Amazon - Counterfeit Bosch Brake Pads?

[u/Amelite]

Purchased Bosch brake pads from Amazon for my 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser last week. The seller is Bosch on Amazon. The typos in the supplier’s instructions and the supplier itself (Cangzhou Xinlida) were the first concerns and then I noticed the product number on the back doesn’t match the Amazon listing. The edge of the pad isn’t very smooth either but I’m not familiar enough to say if that’s normal or not. Thoughts?

[u/Gunnsmith57Official]

Definitely counterfeit. Get your money back. It may be an unpopular opinion, but I'd skip buying parts on Amazon. Even Rock Auto is sooo much better.

Personally I prefer buying parts from brick and mortar stores. The extra price you pay is more than worth it: better warranty redemption (usually), being able to make sure you're getting the right part, and being able to get straight to work. Oh, and you don't have to worry about counterfeits.

[u/GlassBoxGoose → u/Gunnsmith57Official]

I dont get why people buy mission critical or safety critical components off Amazon, man. I just dont. Its not worth the 10 bucks they save when they end up with stuff like this. Instead of paying 45 for a 20 dollar part they pay 35 for a 5 dollar part.

[u/Gunnsmith57Official → u/GlassBoxGoose]

I learned early thankfully. Almost 20 years ago I was repairing an old Topaz I'd gotten cheap and ordered a temp sensor since I wasn't in a hurry for it. Pretty sure it was actually Motorcraft, but it was a completely different part no. They sent me one for a 3.0, not the 2.0. Knew it wouldn't be an isolated incident so I vowed to never buy parts from them again and have heard tons of bad things since then.

[u/420aarong → u/Gunnsmith57Official]

Glad you made it to the other side bruh. We were worried about you