The worst part about it is they're charging the same prices for the Chinese made ones in one region as they are for a US made one in other regions. This is a regional thing. Out East they are all made in China now. In the midwest (for now) you can still get a US made NAPA gold 1040 for about 13 bucks. The same filter in say New York, for example, is also about $13 bucks. That shit shouldn't even be legal!
Napa no longer gets their filters from Wix/Mann and Hummel. They get them from Premium Guard. Wix filters are still made by Mann and Hummel and sold at Oreily
just found out when I went to Napa to buy a 1042 gold filter. Guy at the counter informed me. Not paying $13 plus tax for a china filter. These filters used to be $8 for a rebranded Wix filter now it's over $13.
lol,the many of the old Napa gold wix filters were made in Mexico and Vietnam,even wix isn’t wix anymore per say. I do think the new Napa gold filters are still a premium filter,but obviously the price should come down a hair given they are paying less for them, as a shop buying them I too am still paying the same price as the wix made,however to source wix filters now the price would double and people won’t buy them unfortunately
The worst part about it is they're charging the same prices for the Chinese made ones in one region as they are for a US made one in other regions. This is a regional thing. Out East they are all made in China now. In the midwest (for now) you can still get a US made NAPA gold 1040 for about 13 bucks. The same filter in say New York, for example, is also about $13 bucks. That shit shouldn't even be legal!
Napa sells a lot of garbage, go to a better store
Why are you assuming it's "crap" just because now made in China?? Have you cut in opened and compared the quality to USA made one??
Napa no longer gets their filters from Wix/Mann and Hummel. They get them from Premium Guard. Wix filters are still made by Mann and Hummel and sold at Oreily
Just installed a Napa Proformer on a car, it was clearly still made by Mann and Hummel.
just found out when I went to Napa to buy a 1042 gold filter. Guy at the counter informed me. Not paying $13 plus tax for a china filter. These filters used to be $8 for a rebranded Wix filter now it's over $13.
If you watch a lot of videos opening them up, many times the USA made ones are worse. But it’s the price that pisses me off.
lol,the many of the old Napa gold wix filters were made in Mexico and Vietnam,even wix isn’t wix anymore per say. I do think the new Napa gold filters are still a premium filter,but obviously the price should come down a hair given they are paying less for them, as a shop buying them I too am still paying the same price as the wix made,however to source wix filters now the price would double and people won’t buy them unfortunately
Try calling Napa customer service and the offshore call centers. Napa must hate American jobs and that almighty dollar
Awful company with awful junk products. Terrible place.