Here's the email I received from URO:
Thanks for taking the time to email us as many people would jump to
conclusions that aren't necessarily accurate.
Our company has evolved greatly in the last few years and we have made an
enormous effort to make improvements and therefore improve our reputation
with all our products. Today we have a staff of 7 engineers and have
invested in some very expensive testing equipment, such as a FTIR that
analyzes the chemical composition of polymers (rubbers and plastics), a
Universal Testing Machine, which can test the tensile strength of any
product up to 300KN, a lifecycle testing machine that can simulate real
world driving conditions for bushings and ball joints, and much more. I can
also tell you that today many of our engine mounts, bushings, and other
rubber on metal products come off the same production lines as Febi, Meyle,
Delphi, TRW, and even Lemforder.
Some of our seals like the door seals you mentioned, we have been selling
for a very long time before all our new systems were put in place. We have
recently addressed some of these issues and are in the process of going back
and addressing many more. It would be great to be able to work with some of
the Mercedes enthusiasts that own these cars to get their feedback and do
fit-ups of these improved products. In some cases there may be small
changes that could improve the product and make it more desirable than the
OEM.
We do sell some products directly to Mercedes in which we are authorized by
them to put their logo on them. We sell those same products to the
aftermarket, but obviously can't use the Mercedes logo on those even though
the product is exactly the same. Other OEM's do the exact same thing, which
is why sometimes you'll see the logo ground off.
Thank you for your purchases of our products and if you have any feedback at
all we'd love to hear it.
Regards,
Justin
Customer Support
555 E. Easy Street • Simi Valley, CA 93065
So looks like they are re-working door seals and would be interested in anyone with real life example of poor quality. --Any takers out there?
" I can
also tell you that today many of our engine mounts, bushings, and other
rubber on metal products come off the same production lines as Febi, Meyle,
Delphi, TRW, and even Lemforder. "
I find this fascinating. It's well known that one supplier makes many home appliances - washers/ dryers , ect. Doesnt surprise me that the same happens in auto parts world.
Also their mention of making OEM and by removing the MB logo also sell as OE.