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Has anyone seen this or have one? They seem to have a few posts on eBay with different JT's with this cap.

But when I message them and ask about it they can't tell me anything about it. Its a little more than $1k+ less than the RSI Smartcap too! But looks almost identical.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3555543775...08&osub=-1~1&crd=20240503211757&segname=11051
No clue, but here's yet another one. Different seller and has side windows, but looks the same as the one you posted.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1263620637...lp:2332490&itmmeta=01HX0Y3JPA66DPNVTMYHSZ3E6K

I'd like a copy for mine, just not ready to spend the coin yet.
 
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That looks like a Smartcap clone, probably made somewhere in Asia. After owning a RSI Smartcap, I would not want anything else. I also tend to avoid sellers on ebay with less than a 99.5% rating.
 

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RSI design isn't hard to copy. They are just pressed and welded seams, no stamping involved. Any small factory over there that has a press and a welder can copy one.
 

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No outside hinges on the Smartcap
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RSI design isn't hard to copy. They are just pressed and welded seams, no stamping involved. Any small factory over there that has a press and a welder can copy one.
Looks like they don't even need a welder.
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No outside hinges on the Smartcap
CD58EAEE-CD57-46DA-9F87-B254BE034965.jpeg
While the hinges on the smarrtcap aren't on the outside, I'm pretty sure they are visible.
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That looks like a Smartcap clone, probably made somewhere in Asia. After owning a RSI Smartcap, I would not want anything else. I also tend to avoid sellers on ebay with less than a 99.5% rating.
Agree about the ratings... and definitely not from an 83 or 97%.
The DD_Offroad link was a 100%... if interested, that would be the route to take imo.
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