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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 07:47 PM
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I recently sold my SLP Smooth Bellows through this site. The version I had was the first version released by SLP. SLP later made a design change to the bellows. The person (chrs1313) who purchased the bellows from me now believes that I sold him a cheap knock-off. Due to the fact that it does not match the photos on the SLP site.

Could I get some help here....maybe post a pic of your bellows? Here's the pic of the one I had.....

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http://www.slponline.com/view_produc...65&BIG=23065-1
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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the slp one i have seems to be thicker than that slp one. in sig click in for some pics of mine. (part is on car not sure how well you can see it)
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There were definitely two designs from SLP...the original straight one with the single hump and the second generation which is angled...here is an older pic of my car with the original design SLP bellows:
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...and here is a current pic of my car with the new design SLP bellows that is angled:
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There were definitely two designs from SLP...the original straight one with the single hump and the second generation which is angled...here is an older pic of my car with the original design SLP bellows:
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...and here is a current pic of my car with the new design SLP bellows that is angled:
Thank you for the help!
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Thank you for the help!
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thanks guys we just had a miss understanding, i thought there was only one type of bellows and was not informed by the seller that there were 2 kinds. guess i should have asked for a picture
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There are also a few other designs of fernco couplers.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ghlight=fernco
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