Any difference between Japanese Bride seats and Taiwan?
Dec 9, 2011, 10:53 AM
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Ok thanks for the advice everyone. I'm not someone who wants replicas just for the look and to save money, safety is a big concern. I wouldn't buy anything but authentic anything. I wont be getting seats anytime soon considering the real ones are 1500-1800 each. Which is a ridiculous price if you ask me.
Dec 9, 2011, 05:02 PM
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^Agree. I favor function over form so my interior is from all over the world (OMP, Sparco, NRG, ARC...) lol. As long as it's certified, it's good in my eyes.
Feb 17, 2012, 04:00 AM
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I hate to dig a thread up from the grave but I figure since this is the most recent topic on the Bride seats, I thought I'd chime in.
From what I hear, one of the owners of Bride Japan had some dispute with one of the other owners and it ended with said owner leaving the company. He then opened up the "fake" Bride line to undersell Bride Japan. To undersell a company, you do have to cut corners somewhere, and I'm assuming it's the quality testing.
On to the point I'm trying to make. If you look up on youtube for the Bride seat crash test, you'd see that even authentic stuff will look like it'll snap in a simulated accident. People keep talking about seats needing to be authentic because of certification and stuff, but if you think about it, almost ANY reclining seat will not pass FIA certification to begin with. I don't think a lot of OEM reclining seats would pass FIA certification either. Just using common sense if you put up an OEM reclining seat next to an FIA certified bucket seat, you can obviously tell that the bucket seat would structurally seem to be the safer bet.
This is where one needs to evaluate themselves. Is this for a daily driver? Is this for the track? If it's solely for a daily driver, then I don't see the harm in using a replica seat, as it'd be near the same as an OEM reclining seat. If it's for the track, then you can't settle for anything less than a non-reclining bucket seat to begin with.
This is a real bride seat...Would you take this to the track?
http://youtu.be/j4Qsd4-8IMo
So my point is find your priorities first. If you want safety (for track purposes), just get real bucket seats (or reclining seats with a roll cage and harness bar), and if you just want nice seats to cruise in with your daily driver to school/work, then save your money and look into whatever replicas fit your visual needs.
From what I hear, one of the owners of Bride Japan had some dispute with one of the other owners and it ended with said owner leaving the company. He then opened up the "fake" Bride line to undersell Bride Japan. To undersell a company, you do have to cut corners somewhere, and I'm assuming it's the quality testing.
On to the point I'm trying to make. If you look up on youtube for the Bride seat crash test, you'd see that even authentic stuff will look like it'll snap in a simulated accident. People keep talking about seats needing to be authentic because of certification and stuff, but if you think about it, almost ANY reclining seat will not pass FIA certification to begin with. I don't think a lot of OEM reclining seats would pass FIA certification either. Just using common sense if you put up an OEM reclining seat next to an FIA certified bucket seat, you can obviously tell that the bucket seat would structurally seem to be the safer bet.
This is where one needs to evaluate themselves. Is this for a daily driver? Is this for the track? If it's solely for a daily driver, then I don't see the harm in using a replica seat, as it'd be near the same as an OEM reclining seat. If it's for the track, then you can't settle for anything less than a non-reclining bucket seat to begin with.
This is a real bride seat...Would you take this to the track?
http://youtu.be/j4Qsd4-8IMo
So my point is find your priorities first. If you want safety (for track purposes), just get real bucket seats (or reclining seats with a roll cage and harness bar), and if you just want nice seats to cruise in with your daily driver to school/work, then save your money and look into whatever replicas fit your visual needs.
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