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Old 18-Feb-2006, 01:48 PM
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Fake Apexi turbo timers on the market, BE CAREFUL!

Apperently people are selling Fake turbo timers.

I dont know the whole story, but some people have been screwed over. So here is a link with some useful info to make sure you are buying the real one instead of waiting your money on a piece of plastic.

http://www.apexi-usa.com/news_special.asp
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Old 18-Feb-2006, 02:34 PM
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Old 18-Feb-2006, 03:51 PM
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so i guess from now on everyone who is plannin on purchasing a apex'i product should carry with them a measuring tape.
LOL
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Old 18-Feb-2006, 04:09 PM
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thanks for the heads up jc
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Old 18-Feb-2006, 08:42 PM
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wow, i never knew this was true... plus i heard from a not-so-close friend that his buddy just got screwed over by a fake turbo timer or something... i guess he got the apex'i too
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Old 18-Feb-2006, 09:02 PM
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theres lots of these on ebay ..of course
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Old 18-Feb-2006, 09:26 PM
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these have been going around for awhile now.
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Old 18-Feb-2006, 11:53 PM
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damn it's crazy how close they are to the real thing. I doubt one would kno the difference without it being shown to them.
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Old 19-Feb-2006, 12:29 AM
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glad mines real
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Old 19-Feb-2006, 12:32 AM
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Originally posted by 1PhatCX
glad mines real
want to sell me it
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Old 19-Feb-2006, 01:02 AM
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Old 19-Feb-2006, 04:50 AM
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I want a fake one!
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Old 19-Feb-2006, 02:34 PM
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This is the biggest noob question but what does turbo timer exactly do?
 
Old 19-Feb-2006, 03:09 PM
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This is the biggest noob question but what does turbo timer exactly do?
w/o getting into much detail.. basically it allows your engine to cool down after you leave the car.
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Old 19-Feb-2006, 09:44 PM
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that is the basic of it.
btw if you have a compustar alarm you get the feature for it.
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Old 19-Feb-2006, 09:48 PM
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Originally posted by Team Rukus
that is the basic of it.
btw if you have a compustar alarm you get the feature for it.
but you cant adjust the time. Thats what I was going to do.. but it's only set to one period of time.. to get more time periods would cost more.
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sigh.. might find a few at pacific mall LOL
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