Beware "Momo" stuff on ebay

JC · 14-04-2008, 12:21 AM

Just thought I'd warn people looking for Momo gear, to avoid items like the one in this link. It is NOT Momo (well, not Momo branded at any rate). It is the standard black perforated leather wheel and shifter that came in any XR6 or XR8, from EF through to AU. The same seller does actually list the real Momo stuff as well (and it's cheaper - go figure).

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....id=p2761.l1259

As many people as can be bothered should send this guy a message through eBay pointing out that it's not Momo - you should end up with a response like the one below.

Here's the message I sent:
"Hi, just wondering if the item you are selling is the one pictured? If so, then it's not a momo but it is the standard XR6 or XR8 wheel and knob, and is worth around $150 the pair. If it is Momo, can you please show a picture of where the "Momo" symbol is stamped into each of the knob and the wheel? Thanks. And yes, if they are Momo, then I am interested, but they look like exactly what I already have in my car, which is NOT Momo."

And the reply:
"hi, if you read up on your specs you will find that XR6 & XR8 came with the MOMO steering wheel but not embedded with the MOMO brand but supplied by AUTOTECH which is the MOMO distributer.Any MOMO ford wheels ordered thru ford did not have the brand imbedded in them, the MOMO brand embedded was generaly confined to the sports version wheels. ray

- dadbesto"

SubJimbo · 14-04-2008, 12:24 AM

Thats for the heads up mate

5L · 14-04-2008, 12:31 AM

i seen that aswell

5.0 ED · 14-04-2008, 12:59 AM

what i can get $595 for my crappy steering wheel and gear knob. dreaming?

motorcycles4eva · 14-04-2008, 01:08 AM

you can report him on ebay for false or misleading info...

JC · 14-04-2008, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 5.0whiteaughia

what i can get $595 for my crappy steering wheel and gear knob. dreaming?

List it and see. If you do, It'd be worth driving around for a week with no wheel (OK, so maybe not so much of the driving happening), and you could get the genuine Momo stuff for less - would be an upgrade that made you money.

JC · 14-04-2008, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by motorcycles4eva

you can report him on ebay for false or misleading info...

Already done, though you can't include many details, so they'll have no idea.

XA-Coupe · 14-04-2008, 07:38 AM

I think I should find the real momo set I have somewhere and advertise it !!
His excuse is like ' the truck went past the momo shop so my car has momo ! "

**Mont5.0** · 14-04-2008, 07:49 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wheel-centres...742.m153.l1262

Another of his "QUALITY" items. look like XD stock centres to me. Would love to have seen these on a GT as stated in the title.

RG · 14-04-2008, 09:20 AM

Time to inundate him with messages telling him that he is wrong I think. Here's what I sent;

Hi, just to let you know what you have there is not a MOMO item. All Ford MOMO items were embedded with the MOMO name at the bottom right of the steering wheel and on the top of the shifter. What you have there is the generic leather shifter and steering wheel which was standard fare on upper models that did not option up to the MOMO items.

Russell.

No reply as yet.

FRDGAL · 14-04-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JC

Just thought I'd warn people looking for Momo gear, to avoid items like the one in this link.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....id=p2761.l1259

He must have changed it because there's no mention of it being a Momo wheel.

RG · 14-04-2008, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by FRDGAL

He must have changed it because there's no mention of it being a Momo wheel.

He has, I got a reply.

hi I am not trying to rip anybody off, so i will alter the listing while i do some more research and if i find that i am wrong (which is not impossible)i will leave it the way it is.Thank's for your comments. ray

FGII-XR6 · 14-04-2008, 10:19 AM

well to me it sounds like he is ill informed rather than a rip off merchant just going by that last reply . you get plenty on ebay who don't know what they are talking about

RG · 14-04-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by au3xr6

well to me it sounds like he is ill informed rather than a rip off merchant just going by that last reply . you get plenty on ebay who don't know what they are talking about

Same here, but only time will tell for sure.

StealthAu · 14-04-2008, 10:48 AM

Anyone forking out $600 for a Momo Wheel and Shifter is getting ripped regardless of what they get.

FGII-XR6 · 14-04-2008, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by StealthAu

Anyone forking out $600 for a Momo Wheel and Shifter is getting ripped regardless of what they get.

that's one perspective but it is a free market and if the goods are well described then it is up to the puyer what they are prepared to pay . so really if there is an accurate description the seller could list this stuff for say $2000 and is not ripping the buyer off as he knows what he is buying and what he is paying for. the vale of any item if what the market will bear ( what a buyer is prepared to pay) and not some pre conceived idea by an individual. if an item was listed as MOMO and later found to not be MOMO that then becomes a rip off even if the buyer only paid $100 for the set as the item was not as described

5L · 14-04-2008, 11:03 AM

ive got my standard black au xr wheel on there for $100 or $150 buy it now. lol maybe i should say that it is momo. then i would get my momo wheel i just put on for free.

GK · 14-04-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by AUXR8220

ive got my standard black au xr wheel on there for $100 or $150 buy it now. lol maybe i should say that it is momo. then i would get my momo wheel i just put on for free.

Where did you get a Momo wheel for $150? PM me please!

GK

5L · 14-04-2008, 11:50 AM

lol nah i got my momo gear off hotc2r, i meant it as if i put down that my stuff was momo then i could bump the price up. but im not out to rip people off.

sanjay · 14-04-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AUXR8220

ive got my standard black au xr wheel on there for $100 or $150 buy it now. lol maybe i should say that it is momo. then i would get my momo wheel i just put on for free.

got my brand new perforated leather wheel off falcon spares in lonsdale for $145

really wanted one of those autotek special thick grippy ones but wasnt prepared to pay $350 for the privilege.

as such, anyone paying more than $350 for a momo wheel (which autotek still sell, and they are brand spanking) is getting ripped off, plain and simple.

JC · 14-04-2008, 01:04 PM

I got my Autotek wheel for $200, including shipping IIRC!

Pinkbits · 14-04-2008, 01:11 PM

Was'nt the MOMO steering wheel & shifter a $1500 option from new?

JC · 14-04-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinkbits

Was'nt the MOMO steering wheel & shifter a $1500 option from new?

It depended on which wheel. The woodgrain one was around $1200, while the black/red and blcak/blue ones were more like $800. Shifter was around $150. And they all came with "Momo" stamped in the bottom right section of the wheel.

The black perforated leather ones, while made in the same Mexican factory, are not called Momo.

sanjay · 14-04-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JC

I got my Autotek wheel for $200, including shipping IIRC!

as much as i pleaded with them, they wouldnt drop the price. :(

its okay, im happy enough with the standard wheel sans-gash

daniel_rossy · 14-04-2008, 06:14 PM

HAHA
down the bottom he has related items and there is a real momo gear knob for 90bucks haha.
who would pay that much for a 'leather' steering wheel..

daniel_rossy · 14-04-2008, 06:16 PM

oh. correct me if im wrong but last time i checked GT's didnt have woodgrain steering wheels and they also had 'momo' in them if this really is a momo steering wheel.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FPV-BA-BF-Lea...QQcmdZViewItem

JC · 14-04-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by daniel_rossy

oh. correct me if im wrong but last time i checked GT's didnt have woodgrain steering wheels and they also had 'momo' in them if this really is a momo steering wheel.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FPV-BA-BF-Lea...QQcmdZViewItem

Genebaby got that same wheel for well under half that price.

It has the same outer grips etc as the GTs (but then so does my $200 Autotek wheel for the AU). $895 is a bargain compared to what Ford were asking new, but only a fool would buy this stuff from this seller.