I've got the HKS's and they are okay. I know someone who bought some from Paul Smith (a.k.a. Smithys-Place) and when he got them they were all scratched up. Paul sent him a nother set free! I compared my HKS set to my friends Smithy-Place set and the Smithy-Place set had a better shine/luster. Plus he had the yellow connectors I wanted so bad.