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      01-18-2017, 08:43 PM   #1
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Macht Schnell

Where is this company headquartered? Their website conspicuously obscures their location and origin. The whole "feel" of their website is cloaked and shaped by marketing rather than true substance. Many of their products are of generic design and priced at a premium, often identical to other brands except for color and teutonic script. Does anybody know who is behind this company or the origins/ country of manufacture of their products?

I'd like to be wrong here but something is sketchy. Try googling it yourself.

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Looks like a wholesaler. Why are you worried about it
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Looks like a wholesaler. Why are you worried about it
I like to know who I am buying from and where the products are made. Their products sell for a premium relative to other brands. I am the first in line to pay for true quality trust me. You can pay the marketing bill if you want to, not me.
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Ain't no German brand, I can tell you that much. I didn't think they're products were very high quality.
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They are the only brand of studs I have not broken on track. They do not rust and are extremely well made, from what I can tell. I pay the premium for their studs over Apex and other brands I have broken.
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I have used their spacer kits for the M3 in the past and thought they were high quality. this company has been around for awhile. You shouldn't be worried about purchasing your items of interest. If you really are, then there are site sponsors that sale their products that you can purchase through them. When I get spacers for the M2 I will be running this brand.
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      01-19-2017, 12:36 AM   #7
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got my here :
https://europeanautosource.com/macht...-kit-12mm.html

had them on my e90m and now on the m2

http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1344607

made in th u.s.a
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Ive owned have their stuff on my E46M and purchased it from EAS also. Parts are over 10 years old and still work and look new. I'd say your safe and yes USA made.
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The Macht Schnell spacers are copies of Turner Motorsport original design IMHO. This is not a knock on Macht Schnell alone- most of the spacer companies have knocked off the TMS design.

I have been in marketing for 25 years and Macht Schnell is doing a beautiful job, starting with the subliminal notion that the company is German. I just don't see any innovation or R & D that warrants premium pricing and the lack of transparency about the company bothers me.

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That's fair enough. Add me to the list of folks who've used their products (spacers & stud conversion) on my last BMW and found them to be of high quality. I don't really care whether they did any amazing R&D on them, they looked & worked great and lasted as long as I needed them to (until I sold the car). I was happy with them for the price I paid.
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As far as i know they are owned by EAS
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