most people don't realize it but in the automotive that's been going on since the late 60s or early 70s I don't remember when the black target motor for chevy was but it was built in mexico along with the cam shafts that would drop a cam lobe at about 75000miles
What constitutes "Made in the USA"?
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TJ2
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that's what is called world trade I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and he's working or training construction workers in Guam and they are being paid $2. hr for the labors how can ya compete
Think I saw a "Made in Mexico" on one of the body mounts at the back of my TJ...
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What is a qualified Made in USA claim?
A qualified claim describes the extent, amount or type of a product’s domestic content or processing; it indicates that the product isn’t entirely of domestic origin.
EXAMPLE:
What is a qualified Made in USA claim?
A qualified claim describes the extent, amount or type of a product’s domestic content or processing; it indicates that the product isn’t entirely of domestic origin.
EXAMPLE:
- “60% U.S. content”
- “Made in USA of U.S. and imported parts”
- “Couch assembled in USA from Italian Leather and Mexican Frame”
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You can tell if its from Canada because on the Build sheet its would have 'Aye!' after every part hehe
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If I may be a little off topic, but it's funny nonetheless. Very early in my career with a road construction and maintenance crew, we got on the subject of how poor the quality of hand tools that were bought for us. I told them (and they knew this as well) that it was typical government spending to buy in bulk and to spread the wealth around. ie: buy foreign. A little while latter, I asked them to think about their typical day from sun up to sun down. Could they make it through a day of using only "Made in America" products? We all agreed, nope. Alarm clocks, coffee makers, lunchboxes, work clothes, cars and motorcycles. And that was just to make it to work. So lunch time rolls around, where do we go to eat? Lets go to that little hole-in-the-wall down the road and get some burritos because they make some killer home made salsa.
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I’m a machinist. And we make all sorts of stuff, here in the USA. I have actually shipped some of our parts to Mexico.
Sad thing is, some of the steel we use comes from China.
Sad thing is, some of the steel we use comes from China.
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Nope, it would say eh! No doot aboot it b'y!!You can tell if its from Canada because on the Build sheet its would have 'Aye!' after every part hehe
I’ve been researching front bumpers for my JKUR. I’m wanting one that’s made in the USA.
Rock Hard 4x4 proudly says they are 100% made in the USA. I’m thinking of going with them.
Rock Hard 4x4 proudly says they are 100% made in the USA. I’m thinking of going with them.
As I thought...says "Mexico" on it. This is the passenger side, rear body mount...Pretty sure. I'll double check tomorrow. It was hard to see with all the rust in my eyes...
You can tell when you buy parts usually what is from where. Like the YJ the body was all metric, but the engine was all standard. drives me crazy because we need both sets of tools. That is one of the reasons why I am a Toyota fan. All Metric! Some of them are even assembled here.
When I was a mechanic I used to laugh at people that told me that they buy only american because you really haven't been able to do that for a long time. One guy said he gladly paid over price for a John Deere Tractor, that was made in the USA. Nope Mexico. haha. If he truly wanted to by an american tractor, he needed to buy a Honda.
It is sad now if you want to buy USA parts for your metric Jeep you have to buy from a fabrication shop such as Currie or Rokmen, but even then the steel could be coming from China.
I just bought my warn winch. It is all standard except for the solenoid pack is metric I installed the winch with my standard tools then had to install the solenoid pack with my metric tools. I bought a warn winch cover and if I remember right it came from indonesia or tawain. I know it didn't say China but it was definitely not USA. Not near the quality of the cover I had 20 years ago.
My complaint is I don't really care where it comes from as long as it is quality, and It used to be you could get it cheaper from china and more expensive but more quality in the USA but now for the most part that isn't even a choice anymore.
Having Japanese motorcycles and supposedly american cars, I see quality coming from everywhere and I also see junk coming from everywhere.
For me I like to see what you guys like and don't like then I decide from there, I don't really care where it comes from as long as it is quality.
I have to say I was pretty unimpressed with my overpriced Warn winch bumper. The steel is probably OK but the prep for the powder coat was horrible which made the powder coat horrible, and their customer service was really bad.
I ended up stripping it and re-painting it, and it actually turned out way way better. To the point that I will not order anything that is powder coated anymore regardless of where it comes from. <<-tangent sorry but had to be said.
Anyways my point is I don't care where it comes from as long as it is quality.
When I was a mechanic I used to laugh at people that told me that they buy only american because you really haven't been able to do that for a long time. One guy said he gladly paid over price for a John Deere Tractor, that was made in the USA. Nope Mexico. haha. If he truly wanted to by an american tractor, he needed to buy a Honda.
It is sad now if you want to buy USA parts for your metric Jeep you have to buy from a fabrication shop such as Currie or Rokmen, but even then the steel could be coming from China.
I just bought my warn winch. It is all standard except for the solenoid pack is metric I installed the winch with my standard tools then had to install the solenoid pack with my metric tools. I bought a warn winch cover and if I remember right it came from indonesia or tawain. I know it didn't say China but it was definitely not USA. Not near the quality of the cover I had 20 years ago.
My complaint is I don't really care where it comes from as long as it is quality, and It used to be you could get it cheaper from china and more expensive but more quality in the USA but now for the most part that isn't even a choice anymore.
Having Japanese motorcycles and supposedly american cars, I see quality coming from everywhere and I also see junk coming from everywhere.
For me I like to see what you guys like and don't like then I decide from there, I don't really care where it comes from as long as it is quality.
I have to say I was pretty unimpressed with my overpriced Warn winch bumper. The steel is probably OK but the prep for the powder coat was horrible which made the powder coat horrible, and their customer service was really bad.
I ended up stripping it and re-painting it, and it actually turned out way way better. To the point that I will not order anything that is powder coated anymore regardless of where it comes from. <<-tangent sorry but had to be said.
Anyways my point is I don't care where it comes from as long as it is quality.
I can't remember what car part it was, but about 20 years ago, I received a part that was made in Israel. I have to admit that I was a little taken aback by that one. I still push to purchase U.S. products, and it stands to reason that I want a quality product. I, too, have seen some crap that had "Made in the USA" on it. At work, my boss bought a small pneumatic radius machine. Super cheesy construction. Flimsier than hell. Had a "Made in the USA" label right on the front. What an embarrassment.
I removed the label.
I removed the label.
I try to buy American made as much as possible, but often it is not possible anymore. As a child growing up, almost everything inside our family house was American made. Everything. Even our watches, shoes and clothing. There was no such thing as a Japanese radio or TV, and when they came to the market later on, my father wouldn't tolerate them. US factories and mines were going strong, stuff was cheap, everyone worked and taxes were low. I have no issue at all with our government protecting US factories and workers.