1. Thickness of 1mm at every section. One-piece construction, made of anodized aluminium, with 4 perfect-wave fins, each ending in a sharp pin. The colour coating is part of the metal and cannot peel unlike some sprayed imitations. It is perfectly smooth without any scratches, unlike some rough fakes made from cutting and bending from a metal pipe. The smoothness of the Surbo is very important as any roughness from uneven surfaces or paintwork can hold back air, thus nullifying the effect of the design. This makes a fake not worth buying, and you will also have to worry about the installation, and integrity and dependability of the seller. There might be no after-sales or transfer service.

2. Stamped mark on the metal, stating in 3 lines:
SURBO
UK2075384
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
When unsure, you can make a measurement of the mark and tell us the size for comparison.

3. One imitation is made of blue plastic. As plastic, if of the same thickness as the 1mm Surbo, cannot have much mechanical strength at the pins for jetting, the imitators have made this very much thicker for strength, but as a result, not only does it obstruct air flow, it will not fit in the air pipes of many models. The installer may end up cutting your air pipe and rejoining it later with the fake in between, thus making the air intake very fragile. Even if you do get one in, it will probably not fit into your next car. The real Surbo has been shown to fit most cars and has very good transferability. This is how our lifetime warranty really means anything.

4. There is one 5 pin imitation; the real Surbo has only 4 pins.

If unsure whether a device you have encountered is manufactured by us, you can send a photo, and we will help you to check it.

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