jono Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 First I have noticed with genuine gaskets from USA into Oz. Have only ever seen parts with made in Japan on the label as always seen from Australian dealers. Recently ordered intake throttle body to inlet manifold gasket to be told ex Japan. Days later told none left in mother land either. A quick look to see plentiful supply in USA. When I can arrange affordable transit and get them in my hands gonna bet made in USA, or old stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Most likely to be NOS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 It would help if I could add a photo, but no Dave, the labels are very new current day sort of in black print, source country USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Wow, how odd. I don't remember ever seeing any other than Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Some Legacy parts are USA made - I think they started making the headlight assemblies either here or Mexico, etc. Saves on shipping from Japan since the plant is in Indiana. I've never encountered anything for EA's made in the USA. Subaru didn't start building cars here till 90. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 And I suppose none of those US built were EA platform. Great bit of info GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 Gonna bump this to the top to make it an easy find to add a photo I thought this might be a topic of interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 There we go...uploading as I type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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el_freddo Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 I'm not sold on those items being made in the states - country of origin doesn't necessarily mean made in that country. Could just mean it's been sold from that country's market. Cheers Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 Rock auto fills in their invoices with Japan, China, Czech, USA as source country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Subaru of America is it's own entity and they could have had them made for our market if the demand was great enough. They have oil filters made here for example. To avoid importing them by the truckload from overseas. Honeywell makes them for the US market while Tokyo-Roki makes them for Japan. Or they could have been repackaged possibly. The distribution warehouse can print those stickers with any part number they want on them. May simply be a reprint and all their labels say that. It honestly means nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subasaurus Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 We still make things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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