In a fit of political and economic blizzard that hit our swamps, Russians began to speak more and more of Chinese manufacturers with approval, saying they are no worse than a damaging European manufacturer slamming the door on its way out. And if so, why pay more? You give Chinese parts to everything and everyone! Undoubtedly, the quality of the Chinese counterpart has improved significantly in recent years, surpassing the total nightmare observed in the “tenth”. Maneuvering between names and companies, you can pick up a “good” option, but only a “good” one. Not anymore.
A good and striking example is optics. It seems they are bottled at one factory, why pay the copyright owner for free when you can solve your “low blood” problem? Outwardly, it looks the same, it works – it works, the traffic police officer and the technical inspection will not find any errors. A win-win deal, nothing else. However, after a few years of use, juicy details become apparent.
First, even working in normal modes and with a standard lamp, read, without any improvement that the Russian driver loves so much, the Chinese lamp begins to deform. The plastic is thinner, not of the same consistency, so the device is starting to change before our eyes. And this is in Moscow, where the climate is not characterized by hot summers and bitter cold in winter. Second, the matter does not end with one change of form. With the naked eye, it can be seen that the plastic inside started to melt due to the temperature of the most common “Ilyich’s light bulb”, which is responsible for the parking lights. Calling a shovel a shovel, a long journey can easily end in a fire. The outlook is so-so.