Fake Brands, Fake Claims: The Rise of Copy-Paste Vanish Plate Sellers

The automotive space has always had two types of brands: creators and copycats. As the Vanish Plate gained traction, it didn’t take long before a wave of new "brands" started popping up, selling suspiciously similar products, using identical installation manuals, and making the same far-fetched claims.

And suddenly, everyone claimed they “designed” it.

The Reality Behind the Rise

The truth is simple: we launched the original Vanish Plate in December 2023 after extensive in-house R&D, custom-engineering, and testing. Every part of it, from the screen composition to the feedback-enabled remote, was designed, refined, and built by us.

What followed was predictable.

A growing list of lookalike brands all selling the same flawed replica of our concept, produced by the same overseas manufacturer that copied our design after our first public release. Their products may carry different names and logos, but make no mistake: it’s the same broken execution, over and over.

You’ll find them all over social media and Google Shopping, usually promising specs and performance that aren’t even physically possible with LCD tech.

All the Same… Just Worse

Let’s be clear, these aren’t "alternatives." They’re all reselling the same version of the product that copied our original concept without understanding how it worked.

And it shows:

I. Severe glare issues with untreated or matte-coated glass

II. Polarization blackout when viewed through sunglasses

III. Weak LCD contrast, resulting in barely visible blackouts

IV. Identical brackets, manuals, and packaging sourced directly from the same factory

V. Misleading specs like 83% light transmission, IR-blocking, or permanent anti-flash protection

They look similar. They are not the same.

They All Sell the Same Thing

Every reseller offering a blackout plate today, outside of Vusi Studios, is reselling the exact same product from the same overseas manufacturer that copied our design.

We’ve ordered and tested their products. Every component is identical:

I. Same screen

II. Same wiring

III. Same mounting bracket

IV. Same instruction manual

V. Same packaging

Not a single physical part is different between these so-called “brands.” They’re not making improvements. They’re repackaging someone else’s flawed work.

Even the “extras” they add, like small  brackets are pre-existing Alibaba parts that they falsely claim to have developed in-house. None of them are original. And none of them solve the core performance issues that exist in the screens themselves.

There’s Nothing Wrong With Alibaba—Until You Lie About It

A lot of real product companies use Alibaba. It's one of the most powerful manufacturing resources in the world.

But there’s a massive difference between using Alibaba to produce your own designs and white-labeling someone else’s product, then pretending you invented it.

That’s the issue.

It’s not that these brands are sourcing parts overseas. It’s that they’re reselling someone else’s copy of our product, without understanding how it works, while marketing it as their own “new release.”

Designed vs. Resold

We’ve had dozens of customers contact us after being misled into buying from one of these copy-paste brands, thinking they were getting “the same thing for less.” What they got was a poorly built knockoff that never performed as advertised.

The truth is, if these sellers had designed their own product, they’d understand the basics. But they don’t. Because they didn’t.

They’re not ignorant, they’re being dishonest.

From installation instructions to wiring to feature descriptions, it’s clear these sellers are just rebranding what the factory gives them. Their only goal is to move units, not improve the technology.

Built, Not Bought

At Vusi Studios, every component we use has a reason behind it. Every improvement is based on real data from real testing. That’s how we ended up with a stronger connector, a screen that actually blacks out from all angles, and visibility through polarized sunglasses with our Nano coating.

We didn’t copy someone else's idea. We created our own, and the market followed.

So before you buy based on a cool ad or a bold claim, ask one question:
Did they build it? Or did they just find a way to sell it?