piss my pants... the geo tracker ad is the best.

i personally would go find him, dressed in a suit, tie... the hole get-up, and serve him papers for soliciting to prostitutes and a subsequent child support hearing. we'll see how his parents react to that one.

 

[talontd92tsi]

Shit in a box.

Mail.

No return address.

/thread

 

[NHerron]

That gets a real ^

 

[ThunderChild]

not to get off subject or TJ. Nherron, when i get the talon done ill have to head out to my parents place in zootown and we can meet up.

 

[NHerron]

Man that would be a first, I've never met anyone rocking 4G in Montana. I see alot of the 420a's though.

Well I actually am not in the zoo area anymore, I moved to the border running between Montana and ND. But I do have family in that area so I still make it out to Missoula sometimes

Just PM me if you know when you're going, maybe we can meet up at the same time

 

[ThunderChild]

for sure, i almost went to work out there. ill hit you up if i make it over there. and yea ive seen the N/T 2gs rolling round out there. fun to take my truck and play with them haha.

 

[talon2gbuyer]

I agree with the above..
-cut belt into pieces
-put pieces into box
-take steamy shit into box
- seal up with lots of tape
- write fragile on box and mail, no return addy.

Problem solved, and revenge issued.

 

[talon2gbuyer]

And this story is simply another reason why I do not use eBay under any circumstances. All Chinese knock off bullcrap.

 

[NHerron]

Yeah the moneys good out here (and amount of hours) but not much for car enthusiast people (aside from the V8 know it alls).

 

[ThunderChild]

Yeah the moneys good out here (and amount of hours) but not much for car enthusiast people (aside from the V8 know it alls).

i hear that. my buddy is a master welder out in ND traveling to WO, makin some serious bank. so if you see a 93 celica gt4 rolling around there, thats him, haha.

on the ebay thing, ive had good luck so far with my purchases, but i also search and research the piss out of everything i buy. got my samco silicone hoses for 65 bux, as well as a bunch of other stuff way under cost.

but there are dicks out there. bout some npr pistons for my buddies 420a and asked for expedited shipping (3 days or less), then didnt get the pistons for 2 weeks. opened a claim, and won, but the place wouldnt sell me anything anymore. someone got butt hurt i guess.

 

[95talongirl]

!!! The response you got was hilarious!! Was all that embellishmnet really necessary? haha! Someone has issues! One would think that if his car was as fast as John's we would have heard about it or seen it at the shootout. haha! Sorry about the belt, but at least you got some entertainment out of it.

On a side note, I agree with the post above about watching the OEM wording. A lot of aftermarket companies will use "OEM", in in thier belt is "made to" OEM spec. Which, of course, may or may not be the case.